Whew! I am EXHAUSTED.
But look, I have full length mirrors!
And a mountain of shoes!
Shoes were clearly the first priority in the move.
This morning I packed up my car and then proceeded to lug all my worldly belongings up three flights of stairs. Elevators? What are those? At least I got a workout out of it!
I ate my packed lunch while at the studio earlier—
Another really, really big grapefruit and an english muffin with peanut butter. Someday my food will be exciting again…I promise!
After dragging all those heavy suitcases, I needed some protein.
Why do I feel like a man when I snack on turkey breast?
Don’t answer that.
Many times today I’ve been reminded to slow down. I like to live my life in the fast lane. I’ll be the first to admit. I thrive off busy schedules, moving, trips, events….yada yada yada. Today at a few different points I just had to remind myself to take a deep breath and relax a little. I don’t have to completely move everything in one afternoon. I don’t have to accept every opportunity (however cool it may be!) that comes my way. I don’t have to be there for everyone all the time. I can take a nap.
I feel better now.
What I DO need to do is take a shower and put my laundry in the drier. One thing at a time, friends. One thing at a time.
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
May 12, 2010 at 3:16 pmFull length mirrors are a must! And shoes would also be my number 1 priority. 🙂
Jil
May 12, 2010 at 3:18 pmWoo full-length mirrors! Love all the boots. 🙂
Tay
May 12, 2010 at 3:19 pmLOL “don’t answer that.” Your shoes look cute!!
Lindsay @ Summit Sandwiches
May 12, 2010 at 3:20 pmHaha. I also feel like a man when I snack on any kind of deli meat. I think it just’s because we’re eating MEAT alone without any other sides to gussy it up. Do condiments somehow make meat more “feminine”? Hmmm….
Lisa (bakebikeblog)
May 12, 2010 at 3:22 pmGreat work on the move girl – it sure can be a fantasic wokout!!!
Staceyhttp://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/
May 12, 2010 at 3:24 pmYay your getting all moved in.
Evan Thomas
May 12, 2010 at 3:28 pmGlad to see your day has gotten better
Heather (Heather's Dish)
May 12, 2010 at 3:32 pmwoohoo! your apartment looks awesome and adorable…hopefully you’ll give us a little tour when it’s all set up with your fancy new couch 🙂
Sarah
May 12, 2010 at 3:40 pmCongratulations on the new place! Isn’t a new apartment kind of like a fresh start? I love that feeling.
Obviously, shoes are a top priority!
Jenny
May 12, 2010 at 3:41 pmMoving is the best workout! It is important to stop and smell the roses, too:)
J
May 12, 2010 at 3:54 pmAwwww the Dexter pics get me every time!!!! So sweet and lovable!
Ameena
May 12, 2010 at 3:55 pmMoving is a great workout…and without an elevator? I consider that enough exercise for the week.
And home isn’t really home without a full length mirror!
M(a different M than the other M!!)
May 12, 2010 at 4:04 pmHope Dexter loves the new apt?
Do you have laundry at this apt? That would be really nice for you for a change!
And I still am excited about your sofa…you’ll be wonderin’ what you did before it came along 🙂
(Go Montreal Canadians!!!!)
Jessica
May 12, 2010 at 4:05 pmwoohoo! lookin’ good jenna! the apt looks fab! happy moving day!
Ilana
May 12, 2010 at 4:11 pmShoes are the most important thing to move. Hands. Down.
Anna @ Newlywed, Newly Veg
May 12, 2010 at 4:12 pmSlowing down is important– but I know that feeling of wanting to get everything DONE in one day!
You need to post pictures of your new place!
Heather @ Side of Sneakers
May 12, 2010 at 4:13 pmCongrats on the move!
Kailey (SnackFace)
May 12, 2010 at 4:13 pmWoohoo to moving in!!! Gotta take yo time! You know what your “one thing at a time” mantra reminds me of?
This tasty, sugary musical snack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIE5QtkxzvM
I hope you enjoy. Very yippy-skippy.
Suzanne de Cornelia
May 12, 2010 at 4:16 pmDexter looks a little, ‘WTF? New day, new deal.’ lol Sooooooo cute.
Sarah (Oc2Seattle)
May 12, 2010 at 4:23 pmHooray for full length mirrors! Never realized how necessary they were until I lived in a house that didn’t have a single one and spent half my mornings hopping on and off chairs to try to see how my shoes looked with my skirt/pants! It doesn’t really work BTW 😉
Rachael
May 12, 2010 at 4:27 pmWaves of empathy flowing your way – I think I’ve moved about twenty times (low estimate) since college. I just turned 28, and despite the whole “adult” thing, I’m still resisting the acquisition of furniture – wandering tendencies and mattresses do not good friends make 🙂
Enjoy the new place (and even though I profess to have sworn off furniture, I’m secretly jealous of your vintage-looking couch!)
Jessica @ The Process of Healing
May 12, 2010 at 4:28 pmYay for the new place!!!
Yeah, I have to remind myself to just BREATHE sometimes.
MMiller
May 12, 2010 at 4:31 pmJust telling you to take it easy because you were sick for a few days…don’t want a relapse! And do you have your own washer/dryer in the new place? Yea for full length mirrors!
Kati
May 12, 2010 at 4:47 pmCan’t wait to see your new place all fixed up! I know how exhausting moving can be :/ Take a bubble bath tonight!
Kristin (Cook, Bake and Nibble)
May 12, 2010 at 4:54 pmShoes are totally a top priority 😛
Have fun with the new apartment!!
xo
K
amanda
May 12, 2010 at 5:02 pmTurkey and laughing cow cheese wedge is one of my favorite snacks. Sometimes I might even eat some strawberries with it. Have fun with the moving!
Low
May 12, 2010 at 5:26 pmThat’s amazing that you were able to remind YOURSELF to slow down. I usually have to be told 🙂
Alaina @ Alaina Goes Abroad
May 12, 2010 at 5:48 pmI have those brown Steve Madden boots in the shoes picture! Wooohoo!
Moving sucks, but at least you didn’t have any furniture to haul…right?
Lauren @ Health on the Run
May 12, 2010 at 6:01 pmYay!! Congrats on the new place…and the full-length mirrors! Good luck with the rest of your move. Slow and steady does it. 🙂
runnerforever
May 12, 2010 at 6:29 pmHaha, I always feel really awkward when I eat turkey straight up 🙂
kelsey@snackingsquirrel.com
May 12, 2010 at 6:32 pmhow fabulous are ur boots! o and i need to get a full length mirror in my room- always wanted one 🙂
eatmovelove
May 12, 2010 at 7:11 pmDo you have a washer and dryer? You have internet I guess LOL!
So right about not having to do everything at once…every time I moved I would get so overwhelmed because I had like nothing and only myself to do it…I had to tell myself, “so what if I sleep on the floor for a week”, get it one chair at a time…just make sure you got toilet paper…;)
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
May 12, 2010 at 7:25 pmYour place looks fantastic just by the mirror alone!
Don’t overdo yourself. It’s alright to ride in the slow lane sometimes 🙂
Kait
May 12, 2010 at 7:32 pmGood luck with the rest of the move, just go with the flow!
Deva (Voracious Vorilee)
May 12, 2010 at 8:13 pmGood luck with the remainder of your move. I remember when I was lugging belongings up and down multiple flights of stairs in college – two buildings I lived in had no elevators, and my freshman year I lived on the fourth floor!
diana@mymarblerye
May 12, 2010 at 8:25 pmfull length mirrors can be good AND bad…depending on the angle…and lighting. 🙂 Jenna, seeing your moving pics is giving me anxiety..I loathe moving…but I do enjoy new adventures that come from after the move.
Lizz @ leadingthegoodlife
May 12, 2010 at 8:26 pmGreat job on the move! I hope we get a little tour, like last time!
Claire
May 12, 2010 at 8:39 pmYAY for moving…I am sure it will be a great change! Can’t wait to hear how it is closer to some friends!
Camille
May 12, 2010 at 9:58 pmHope the move is going well!
Jenna
May 12, 2010 at 10:22 pmCongrats on the move! I think everyone needs to remind themselves of that sometimes, we live in such a fast paced society. Love your pile of shoes!
Suzanne de Cornelia
May 12, 2010 at 11:20 pmBTW Diane Sawyer didn’t own furniture till she married Mike Nichols in 1988 at age 43. She owned her NYC apt but had a mattress on the floor. Said was never interested in home decor until married and learned from hubs who loved design.
Freya @ Brit Chick Runs
May 13, 2010 at 12:17 amOooh! A full length mirror! You lucky woman – I need one of them!
Anne @ Food Loving Polar Beara
May 13, 2010 at 4:15 amBabybel! my all time favourite snack 🙂
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down)
May 13, 2010 at 4:49 amYay for full length mirrors! And awesome hard wood floors! 😀 Gorgeous!
Beth @ DiningAndDishing
May 13, 2010 at 4:51 amCongrats on the move Jenna!! Here’s hoping this one is a perfect fit :).
Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman
May 13, 2010 at 5:24 amThere were two years where both places I lived were on the third floor with no elevator. That was a fun move out-move in-move out process!
Helen
May 13, 2010 at 5:36 amI love my full length mirror! They are definitely a necessity.
Nora@LiveLifeEatRight
May 13, 2010 at 5:40 amLooks like such a nice place!! Moving is never easy, but looks like your well on your way!! I mean, you DO have the shoes out haha!
kalli@fitandfortysomething
May 13, 2010 at 5:42 amoh your place looks great and it is a good workout lugging all your stuff up 3 flights of stairs!
Cynthia (It All Changes)
May 13, 2010 at 6:06 amHunni and I have tried to take days off and just be bums at home and I always get stir crazy. I totally hear you on loving full schedules.
Kelly
May 13, 2010 at 6:38 amI need that same reminder some of the time…maybe most of the time. I’m guessing you’re a Type A like me.
Andrea (Sweet N Green)
May 13, 2010 at 7:37 amI’m the same way! I thrive off of being busy..it’s what keeps me going most of the time but I’ve been thinking lately that I need to just slow down a little and try to enjoy things along the way.
I love your mound of boots. Those brown western ones look kinda cute!
Ellie
May 13, 2010 at 8:10 amOne cute boots- two I love that you are also a reader. I’ve almost finished “American Wife” it’s amazing! Thanks for the heads up I’m loving it!
skinnyrunner
May 13, 2010 at 8:16 amlove the full length mirrors! and shoes are always a priority!
Corinne (breathe and savor)
May 13, 2010 at 8:26 amYAY for full length mirrors! My gosh I dont even remember the last time I had one! ha. Now you can see all those slammin’ hot shoes in the mirror 😉 One task at a time, one day at a time, one.at.a.time! It WILL all get done! Try to incorporate a new way of doing each task and you will be surprised how much you ENJOY doing it and how non frantic you will be IN THAT MOMENT. Also, I bet you won’t think about whats next on your list. 🙂
Courtney (Pancakes & Postcards)
May 13, 2010 at 9:18 amcongrats on the move. love when things you HAVE to do count as workouts, too 🙂
Ashley
May 13, 2010 at 9:54 amhttp://www.amazon.com/Book-Club-Cookbook-Judy-Gelman/dp/158542322X
The Book Club Cookbook. Thought you might like this. Have a good day. 🙂
Diana @ frontyardfoodie
May 13, 2010 at 10:06 amI love full length mirrors! They’re so helpful. hehe
Congrats on the move. Looks like your new place is awesome!
Mindy
May 13, 2010 at 11:16 amI see crown molding! 😀
Kelly
May 18, 2010 at 1:35 pmWhere did you get that sign in the background of your last pic–with the fleur-de-lis. I’ve been looking for that sign, but it says “c’est la vie” on it!