Update: I wrote this five days ago but I just realized I forgot to post it. Sad … :(

I’ve really been meaning to write more often but a lot has happened including a malfunctioning cell phone, over spending at Best Buy and IKEA, and I’ve been trying to study and stay on top of my schoolwork.

First off, I finished my first midterm and I only have my American history midterm left to tackle this Sunday. Wish me luck everyone! School has been hectic and I’ve been surviving. At first, I wondered why Facebook activity has been dead and slow at the moment and I realized that most people were probably going through the same thing, midterms.

I ended up going to IKEA a day later than what I mentioned in one of my earlier posts, but God, I missed the macaroni and cheese there! One thing about IKEA that I really like is the fact that you can virtually eat, shop for furniture, and buy groceries, all at one place! My family and I go to IKEA about once or twice a year and we call it the Annual IKEA Shopping Spree because we spends hundreds of dollars and run out of with cartloads of stuff. It’s very gratifying because you feel like you’ve ripped off the store with the amount of stuff you get for such low prices. Kind of like the old IKEA commercials:

Here is Peter and Jackson at IKEA:

We got to IKEA at about 4 PM and left at closing, 9 PM. We had originally planned to get an L-shaped desk for Peter and a Besta Burs desk for me:

However, we ended up getting the Expedit Workstation in birch. The desk is $50 and the bookshelf/shelving unit is $69.99 for a total of $119.99.

We really liked the versatility of the shelving unit and that the desk was customizable whereas we could add shelf inserts and drill holes for our cables as well with the Signum package. Here are the drawers and shelf units we opted for:

I’ll post photos of our office when we’re settled. Our house looks like a mess right now. We’ve gotten rid of our desks and are throwing out sofas left and right. We’re donating our old Christmas belongings and baby toys to the local Goodwill to give back to the community. I’m a big advocate of spring cleanings and I honestly find every reason and excuse to get rid of and buy new stuff for our home.

Oh well, looking forward to a new year! :D