mission (house talk)

so, we have a moving date. as Y is taking care of the house, he gave me a mission: i have to think of everything we have and think where all that will go in Manteli. i have to make really careful inventory in every little corner and ruthlessly get rid of stuff. i can't do anything to his stuff though, and i don't think he's any better in keeping only essentials. this move is so special, it's the first real home, a base i hope to keep forever. yes, forever. it doesn't even mean we have to live there all the time, it feels more like the house will give us freedom to go away too.

this kind of stuff i find in my big closet. examples of things i have to keep! well, they are very small. i gave the snowman-mum and child to V.

we had a super day with Y yesterday, 3 places to go and all of them were a success. V was with my mum.
first we went somewhere in Vantaa (?) to a place that imports Auro environmentally friendly paints and finishes. a funny couple with a hairy dog happened to be there even though they weren't really open. we are very happy with the things we got there: floor treatments and 'Airfresh' paint! it makes the air in the room fresher, how about that!
second we got a big wet/dry vacuum cleaner. very professional.
third we went to this strange 'junk & iron' sale place, that sells things (building materials etc) from factories for very cheap. after freezing in their storage room for very long, we found the perfect sink for the kitchen!

finding the sink has been the theme for a couple of weeks now. Y bought a sink last year from recycling center, but it's not good for the tap we bought from ebay. that tap deserves the best of the best surroundings.

another change of plans is the oven. the big serious electric oven we bought would destroy the look of the wood stove if it was standing next to it, and it was the only place where it fits. luckily, Y's parents need a new oven and they will buy it from us. so next step lead to the decision of buying separately a small gas stove and an electric oven. then the problem of how to install those two next to the sink... everything solved now! Y, the super-hero, found a good quality gas stove second hand. all we need now is the oven, and we don't even have to take the cheapest one! yey! they look more or less the same anyway. we'd like to have manual timer, no digital.

we had a long day, a good one, in such harmony! we agree on all these little details. it was a super nice revelation.
then we had dinner at the Nepalese. ♥