3 posts tagged “ikea”
It's been a while. I had a great time at home and aside from a six hour weather delay at Charles de Gaulle which really threw me off, I can't complain about the trip back. The Air France staff on my flight from CDG to Geneva were absolutely lovely and even all the passengers (except for some of the children) were in relatively good humor.
I hit Ikea with G yesterday. That and the Super Coop were a bit of a letdown. I found almost everything I was looking for, but not before Ikea nearly got a black curtain rod shoved somewhere. Apparently, they have discontinued their single curtain rods, so you can now only buy them as a set complete with finials. I don't want finials. I only wanted just one more curtain rod because I am switching out the single rod brackets in my room for double. I have been doing my best to get over the "buy it when you see it" idea, but it turns out at Ikea, that if you don't buy it right when you see it, it will probably be discontinued.
On the other hand, I did pick up a "buy one get one free" selection of a really pretty bedside table lamp. I ended up keeping the small reading lamps I'd put on the frame of the bed, but the new lamps look really, really lovely. I also finally got a real overhead light for the spare room and I am currently sitting on a nice new Poang to match the one I got earlier this Fall. My feet are resting on the matching Poang hassock and I am very comfy, though not particularly productive.
Maria Tatar will be the bane of my existence. I have just ordered another copy of "The Classic Fairytales" because I can't find the one that I ordered in November. And that particular experience was my second attempt at acquiring the book. People at amazon.uk are living large, thanks to my idiocy.
On the upside, I have just booked my trip to Morocco. I have my flight and will be staying at the villa at Surf Maroc. I can't wait! Now I just have to start working on my pop-ups again so that I don't spend the week in sore muscle hell. I feel like I've gotten quite a bit done, but aside from changing light bulbs I can't come up with anything. Oh, I am using my new wireless keyboard and mouse and that is wow, very comfortable. So glad that I made the switch. It cleans up the mantel a bit (I'm trying to ignore the tea mug and books and other stuff) and in general makes life easier. I'm still working on how to make the characters on the screen bigger so that I can actually see what I'm typing from my chair.
I should probably get dressed for the day. I am buying new pillows. I hope. Fourth times the charm?
A couple maybe three weeks ago, I went to Ikea. I bought a coat rack; it has a couple of shelves, it has a hanging rod, it's great, just what I need. Yeah, except some num-num put a staple right where the screw is supposed to go, so instead of it screwing in, it is separating the wood. FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK! Now I need to figure out where the receipt is AND how I'm getting it back. And I was finally motivated to put it together.
Is there a certain irony about me stocking up on Ikea schnivels (I didn't buy a futon mattress, just candles) and then getting militarily routed by a judgemental Swede?
and, thank the Good Lord! Crystal is posting again!
for a good laugh(sometimes crude, but always loving)
