If you're curious, there are photos of our condo here: Condo Set. We took these photos a week or so ago, when we were taking measurements of the place. And yes, I have drawn up a floorplan and it's to scale.

We take possession of the condo on December 15th. Before then, we have to finalize the mortgage, get content insurance, and close the sale. That's the easy part. Between December 15th and January 1st, we have to:

- rip ugly-ass mirror off a huge part of the living room wall and hope the wall survives intact
- pick paint colours
- paint
- install new outlets, light switches
- install a new bathroom sink, counter, mirror, and cabinet, and now that I think of it, probably lights
- pack everything we own
- build a breakfast bar in the kitchen
- install proper bars in all of the closets instead of these irritating rail things on which you can only hang the hanger ONE WAY
- install a closet organizer in the bedroom
- have Chris's family up for a few days
- go to Ottawa for Chris's family Christmas
- go to Brockville for my family Christmas
- have my family up for a few days
- really thoroughly clean all the cupboards, carpets, etc.
- move
- start unpacking.... eek.

Chris can probably take those two weeks off. Hopefully. Me? My job situation is so up in the air right now, I don't even have assurances that I'll be employed then. I've got a temp position right now that is in week 10 of a 4-week assignment, and I have an interview coming up to keep the job. When is this interview? Well, it was supposed to be two weeks ago, and now... well, it's still not scheduled yet. Maybe it will actually happen before Christmas. Maybe it will happen before Christmas and I won't get it and then I'll be unemployed and even more stressed because we can't afford to do this on just Chris's income. Or maybe I'll get it, and then I'll have the week between Christmas and New Year's off. And a hell of a lot more money.



But tonight, Cat and I are making Rochers à la Noix de Coco, and all that stress will melt away, for just a moment.