It was a short work week as I had to take a sick day after feeling immobilized Tuesday morning. After moving, cleaning and organizing everything in the house, as well as the sudden change in weather, it got the best of me.
The below photos are the neat and tidy areas of the apartment I am content with (I placed the snake plant in the living room to liven it up a bit).
I dragged the husband along to a FB marketplace purchase in Tribeca on Friday where we ended up having dinner at an overpriced restaurant. I suspect most of the restaurants in the vicinity would have had the same result.
On Saturday we had to go back to our previous apartment for the final clean up and paint any marks on the wall. I sold several items on FB Marketplace and made a whopping $110 in extra cash. After we cycled back home, we took a rest and then went to the nearest WholeFoods to buy groceries for our French-themed housewarming dinner on Sunday.
The in-laws arrived in the evening and we served them an array of French dishes – beef bourguignon as the main, garlic and parsley potatoes (both cooked by N), french green beans with caramelized shallots, rosemary sweet potato stacks, cauliflower mash and a kale salad with goat cheese, cranberry, apple and pecan salad with french vinaigrette dressing side dishes made by moi). They loved everything and N’s brothers ate A LOT. This made me very happy.
I don’t have a (nice) photo of the full banquet but here is a photo of the leftovers we finished off throughout the week.
Monday was a struggle. I went to bed early to catchup on sleep and to recharge.
Luckily we had food to reheat for the week.
