It's the little things

So, we moved. And I'm loving our new apartment and getting pleasure from the simplest of things. Cleaning the kitchen this morning was a delight, doing the dishes. The taps actually work properly... doing my own laundry - there's a laundry room, perhaps now my clothes will stop shrinking. Also, we have sunlight in the apartment, a radical idea.

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Robin said…
So glad to know you are finally out of "the cave"!
5 December 2008 at 18:14
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