19th July 2015 - Almost there

I'm close to signing the papers for my apartment. Next week I finally will be able to get into the apartment again; take pictures and have a look at whether there are outstanding items for repair or replacement. It's very exciting as well as unnerving. I have an appointment tomorrow to get life-insurance cover and somehow this all makes me really nervous. It sounds so serious. I'm looking forward to my new place and currently I'm spending a good bid of money of things for the apartment.

As mentioned in one of the previous posts I bought a lovely Tiffany-style lampshade that I'm currently using. I always had a thing for Tiffany and I'm delighted somebody was willing to part with it. Next Sunday I'm planning to be at the market again in hope of finding more spoils for my new place.

Still can't believe that it was only €5 and the light is lovely.

I went to the Next Sale on Saturday which meant getting up at 2:40am in the morning to queue at 3:30am - the Sale started at 5:00am. Sounds crazy but honestly for the amount of stuff I got and for the prices I got it at it was worth it. I got two pairs of trousers, one pair in red and one pair in rose and a few tops and I cleared their Homeware department and got myself glasses, cutlery and a pretty set of dishes. And I saved about 50% if not more. When we went back again for another round, my friend and I, I noticed that everything household related that had been on sale was gone. So lucky me that I made my purchases earlier.

The Sales prices are about the same as IKEA but the items wouldn't be as nice as in the picture above so I'm happy I bought everything. I inherited a toaster and kettle last Friday and a few wine glasses and coasters as well. I can't complain my collection of house stuff is growing well.

Additionally, I've decided to work on a quilt or Granny square blanket, not sewn but crocheted instead. I have a lot of one-ball yarns left so while watching Breaking Bad and waiting on calls regarding the apartment, I work up squares. They go quick enough and I have made about 70 since the last weekend. Bad news is that I need 300. For some reason I have it in my head to make a 15 x 20 square blanket plus border. I have no idea how long this will take me. But at least Breaking Bad is keeping me company and avoids spending too much money otherwise - unless it's for sale items of course!

My current selection of Granny squares.

Sample idea with a few of the squares. This is 8 squares by 7 rows which makes it pretty large. I hope to cover part of my double bed when I'm done. Otherwise it will be fine on a single bed as well.

Before anyone asks, I went back to bed after the sale at around 11:00am and slept on and off until about 2:30pm. Looking forward to tomorrow now in the hope to get a message from the estate agent that I can get into my apartment. Hope to be able to post more soon.