I’m finally just about as settled as I can be in my new casa, the truck empty but for the cot, and things stowed away as neatly as possible given the storage options. My office is up and functional, including the 20″ TV I use as a monitor. I was practically chirping with happiness this morning bringing my coffee into the office to get started on my big day!
Around 9:00, I called the landlady and left a message asking her to please check with TelMex that they haven’t lost my order. I know this is Mexico and these things take time, but the contract said within five business days and we’re there, so I am going to start nagging. I did buy another 1GB (good for one week) from TelCel because the bar closes early and coming here is cutting into my work day. Plus, it’s hard to go back to work after having a beer. 🙂
I’m astounded at how well the apartment is working out for me. I do wish there was more storage in the kitchen, especially a drawer. The extra unit that was put in between the fridge and stove has one, but it smells mildewy. I Lysoled the heck out of it and will see if that helps. If so, I found a place in the Mercado that sells oil cloth and I’ll get a piece to fit the drawer. Otherwise, I’ll find a nice crock like I use at home. I would have had room for said crock and packed and unpacked it several times. 🙁
One thing that makes me laugh about the apartment is that it is essentially the same layout as my old house in the Gatineau Hills! Just put the front door on the opposite side of the living room, swap the living room with the kitchen and the bathroom with the master bedroom, and add a linen closet. I used to use the back bedroom as my office until I separated the kitchen and living room and made myself one heck of a gorgeous library, converting the old office into a den. So a lot of my movements in this house are very familiar and I’ve figured out why I often go into the bedroom when I’m aiming for the bathroom!
My only major complaint is the lack of HOT water in the kitchen. If I run the water a long time, I can get the water warm enough for dishes, but barely. If I have anything greasy, I have to heat water on the stove.
Otherwise, everything is good and I’m still convinced that this is the second best place I’ve ever lived, second only to Miranda!
I do have to wonder about Mexican windows. They have beautiful shapes, lots of arches, that perfectly match security grills. I wonder if they are bought as a set. Something ask at some point….
I think that once you have completed all the windows in a house you call a welder who measures and makes grates for the windows. There are no more (probably fewer) break-ins in Mexico than in the US or Canada but home insurance is much cheaper if you have grates. It may even let you get by with no insurance. That is why most or all homes have them.
Ah, that would make sense! I’m just concerned that the grates cannot open!
I love that you are settling in well. Now if the internet hookup would just come and be perfect…
The lack of HOT water to wash dishes is not a problem for me. I rarely turn on my hot water heater or if I do it is only once a day to heat for maybe 10 minutes and then off. What I do is put soap in the hot skillet right after dishing out my meal and then fill it partially with cold water. The heat of the skillet warms the water enough, in my opinion, to help cut the oils/grease that are in the skillet and on my plate.
When I’m conserving water in the RV, I also rarely turn on the water heater (10-gallon capacity) and heat water in a skillet that I used for cooking.
But I’m leaving in a stick house right now with unlimited water and one of the things I wanted for the winter was easy water management and the luxury of being able to easily wash and rinse dishes with HOT water. So I have decide to talk to the landlady about this issue.