House inside...before the chaos arrived!

Hi everyone! I realize it's been a few days since I updated. I got some photos of the inside of the house moments before the movers arrived. My parents were a HUGE help getting me settled in to this little bungalow. And I must give yet another shout out to my cousin (and her VERY handy husband) for all the great help they were hanging all my worldly goods on the walls and ceilings. You KNOW what I'm talking about Creg! I'll get pictures of the finished product to you all soon...right now it's a bit torn up as I've got tradesmen here widening doors. There are a few other jobs yet to be done but it's coming along quite smoothly. Here are a few pictures!

First we have the bathroom. It's a lovely room but I'm not a terribly huge fan of plain black and white. The zebra blind is quite impressive, am I right?! You'll see I've made a few changes...next blog post...

Okay, with three big steps, you've covered the entire length of my house...here's the hall showing that...for this picture my mom is in the bathroom!

This is the picture of my lounge. I tell you, it's a small room but has quickly become my favorite. I'm not sure if it's because the TV and the computer is in here or if it's just a really cozy room...speaking of TVs, I have to get this off my chest: I have to PAY to have a TV license here. If I want to receive a TV signal, I have to pay for the license. Is that crazy or what? Okay, I feel better...

Here's my refrigerator. Can I just say there will be NO Costco shopping here? I am promised a freezer that will go into my conservatory...see next photo...

I am pretty convinced when the sun is high in the sky (versus not ever getting above 45 degrees off the horizon) I'm going to LOVE my conservatory. But I must say, I cannot shake the, "Colonel Mustard, in the conservatory, with the lead pipe" droning in my brain!

Finally, I thought I'd show you the washer...this one is only a washer. I've been promised a "washer dryer combo" that will take up the same space. Who'd a thunk of having the washer in the kitchen???

Okay enough about the house for now...I started work (finally). I love the job and am very excited about the "account" I'll be working. I can't go into details so you'll have to come visit so I can communicate face to face on that! The people are wonderful. In fact, in addition to my coworkers, I have a small team of engineers working with me to make all the locations around the base wheelchair accessible! I am overwhelmed by this! One co worker told me I was blazing trail for those who might follow me! Hmmm. I suppose I can handle that. Seems like I've been there before...

I will say, it's REALLY snowed two times since I arrived...that's two more times than I care for! It's not supposed to snow here. I could have moved back to DC if I wanted to live in the snow. I froze my behind off getting into work this morning! It's a long haul from my parking space into the building (thank goodness this is only temporary and my car to building commute in my regular building is uber short! Love it!) I have to complain again. As I was rolling in the snow this morning I picked up the salt they were laying to melt the snow. I have the worst salt burns on my arms and my hips. They're calling for more snow all week! YUCK! Please pray we're coming close to the end of this weather. I can handle most things but these burns are killing me. I hope they don't last long. Would you please pray for an extraordinary solution to this very painful problem?! Thanks

Well, just wanted to let you know I'm loving my job and loving my new place. I'll try to get the "finished product" photos up as soon as they finish the "product." I miss you all and look forward to hearing from you!