june 1st! another month has gone by, its theme day and our apartment is empty... this months theme is the "beauty of decay". i actually have quite some pictures of abandoned places (i like to visit those), but currently we are busy to "abandon" our apartment... so, heres another picture... :) its all i can think of right now....
we sold the dinner table and chairs on thursday. since we had some boxes left, tim immediately set out to make us another table, as you can see (compare with the original situation here!). today we also got rid of our bed and couch. we got the couch out really easy, and also carrying it down 2 flights of stairs was not too bad (it was horrible getting it here when moving in, so we were a bit worried about that). while getting that all done i was also doing laundry and baking bread as we had a goodbye BBQ this afternoon; when we had gotten the couch down one flight, i had to run back up, just to check on the bread.... not to rest, ofcourse.... ;)
we went to goodwill to drop off the couch, only to find out they didnt want it... it has a small tear and the guy accepting "donations" said he only takes things he would want to buy himself. having brought numerous itmes already over the past days, that really pissed us off. moreover, now what to do with that huge couch??!! certainly the soaring heat (35C!!, around 95F) did not help to cool us down... after some ideas of where to secretly drop the couch, some weirder than others, we finally figured out that we could bring it to the "solid waste station". i was very sad to see our couch being brutally dumped into a huge, disgusting, smelly pile of waste.... it didnt belong there at all!! buhuhuhuhuh. moreover, we had to pay 6 dollars and 40 cents, as dumping goes by the pound, and we dumped 160 lbs of couch.... :(
for more beauty of decay, go here!
14 comments:
what a pity about the couch, hopefully someone will pick it up at the dumpster...
A creative table, must feel funny to dine like this. You are going back to basics total. Rather rude to refuse the couch when you are at the frontdoor of the buyer. I would have parked it in front of his house ha,ha.
Oh, the sadness of giving up one's precious possessions, connected to so many memories!
I know that feeling all too well.
Wishing you a smooth transition and all the best for the future,
Merisi
Good one.
You’ve made a great Theme Day post. The uniqueness of your post is special. That's awful how it turned out for you two and the couch.
If you’d like to see my Theme Day post, it’s up at Portland Oregon Daily Photo on Saturday, June 1. Thanks!
Hey Dutchie, I do like the colour of the wall, the bohemien atmosphere. Nice picture.
This desk has lots of character!! You are going to be so happy when all of this is completed!
Oh how sad about the fate of your couch! I remember those days of moving, it was hectic during my PhD and in the years after. I am sending lots of good thoughts and it will definitely be behind you one day!:)
Very imaginative!!! Sad about the couch...I'm amazed that the guy wouldn't take it. I thought Goodwill fixes things, as part of a vocational program!
A creative way to make the theme day work! I just hate to throw things away - one little tear? What a huge bother and a terrible waste. That's one of the worst things of moving - the last minute hitches and no opportunity to come up with a decent "Plan B." You're really plowing through all the things you have to do. Good work!
Excellent theme day shot.
such a shame about the couch, but I do love the make do table. Great post for theme day...
Thanks for visiting MammothLakesDP.blogspot.com!!! Re: Bodie...it's considered in a state of "arrested decay" the state has attempted to stay the progress of decay and has provided foundation support and some bracing, but it is very much in a state of decay. Well worth a visit!!! One of my favorite spots to photograph here in the Eastern Sierras...
Very good choice for theme day.
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