Finally! After weeks and weeks, I was able to completely moved into my new house. The move is due to the flatmate and her family leaving the old house; one is migrating to Australia, the rest are leaving for the province. It took me weeks to move some of my things, given that the vehicle I rented bailed out of me and I am afraid to take a taxi to move everything (I eventually took the latter, haha!)
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Time to unpack! 👌👌👌👌 |
I encountered a smell issue, though. When I inspected the house before moving in, the pet odor was not there, or maybe I just did not list it as one of the criteria for taking the house. I resorted to BBQ coals, but after placing two bags of it, the smell is still there. I read somewhere that activated charcoal might help, but I had a hard time finding that. Fortunately, I visited a Japanese store and found a linen and room spray. It helps a bit, but I think it would take some time before I can finally eliminate the unbathed dog smell.
I only have my basic needs packed, thus I need not rearrange big appliances nor furniture in my first week. I have to endure the heat, though, given that it was summer and I have limited air vents (windows are blocked by the house in front of me, so the air will come and go up the walls). It took me another two weeks to buy cleaning materials for the floor, the bathroom and the kitchen, given that my move coincided with the change in our payday release. Endure pet smell and slightly cleaned new house for one month, eh?
I was able to manage, though. I eventually washed and waxed the floor, scrub the bathroom floor and walls, find cords for my window curtains, buy a clothes hanger and arrange my other stuff.
It's been two months since I became completely on my own, doing my own household chores, cleaning a larger space, no one to talk to when I arrive home and coiling inside my own nook.
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The morning after. :D |
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