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  • PeelerSheila @aussie.zone
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    17 days ago

    Aww man, the Nitty gritty of moving… when I was younger it was kind of an adventure, then at some point it became a pain in the arse! I’d love to know what couch/bed thing you bought as I actually kinda need one of those

    • Baku@aussie.zoneOP
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      17 days ago

      Yeah, there’s something about it. It’s nice as a change of scenery and forced mental reset. I had the same thing when I moved into this house, everything was so novel and new, and there were such luxuries I hadn’t had in over 6 years, like access to knives etc. I did so much better, but as everything crumbled, so did I, and I’ve never been able to recover and reset my routines no matter how hard I try. My theory is that it’s all to do with how subconscious memories work, and how the emotions and feelings you’ve experienced in rooms or spaces very much influences your conscious brain, even if you don’t know why or even notice it at all

      The move will certainly help with that. I can attach new happier memories to the new space, and I can get a pet, which will most certainly help with the loneliness too

      Here’s the couch: https://www.ikea.com/au/en/p/friheten-klagshamn-corner-sofa-bed-with-storage-skiftebo-dark-grey-s49444331

      I have zero frame of reference for couch pricing, my initial reaction is that it was really really fucking expensive, but then a few people have told me that’s actually very cheap for a couch like that brand new. I dunno. I actually had my heart set on this one but they had a 10 week lead time on it, so I chose this one. I super wanted a blue one, but they were out of stock, so in the interests of getting something happening, I went with “SKITIFEBO DARK GREY”

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        16 days ago

        Get yourself to the op shop for some cushions and a throw blanket. Should help both comfort and colour.

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        16 days ago

        We have this same couch!! It’s so good! It’s in its third house - it is so versatile, being able to change the ends of the L shape. We had it in the above orientation in the last house, but when we moved to the present place, we flipped the L to the other side because it works better in the new room.

        The only complaint about it is it’s not easy to wash. You need to hire something (You can use the Bunnings carpet cleaner with upholstery attachment) to clean it. You have a while before you need to worry about that though.