So, my friends, I apologize for the lack of updates,
Many of you already keep up with me, so it’s not hard to figure out what’s going on when I have a lack of posts. Truth is, I’ve been keeping busy! I have some big projects coming up at work, school started last week, and I’ve been trying to get some time for myself squeezed in there.
In my free time I’ve been playing with my new camera, which has been a joy. I really forgot how much I enjoyed photography and how inadequate my old camera was. It was a good “point-and-shoot” camera, but for the more advanced stuff that I like to do, it just didn’t measure up. I have even created a section on here called “Photography by Kiel” which I hope to start working on soon. I took some good pictures at the Indy Air Show this weekend and hoping to post some of those.
This past weekend was filled with joy and sadness. The sad part? I had to get rid of my faithful 1995 Geo Prizm LSi. I’m pretty grateful that it has held up for so long… we even drove through the mountains of Tennessee together. Fortunately the car didn’t break down on me while up in Chicago. The joyful part is that I got a 2004 Chevy Impala LS… which I’m loving! My most favorite thing about it (apart from the stereo sounding good) is that it has cupholders! That’s right… it’s the little things. My old Prizm was supposed to be a “luxury” model (if there is such a thing with the Geo) and it didn’t even have cupholders! The only downside is that my new car doesn’t get as good of gas mileage as the Geo or the other car I was looking at (Honda Civic), but I will survive.
In my personal life I have been doing alright. I have had to learn to say “no” to people and to create some distance so that I can have some time for myself. It has been through that time that I’ve been able to connect closer with God, spend some time searching myself, and I feel so much better. So that can probably explain the lack in blog posts. HOPEFULLY, I will start posting more now that my mind is a little more free. We shall see!
So I got to go flying with my buddy Jake on Sunday. It was a beautiful day for flying, we went from Bloomington, IN to Terre Haute, IN. Jake was practicing “instrument time” which basically means flying only by watching your instrument panel and not looking outside for points of reference. This is pretty important especially if weather starts getting bad because you may not be able to see the runway or other aircraft if visibility gets low, so it’s important to know your instruments and how to navigate with them.
Here are some pictures and a few videos for all of you, enjoy!
I’ve been off of work since Thursday. The doctor I went to see said that it’s possible that I have a small viral infection in my ear (what’s that all about?!). So after being couped up in the house on Thursday and Friday, I finally decided to do something! My friend (and future neighbor) Leah gave me an awesome idea, which was to convert my maintenance closet into more storage space. Noah… if you’re reading this, you have a smart woman.
As you can see below, I originally just used the closet to store my trash can, paint, and bottled water. But now, voila! With the help of a $25 wire rack from Target, I’m a poster child of efficiency, turning that maintenance closet into some valuable storage space. SWEET.
You can’t really see it, but at the bottom-left of the shelf is a gas line… so I had a really tight squeeze to fit that shelf in… but it worked! Woo hoo! Now I can use my hall closet for other things besides cleaning supplies, bird food, tools, etc.
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So after putting that shelf together (which wasn’t hard), I can now relax. I’m feeling better, but still a little dizzy (one of my symptoms). I’m looking forward to wrapping up school and enjoying summer!
Well, it’s official, Milo and I have moved into our bachelor pad in Carmel! In case you didn’t figure it out, Milo is the bird that’s perched on me in the picture below. Overall the move went well. On Tuesday I worked on taping the borders and everything for painting, I painted on Thursday (along with the furniture being delivered), and moved everything in on Friday.
Here are a few pictures:
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Overall I’m really happy with how everything came together. There was only one “mishap” in the whole moving process. I placed some plates on a shelf in the cupboard and the shelf completely collapsed, causing eight of my dinner plates to hit the floor and break. It was quite the noise maker… but fortunately nobody was hurt and I was only out 30 dollars.
It’s a beautiful day today, so I think I’m going to check out the park next door which has a couple of trails that circle the park and a small pond. I’m excited to take my bike out and check it out. Hope all of you are doing well!
So it’s been almost a week since my last post. I’ve been keeping pretty busy as I get closer to my move-in date. The one thing I’ve really been lacking for the new place is furniture. I’ve been looking everywhere trying to find the perfect furniture to match the colors that I’ve picked out for my new place. Unforunately, everything I saw was either too ugly or I didn’t like the fabric… I am not a big fan of “micro-fiber” by the way… nor am I a fan of micro-fiber couches that are made to look like leather, but don’t feel like leather.
I kid you not, this salesman was like, “here’s a couch that looks like leather, but it’s not.” Honestly… either you like leather or you don’t… and if you like leather, you’d be pretty disappointed to sit down on a couch that looked like leather, but was micro-fiber.
So I went over to Kittle’s Rooms Express and found a glass kitchen table I like with four chairs… which is pretty sweet. I ended up going back to Kittle’s for my couches too since I couldn’t find anything good at the other stores. I ended up spending more than I wanted, but if I pay it off before January, I don’t incur any interest…. sweet.
Milo has been busy getting used to his new surroundings (which will change in a week anyways). I cover him up at night, but in the morning when I get up, I place him by the window and he chirps very happily to greet the day. He does this (much to my brothers’ dislike) for about 5 minutes. I have taught him to perch on my finger and pretty much nothing else. He has gotten brave enough to fly, but ended up running into the refrigerator and also pooping himself in the process… Milo has learned that the refrigerator is not your friend (if you’re a bird anyways).
I’m looking forward to next week, I’ll be working Monday through Wednesday, while taking Thursday and Friday off. I don’t have a ton of stuff and fortunately, Kittle’s is going to deliver my furniture. I thought about bringing the U-Haul by their warehouse to save money, but in the end, I’m too lazy to carry all that furniture upstairs.
Well, that’s all for now. I hope everyone is doing well!
