Something to believe in.

While I begin my final stretch in this lovely state, I am concentrating largely on my visions of my "new life." New job, new apartment, new commute, new friends - all very daunting yet exciting ideas. My goal for the next few weeks is purge my life of all inconsequential belongings. And more than that, to make room for the ideal home which I hope to create for myself. I plan on buying a significant amount of new furniture, as well as redecorating both bedrooms and both bathrooms.

And while my pocketbook is sure to take quite a hit with this new adventure, in the end it will be well worth with.

Two items that I am thinking about splurging on are the irobot pet roomba and the Kohler flip-side hand-held shower head.

I have a coworker that swears by the roomba, and now that I see there exists a "pet" version, specializing in cat hair, I'm totally in. It will clean up to four rooms, all via prior programming, and will "dock" itself back at home base either when it needs charging or when it is finished. Not only will it keep the cat hair at bay, but it will provide a bit of entertainment for the kids when I'm not at home. I'm crossing my fingers I see it sometime on Woot or HSN, because $399.99 is a bit steep for a teacher.

I saw the Kohler shower head on HGTV's coverage of the 2009 Home and Bath Showcase. The nozzle part is shaped a bit like a hockey puck. With each turn, you get a different type of stream. So there are 4 different water options all packaged in a sleek and modern design. I love it! And it's totally a reasonable price seeing as how many showers I take, and how seriously I take them.

So today I officially begin the final clean. With this final clean comes the commencement of the packing. I'm taking on one room at a time, first dividing into keep and donate, and then packing away anything that is useless to me for the next three weeks. Though I have hired a company to pack for me, I figure that any box that I pack myself is money in the bank. And more money in the bank means more money for roomba.

Trying to keep the vision of my new, clean apartment in the forefront of my mind, I now venture off into the dirty, cat hair ridden abyss that is my apartment. Wish me luck. Lord knows I couldn't be less productive than I was yesterday.

Happy Hump Day!