living like squatters

we are really looking forward to getting into a house.  our apartment is fairly large (about 1200 sq.ft. and three bedrooms), but we are living like squatters - at least that is what i call it.

we brought the bare minimum - and maybe even less than that - when we moved in.  knowing that we would be here less than a year.  everything else went into storage.  we are eating off of kids plates and bowls (i did buy two white plates to use for reheating and cutting meat), i have one skillet, one sauce pan, and one pot.  i have had to be creative with meal preparation and there are just some recipes that i just can't make right now.  matt and i share a steak knife at meals.

we bought two 6 foot folding tables when we moved in (they were easier to carry up the stairs than our furniture).  we eat at one and the other is set up as a desk in our bed room.  the arrangement and plugs are arranged like a work of art - if i do say so myself.  it is super tight with a laptop, two computer monitors, a t.v., desk top computer, two printers, two remote hard drives, one mouse, one keyboard, speakers, a desk light, and a paper shredder.

all of our mattresses are on the floor.  the kids toys are just in 'neat' piles next to the walls of the kids' room

and the living room.  i did pick up some baskets at the dollar store to gather up some of the smaller toys.  madelyn and mason love to use them as a way of carrying more toys from room to room during the day.

sometimes madelyn says that she doesn't want to sleep on the floor any more, but we remind her that she is sleeping on a mattress and not the  floor.  i think that she is going to get tired of us telling her that what she wants is in storage.  she has been very understanding about it - surprisingly so for a three-year-old.  matt and i look forward to how excited they are all going to be when we get into a new house and unpack all of their toys and books into their new rooms.  it is going to be like christmas morning for weeks!

maddux is the only one with 'real' furniture.  we felt that the nursery furniture was necessary for our comfort and his safety.  we also felt that three bedrooms were a must so that we could have one bedroom to serve as a nursery.

there are several boxes that ended up in one of our storage units that really should be here in the apartment, but we make due.  it is temporary and is actually a little fun to see how resourceful i can be without just buying new.  and, honestly, there just isn't room for anything that isn't absolutely essential. 

life is so busy that this year is just going to fly by!  we can't believe that we have already been here three months.  and having so few items to take care of is going to be really nice this summer when we can spend our weekends out and about instead of cleaning and mowing grass.  love.