Kristen landed a job today! She will be a research analyst for a background investigation firm nearby that does background checks for employers, banks, government agencies, and law enforcement. Training starts on Friday.
I'm really proud of us for getting hired in this economy, amid all the doom and gloom of rising unemployment. At least we know we're hire-able!
Monday, February 23
Sunday, February 22
Stuff! STUFF!!
Erm... we picked an apartment that is a bit too small for all of our stuff!
The shipment from England arrived on Thursday. Kristen went down to Eugene to receive it that afternoon. Then, after work on Friday, we picked up what was supposed to be a moving van. However, when the guy pulled it around front, it was a fairly large, diesel moving truck. That's internet booking for you, I guess. It was the same price as the van, so we just took it. Didn't have a choice because that was the smallest vehicle they had. But a wearying 2-hour drive to Eugene in that thing!
Saturday morning, we got up pretty early to start going through the stuff we had stored in Nanny's garage. The multitude of boxes from the England shipment, we just chucked right into the truck, but we wanted to have a brief sift-through of the things we put in storage over 5 years ago since we didn't fully remember what we had elected to hold onto at that point. Some stuff we set aside to sell at a yard sale. Some we threw away. Some we decided to keep storing at Nanny's until we buy a house (looks like we probably should have left a bit more there!). The rest we put in the truck.
We had to rush back to Portland because the truck had to be returned by 5. And that was after unloading it, filling it up with diesel, and then driving to the rental place in Tigard. We got to our place around quarter to 3, so we very quickly unloaded all the boxes into the apartment and then I took off in the truck while Kristen continued unpacking.
It is overwhelming how much stuff we suddenly have. And very few places to put it! We need to buy more furniture to store it, but that is going to have to wait. I went to IKEA today to get a stainless steel shelf to use in the kitchen. Little by little, we will get some bookshelves, a small computer desk, and some dressers for the bedroom. At this point, we've gotten to a reasonable level of order, though there are still boxes in every room. The closet on the back patio that I was going to use as a "brewing shed" is, at the moment, a multi-purpose storage shed instead. Eventually, we'll get it sorted out.
Tomorrow, I'll be riding my bike to work for the first time. Should be fun.
Kristen has three more "informational interviews" this week and will hopefully hear back from the company where she had an interview on Friday. They will be doing second interviews with the candidates they are most interested in.
The shipment from England arrived on Thursday. Kristen went down to Eugene to receive it that afternoon. Then, after work on Friday, we picked up what was supposed to be a moving van. However, when the guy pulled it around front, it was a fairly large, diesel moving truck. That's internet booking for you, I guess. It was the same price as the van, so we just took it. Didn't have a choice because that was the smallest vehicle they had. But a wearying 2-hour drive to Eugene in that thing!
Saturday morning, we got up pretty early to start going through the stuff we had stored in Nanny's garage. The multitude of boxes from the England shipment, we just chucked right into the truck, but we wanted to have a brief sift-through of the things we put in storage over 5 years ago since we didn't fully remember what we had elected to hold onto at that point. Some stuff we set aside to sell at a yard sale. Some we threw away. Some we decided to keep storing at Nanny's until we buy a house (looks like we probably should have left a bit more there!). The rest we put in the truck.
We had to rush back to Portland because the truck had to be returned by 5. And that was after unloading it, filling it up with diesel, and then driving to the rental place in Tigard. We got to our place around quarter to 3, so we very quickly unloaded all the boxes into the apartment and then I took off in the truck while Kristen continued unpacking.
It is overwhelming how much stuff we suddenly have. And very few places to put it! We need to buy more furniture to store it, but that is going to have to wait. I went to IKEA today to get a stainless steel shelf to use in the kitchen. Little by little, we will get some bookshelves, a small computer desk, and some dressers for the bedroom. At this point, we've gotten to a reasonable level of order, though there are still boxes in every room. The closet on the back patio that I was going to use as a "brewing shed" is, at the moment, a multi-purpose storage shed instead. Eventually, we'll get it sorted out.
Tomorrow, I'll be riding my bike to work for the first time. Should be fun.
Kristen has three more "informational interviews" this week and will hopefully hear back from the company where she had an interview on Friday. They will be doing second interviews with the candidates they are most interested in.
Tuesday, February 17
Things are starting to happen
*Yesterday, Kristen was invited for an interview (this Friday) at a firm in Wilsonville that does background investigations. A great relief to get an interview!
*Today, she had an "informational interview" with someone at PSU. Sounds like that might lead to something, but we'll see. Keeping our fingers crossed!
*Also today, we got a call from the shipping company to let us know that our shipment will be delivered on Thursday afternoon.
*Thursday, Kristen will have to drive down to Eugene to accept the shipment (I can't get the day off work) because one of us has to be there.
*Saturday (or possibly Friday evening), we'll drive down to Eugene to pick up our stuff. There is probably some that we will donate to Goodwill. Not the stuff we paid a hefty sum to have shipped to the US, but some of the stuff that we stored in Nanny's garage a couple of years ago.
Busy week!
*Today, she had an "informational interview" with someone at PSU. Sounds like that might lead to something, but we'll see. Keeping our fingers crossed!
*Also today, we got a call from the shipping company to let us know that our shipment will be delivered on Thursday afternoon.
*Thursday, Kristen will have to drive down to Eugene to accept the shipment (I can't get the day off work) because one of us has to be there.
*Saturday (or possibly Friday evening), we'll drive down to Eugene to pick up our stuff. There is probably some that we will donate to Goodwill. Not the stuff we paid a hefty sum to have shipped to the US, but some of the stuff that we stored in Nanny's garage a couple of years ago.
Busy week!
Sunday, February 15
Our stuff
We finally heard from the moving company on Friday (well, Kristen actually had to contact them) and we have been informed that our shipment is due to arrive in Oregon by the end of this coming week. They will inform us of the exact date when it's a day or two away. We will have to pay a fee because customs decided to x-ray the container our stuff was in. Luckily, this is something we budgeted for.
I'm going to try to arrange to get the day off so we can drive down to Eugene. We're going to need a moving van. Really looking forward to getting our stuff back, especially my bicycle so I can start riding my bike to work.
By the way, the moving company picked up our stuff in England on Nov. 14th. Surface shipping takes a LONG time!
I'm going to try to arrange to get the day off so we can drive down to Eugene. We're going to need a moving van. Really looking forward to getting our stuff back, especially my bicycle so I can start riding my bike to work.
By the way, the moving company picked up our stuff in England on Nov. 14th. Surface shipping takes a LONG time!
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