Well a couple errands yesterday turned into about six hours of errands! I truthfully didn’t mind too much, because we did get some great deals on things we needed and we got to explore our new city a little more.

The rest of last night we had some friends over helping Ross move in the washer and dryer. By the time they were installed, Ross and I just had some leftover pizza and I crashed since my allergies-turned-head cold had wiped me out.

I still have a head cold, but in general I feel a lot better this morning than I did yesterday morning when the allergy fest was at its peak! Wahoo!

Breakfast was some chocolate cold oats with banana almond soft serve. For the oats: 1/3 cup oats, 1/2 cup plain almond milk, 1/2 Tablespoon chia seeds, 1 Tablespoon chocolate brown rice protein powder. For the banana soft serve: banana, almond butter and enough almond milk to get the consistency you want. Garnish with cacao nibs for a prettier picture.

Perfect!

Goals for the day:

• To turn the current disaster state of our apartment (see above) into an organized home! (well, this is more like a weekend goal )
• Finish setting up the washer and dryer (Ross just did this!).
• Whole Foods & Publix for fresh groceries
• Clean carpets
• Create a DIY curtain rod for our huge 154" patio doors.

On with the day! How are you spending yours? And what are your favorite organizational tips?

Only in Florida during "feels like 104 degree" heat does one need to label boxes with melting warnings….

This whole week has been a crazy week. Monday was our second anniversary, Tuesday Ross drove to Jacksonville to drop some stuff off at our new home and pick up the U-Haul (because it was a lot cheaper to do it that way – go figure?) and we plus a friend did a lot of loading of the U-Haul. Yesterday, Wednesday, was the actual moving day, with Ross and I driving to Jacksonville and unloading EVERYTHING into our second story apartment all by ourselves….beat 3.5 solid hours of lifting, stair climbing and moving, Tony  Horton and P90X. It looked like we jumped in a pool we were so sweaty. Oh, plus yesterday I had to register for classes (not going to lie, that was exciting!)

Now today, Thursday, we’re driving back to Gainesville as I type this. Did I mention that I’ve also been working every day this week? Today’s my last day, so we need to head back for that, plus to finish all the deep cleaning of our old apartment I’ve been working on in my "free time" all week.

But tonight, when we get back to our new apartment, it will be done. We will be home.

(Completely random side note: Does anyone else have a fascination with U-hauls and reading and looking at the fun pictures for each state on the side? Here was ours! Good news! uhaul.com is a good learning resource! I’m pretty sure that will be good to know in a research based health course I’m taking in the fall…)

All in all, it’s been an insane week, but it’s almost over, and I for one couldn’t be happier. Between absurd heat and sun beating down, rain, thunder, lightning, heavy furniture, stairs, awkward entry angles, miles upon miles, scrapes, cuts and bruises, and more, moving definitely brings out the best and worst in a person, which is why I’ve totally decided that the couple that moves together, stays together.

P.S. Jacksonville ladies, if any of you want to offer up your men to help Ross move a washer and dryer on Friday, send me an email! I’ll repay you with baked goods, dinner, Whole Foods hot bar, Kombucha (whenever I can get my hands on it again!), new flavors of Larabars (whenever I can get my hands on them!) or whatever.