I can move cross-country no problem. 1 way ticket? Fine with me. All my belongings packed in 3 boxes, 2 suitcases and a duffel bag, ready to be flown from SFO to JFK? Sure, let’s do it.
It’s moving WITHIN Manhattan that’s difficult.
My stay at the temporary apartment ended yesterday. Moving on Monday was hard work! 3 large boxes, 2 suitcases, 1 large laundry basket, 1 duffel bag, 1 dolly, 2 large bags of shoes, 1 pillow, 2 bags of linens and 1 huge pack of toilet paper (thanks, Costco!) up 4 flights of stairs. Sure they’re short flights but still–STAIRS ARE STAIRS! Shoutout to my new roommate Nick for carrying the boxes up. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I’ve officially been a Manhattan resident for a month. ONE MONTH! I have a lot to do to get settled. I need to buy my furniture and storage stuff! Right now, everything is laid out on my floor in a disorderly fashion. DVDs strewn about. Piles of clothes scattered around. Toiletries and makeup all over. I’m excited to finally put everything away but it’s difficult when you don’t have time to do so!
Peanut is coming tomorrow!!!! It might be best for me to clean up tonight so Peanut will have space to walk around our new room. I wonder how he’ll react to this city. City dogs are hilarious. They go to the bathroom in the middle of the sidewalk. Peanut is used to doing his business in nature’s bathroom–grass and plants. There’s not much grass here unless you go to a park. Good thing my street is tree-lined; Peanut will have his options. 
When I lived in the Village, I walked through Soho to get to the subway. Now, I walk on Park Avenue to get to the subway. PARK. AVENUE. I walk by Lexington Avenue and get a view of the Chrysler Building down the street.. like, way down, but still! I live pretty close to Gramercy Park; it’s a private park in which only the residents living in the surrounding buildings have access. It’s the only private park in Manhattan. Another good thing about living in Gramercy is that I live 4 blocks away from my buddy Tim!
So, for those who aren’t familiar w/ NYC, Gramercy is on the east side, northeast of Union Square. I’m really close to East Village (which is currently one of my favorite neighborhoods). Gramercy is a pretty and safe place to live. I’m glad everything worked out!
The weather is getting ridiculous. It was humid and hot earlier this week and it rained last night. It woke me up! It’s cloudy today and we have 84% humidity. EIGHTY-FOUR PERCENT. Oh, but it gets better. It’s going to be in the high 80s and low 90s this weekend.. with isolated t-storms. And it’s just going to get worse as summer hits the city. 90+ degrees w/ 100% humidity. I need to get to Home Depot asap and get an AC unit! I’m glad I picked up lunch on my way to the subway this morning. I don’t need to face that heat and humidity until I get off work.
I’ll update w/ Peanut’s adventures soon. Yay, I’m so excited!
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