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thedreadvampy · 2 years ago

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so MAYBE I spent 4 hours in IKEA on a whim instead of cleaning my flat BUT! BUT!!!!! I bought several forms of Tiny Shelves which as any fule kno makes everything instantly tidier.

added yet another tier to my stack of tea/coffee/cocoa/misc shelves to control The Collection. got trays under all my draining plant pots so I can actually water them. and I got a new monitor stand which is wide enough to fit both my A3 tablet and my A5 tablet underneath and has a shelf with enough space to trade out my work and home laptops easily. plus it's like 3in less deep than my old one, so that's freed up a bunch more desk space.

also of course vitally we did get the Small BLAHÅJ which was the whole point.

I also found a portable freestanding bag situation (toybox from the nursery section) which is both a) a way better option for storing glass recycling and hauling it down 3 flights of stairs than my previous solution "small cardboard box which holds 8 jars/bottles until one of us can be bothered to transfer them into a bag" and b) HAS A REALLY CUTE WHALE ON IT

plus we (Sam) got some new plant friends and the next size up of a lidded pyrex box I've always found super good for lasagne. and Sam got several things he's needed for a while (as well as a wee shark)

in summary did I spend too much money at IKEA and fritter away a full day walking around aimlessly for fun to the point of exhaustion? yes. was it extremely sensible and adult and I'm actually correct in all regards always? perhaps.

#red said #the disadvantage of the new monitor stand is bc the sides are solid it's a lot less good for cable management than the old one #i may need to consider my approach to that #i don't want to tie any laptop cables down bc both chargers need to leave my room relatively frequently #but it's a bit suboptimal right now cause one transformer pack is taking up a big chunk of the shelf #and my work macbook charger is kind of folded around awkwardly to keep it plugged in while the laptop's tucked away #on the other hand my tablets are both tidier and more accessible #so it's 6 of one half a dozen of the other #anyway. i was too productive last thing before bed so although I'm very tired i now can't sleep #but i rearranged things into the new trays and shelves and tidied my desk and sorted out my laundry #so that's not 'cleaned the flat' but given that i got in at 10pm it's not nothing #anyway i got Sam a peace lily and he got another plant too #and talked me out of buying a sweet pepper plant which. he's RIGHT i have already occupied EVERY surface with my chili and tomato seedlings #and buying a plant from IKEA for £8.50 vs buying seeds for like £1.75 and getting several years of multiple plants #just isn't as good an economic proposition #but i want the peppers NOOOOOOOOWWWWWWW #he is right though

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