APARTMENT LIFE

1 bedroom. 1 bath. Living room. Kitchen. 3 closets. Storage unit.

It's been 40 years since we have lived in an apartment. We are taking "Simplify" to another level.

4 plates. 4 bowls. 8 glasses. 1 pot. 2 pans. 4 forks. 4 spoons. 4 knives. Some cooking utensils. Well, we are not really cooking, but I might color eggs today!

Stocked up on easy to prepare foods at Trader Joe's here. Two-buck Chuck is Three-buck Chuck.

No TV. Yet. We are scheduled for hookup on my birthday. Also for internet and land line.

We do have a washer and dryer. Yay! Not that we have a lot of clothes to wash.

The apartment is actually quite nice and newer. Borrowed a microwave Jess and Tom had in their garage.

Miss having stuff on the walls, but those of you who have Companioned know that I am decorating with what I have. One sofa pillow we brought to cushion the computer monitor. Soul card from Christa in the window, plus birthday cards and my peonies.

You don't throw a lot away when you didn't bring a lot with you. We are missing: postits, red pen, printing paper (using the back of house flyers we pick up). I am squirreling away bits & pieces of things to make art: foil, pretty magazine subscription cards, string, etc.

Our ice tea jar is our vase for the tulips.

You would think there wouldn't be many hiding places for Thistle in this small space. Wrong. How about under the hot water heater stand? I opened the kitchen cupboard to get a glass, and guess who was there? She'll come out of hiding about the time we find a house.

Finding a house: Saw about 7 yesterday, with one possibility. Today we drive around neighborhoods and there's a new listing with an open house that we will visit.

Wish you had some of these amazing flowers for your sanctuary decoration! I hope Westminster Pres has lots or we will be majorly disappointed.

Yesterday was WILD WEATHER DAY! Hail, snow, wind, rain and sun! We are adjusting. Only plastic egg hunts today probably.

Wishing you all a blessed Easter!