september

Some pictures of our new apartment, which we have arranged keeping in mind that our sole focus for the next few months will be on being hermit-y grad students. Ergo there are a lot of books and desks and comfy chairs, as well as a lot of places to store said books.

We dragged 6 boxes of books across the country, so one of the first things we bought was a new BILLY bookshelf. I haven't had time to arrange the books alphabetically or by subject or anything (what kind of aspiring librarian am I?), but they are all, at least, on a shelf of some kind (not pictured: two more smaller shelves). So it's still all a bit cluttered ... 

There are nice heaters in each room, which I am looking forward with much anticipation to using - too bad it's still 25'C every day! Ughh.

Somehow there is a lot of WHITE throughout. I think I'm okay with this (except in the kitchen, where I can never seem to keep the white floor tiles clean).

Here is My Desk. While E seems to be able to work anywhere (sprawled out on the bed, couch or in the bath), I need a clearly defined "surface" in order to concentrate.

This week we are officially back to school / work / real life. September has always been an exciting (and/or terrifying) month for me. Even the years without school, the 1st of September has always felt more like "a new year" than January 1st.  So, "Happy New Year," I guess!