Comments | sweetsongstress: IKEA, 35 weeks, ranty rant

sweetsongstress

IKEA, 35 weeks, ranty rant

Jun 19, 2010 03:41

For the longest time, I thought IKEA was supposed to be an expensive store. Why? Because when I'd see IKEA furniture on design shows and in magazines, that shit looked trendy & modern and all Bauhaus-like. It looked like the kind of thing rich people had in their houses. Not only that, there aren't very many IKEA stores around. It wasn't until ( Read more... )

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pure_doxyk June 19 2010, 17:49:02 UTC

Ah yes, I don't miss that part at all. You're right -- don't sweat it, because it'll be over soon and then it'll be six months before you even remember what it was like. ;) Sounds like you're doing great though, which is awesome.

It's funny what you say about shopping being all there is to do...that's a lot of my complaint with where I live, too. I didn't know anybody but my husband shared it, though -- my friends are mostly in Boston, where there's *plenty* to do, heh.

Best of luck if we don't see you again before the big day!

sweetsongstress June 20 2010, 00:41:28 UTC

Yeah. It depresses me to see how every town in our area is all shopping centers & fast food joints. ..eh, what can you do? Man, I love New England in general. If it weren't for how affordable college was out here compared to everywhere else, I would have moved back a long time ago, before I even met my husband.

And thank you! I hope I'm not a pansy when it comes time to deliver. I hate pain. :)

pure_doxyk June 20 2010, 12:42:21 UTC

Learn Lamaze, if you haven't! Ignore all the squishy visualization shit -- you won't be able to concentrate anyway -- but the breathing is a godsend. I *still* use it when I hurt myself. ;)

sweetsongstress June 20 2010, 18:58:42 UTC

We took some classes that went into *some* relaxation and breathing techniques. I don't remember too much. I'd love to look at some Youtube videos on Lamaze breathing, but I plan on getting an epidural so I don't know if I will be using it? Then again, I have a pretty low tolerance to uterine pain (period cramps, cramps lately, etc.) so it could be useful long before I even set foot in the hospital. :)

Some of the squishy visualization seems really cool. Like this one about picturing a flower that's opening. I'm going to try my best to picture that when I'm going into labor.

nicoli_dominn June 19 2010, 20:16:24 UTC

I used to think the same thing about IKEA, but luckily, I had a college roommate who informed me otherwise. :-) I'm still cheap enough, however, that I'll settle for DIY furniture from Big Lots.

Do you have any other needs I/we can help out with at some point? You say the clothes are taken care of, but if there's anything else, I'd like to try and chip in.

sweetsongstress June 20 2010, 00:50:31 UTC

I never had luck with Big Lots furniture... their bookshelves were crap at the store I went to. However, our outdoor gazebo is from there and it rocks! I don't know if there's an IKEA out there, but if there is, trust me, you'd probably pay about the same or less for their stuff as you would at Big Lots. I have never before seen a 4-drawer dresser for $52 in my life. It was in great shape, the only reason it was on sale for that much was because it was a floor model and already assembled. So we didn't even have to put it together ourselves! I love their clearance section. Shit, I paid $30 for a tiny 2-drawer dresser thing from Wal-Mart that I had to put together myself and it's nowhere near as nice. Just telling you these things because if you hate shopping as much as I do, I can tell you this is probably the cheapest you can go with furniture and home decor if you're buying new ( ... )