Moving house

Remember the fairy tale story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears? If you don't, find it at the end of this post.

The significance of the story is that some people like their stuff (be it a house, car, etc) large, others like theirs middle-sized, and others like theirs small. Admittedly, size is relative but others like their stuff just right, just like Miss Goldilocks!

We recently moved from one apartment to another. The apartment that we moved away from is a one bed-roomed one. It had its own advantages which we exploited to the fullest. For instance, it was small and cozy, and the size made moping and dusting manageable. However, over time the size became a disadvantage - small kitchen, small bathroom.

We've been on the look out for a bigger apartment, specifically two bed-roomed, for the last four months or so. As luck would have it, we found one (more like it found us) with precisely the  exact features we had looked for. On inspection of the apartment, we decided right away that it looked and felt just right. Naturally, we were excited!

Stuff everywhere in this room! With a busy work week it will take a while for some of these to find their rightful places.

Now, the thing about moving is the packing and unpacking. On the day that we moved, a big part of the day was spent packing and by ferrying the packages from the "old apartment" to the "new one". By the time we were done ferrying the last items to the new place, it was already dusk, and fatigue had set in. In our bid to move in the same day, we placed things according to their respective categories; kitchen things were all placed in the kitchen, bedroom things went to the bedrooms, etc. As I post this, most things are still lying everywhere in their respective rooms.

Taking shape! The living room was one of the rooms that we set up first.

And finally the living room was transformed to this...

Some art pieces to brighten up the room.

Now that looks...fabulous!

And a little toast to go with a job well done!

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The Story of Goldilocks and The Three Bears

There was once a little girl named Goldilocks, who went for a walk in the woods. Soon, she came upon a house. In the house lived three bears - Papa bear, Mama bear and Little bear. Each bear had its own porridge bowl, chair, and bed. Papa bear was large and liked his porridge hot, his chair hard, and his bed firm. Mama bear was middle-sized and like her porridge cold, her chair soft, and her bed soft. Little bear was small and liked his porridge warm, his chair small, and his bed comfortable. The three bears were taking a walk in the woods while their porridge cooled when Goldilocks came upon their house. She knocked and, when no one answered, she walked right in.

At the table in the kitchen, there were three bowls of porridge. Goldilocks was hungry. She tasted the porridge from the first bowl, but it was too hot. So, she tasted the second bowl of porridge, but it was too cold. Then she tasted the last bowl of porridge, and found it just right! So, she ate it all. After she'd had her fill Goldilocks decided she was feeling tired. She walked into the living room where she saw three chairs. She sat in the first chair to rest her feet. She found the chair too big. She sat in the second chair, and found it too big, too. So she tried out the last and smallest chair. She found it just right. But just as she settled down into it to rest, it broke into pieces! Goldilocks was very tired by this time, so she went upstairs to the bedroom. She lay down in the first bed, but it was too hard. Then she lay in the second bed, but it was too soft. Then she lay down in the third bed and it was just right. Goldilocks fell asleep.

As she slept, the three bears came home. "Someone's been eating my porridge", growled the Papa bear. "Someone's been eating my porridge", said the Mama bear. "Someone's been eating my porridge and they ate it all up!" cried the Little bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair," growled the Papa bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair", said the Mama bear. "Someone's been sitting in my chair and they've broken it all to pieces," cried the Little bear. They decided to look around some more and when they got upstairs to the bedroom, Papa bear growled, "Someone's been sleeping in my bed". "Someone's been sleeping in my bed, too" said the Mama bear. "Someone's been sleeping in my bed and she's still there!" exclaimed Little bear.

Just then, Goldilocks woke up and saw the three bears. She screamed, "Help! Help!" And she jumped up and ran out of the room, out of the house, and away into the forest. And she didn't returned to the home of the three bears again.