I'm getting good at moving

So earlier this month things changed to where I felt my best choice was to move out of my apartment in Pullman and find a new place.  I loved my space, location, and friends nearby at Campus Commons.  However, due to unexpected things, my roommate and I got rid of the apartment and I found a new place and roommates faster than I expected!  Thank goodness because I was a stressin'!

Over the weekend, I went back to Pullman and moved my things across town to a new house with two new and great roommates that I found on Craigslist.

Let me tell ya!  I know how to move because I have moved before every semester except for one since going to college.  My intent has never been to see how many times I could move, but It seems to have turned out that way.  Anyway, I just pack my things in tubs based on which room they go in.  I have kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, desk, and clothes tubs.  That way when I get to the new place the tubs just get dumbed where they belong.  Then I up pack them.  Once all my tubs were moved from my apartment to my house, it took a little over five hours to unpack everything; this includes making my bed, hanging pictures, building a shelf, and stopping for dinner.  Before I started unpacking, it only took my parents, sister, and I like an hour to load, unload, and get furniture into the house. 

So here is my newest bedroom and desk area.  Things are snug but cozy in my room.  Thank goodness for a big living room and kitchen dinning area in the house, though.  The house is great!  It's three bedrooms with two baths, a laundry room, a two car garage, a living room, kitchen with dining room, and a neighbor who mows the lawn.  It's very cute and homey, and I'm excited to be living with two great girls!

I'm thinking of sewing a little curtain for the window.

I really like how my decorations look hung above my desk.

So I'm all moved into another place.  I'm back home for about three weeks.  I guess classes start in exactly three weeks.  One more year of undergrad left in Pullman, but I don't know what my exact plans for after college are.  If you happen to know, let me know...it'd be a big help.

Bell Bell Bell

Two weeks ago my mom and I were not able to get much work done on Bell because we were busy with work and I was writing a 10 page term paper for my summer class.  But when writer's block or whatever the saying is took over my productivity at writing, I started making decorations for Bell.

The colors we have chosen to go with are a lilac, bright fuchsia/purple, navy, and a hint of avocado green.  The "theme" of our trailer is Be Dazzled Bell.  This means jewels and sparkles everywhere!!  I've put jewels on the lights, mirror, clock, outlet covers, salt and pepper shakers, napkin holder, and little storage containers.  Other things that will get dazzled with jewels are the garbage can, the curtains, curtain rods, cupboard door corners, and anything else I can stick a jewel to with mod podge or hot glue.  I'm just having a blast with the decorating part!

Some of the decorations I've bought or made and/or be dazzled!  I can't decide which door mat to go with...bright with flowers or green with an owl that matches the vintage oven and decorations already in the trailer??

Finished cushion covers with the salt and pepper shakers sitting on top!

Last week my mom and I tore out the front paneling of Bell to replace some broads and add new boards for strength.  I also started sewing stuff for Bell last week. I was able to finish cushion covers between driving tractor and finishing up my summer class.  I also got a futon mattress ordered up, a few boards painted, and cupboard doors ready for painting!

So a little rebuilding and putting back together is called for here!

There are a few goals for this week.  1. Start sewing curtains, pillow covers, and a table clothe. 2. Order (check) and put new tires on Bell.  3. Rebuild the front frame.  4. Wash the outside of the trailer and get ready for sealing and painting.  AND 5. Paint some more.

At this point, we have most of the materials we need for fixing our little trailer up.  We have the primer, paint, wood trim, linoleum, wood boards, and seal.  The trick is putting it all together and me holding my horses so things get done in the order they should.  I just want to jump to painting!!

Bell's Rehab, Days 1 & 2

As seen in the previous post, 1970 Bell, A Buying Adventure, Bell needs some help. 

We brought Bell home on Thursday.  On Friday, my mom and I went to town to pick up some supplies and price things out for her.  We looked at new linoleum, picked up paint swatches, and fabric.  From seeing Bell's surface, we knew that these were things that were needed.

Well some things changed on Saturday, Day 1, of rehab.  First, we scrubbed and scrubbed the table, counter, oven, stove, and windows clean.  Obviously, this thing had a nice thick layer of dirt on it from living in the Columbia Basin.  Bell hadn't had much attention in the last few years.  Then my mom vacuumed while I swept the outside off.  During this time and tearing out linoleum it became more obvious that there are pieces of would paneling that need to be replaced and/or glued together at cracks, trim needs to be replaced, reinforcement of water damaged areas needs to be done, and the dinette cushions need to be burned.  She's a project for sure!

These few things scared my mom and I.   Right away we began wondering if we really knew what we had gotten ourselves into.  I doubt we'll ever know, but we had some good laughs on Day 1.

The highlight of Day 1 was finding the power hook up amongst random cords and hoses under the couch.  So we plugged 'er in, and sure enough she lit up inside.  It was a relief to know we had power inside!  Both outlets work...cell phones can be charged!

The other cool thing on Day 1 was using an adapter and plugging the trailer into the car.  Again, she lit up but on the outside!  Most the lights work.  The best part of this is that it's the important lights that work on Bell.  These things made my mom and I feel sooooo much better about our camp trailer purchase.

Sunday, Day 2, was the "Over and Under Day" as my mom called it.  We looked at the roof and the undercarriage.  The roof has been sealed at some point, but we don't know if its still good.  We'll talk to a professional about that since we are far from being pros.  We also went under the trailer.  To us non pros things seem ok, but we'll ask for help on that too.  The two other projects of the day were getting the water tank out because we want that replaced, and cleaning the rock guard. 

The laughs of Day 2 came from the findings of glasses, an eagle necklace, and a football trading card.  The best part was an envelope of papers with receipts with previous owner's names on them.  It looks like we may be owners number 5 of Bell and her journey looks to have begun in Oregon. 

By us buying Bell, a whole new journey awaits...