Stormy Weather

The most ideal time to move into a new house, to continuously travel outside and then in in order to get all that furniture in efficiently is best done during thunder and lightening 

It's time to blast those tunes and open a bazillion tabs of websites to distract you from outside's schizophrenic show. Yes, an electric storm has hit Cape Town and I sit alone in my house trying to be distracted by the internet instead of enduring the conclusion of mother natures menstrual cycle. 

A young couple have just moved into the house opposite mine and seem to be pretty happy. Their first home, first car, perhaps child, shared furniture... I can understand why it's very special. They have some pretty nice furniture. Then it struck me. A quick and easy list of things for that first night in your new surroundings. A sort of emergency kit. 

So here comes a completely unknown internet figure to save the day! I hope you know that I'm purely doing this for my entertainment. Honest. 

Sit back and relax. I've got you covered for that first daunting night. 

Some Explaining:

1. Top left

Yes those are plasters because you will be encountering cuts and grazes from transporting and unpacking laborious boxes and prodding yourself with the stanley knife displayed in the top left.   






2. Food

•    Biltong

•    Peanut Butter

•    Take out sushi

The first item for your grocery cupboard plus the two best things in the world. I'm assuming that you want an explanation for what 'biltong' is; it's legitimately dried meat coated in spices and sold for a lot of money, nothing else. It's a South African thing I guess. Dates back to the time of old Dutch people participating in our history. Once encountered, you will get hooked on it. Believe me. 


3. Lush Ultrablast Toothey Tabs

They may be immensely convenient, but taste vile. They supposedly are the equivalent to brushing you teeth. However, I'd rather, although don't want to, waste the time brushing them. But on a night where your possessions have been added to a cocktail shaker and shaken once of twice, it's not a bad alternative. 

4. The Mysterious Suitcase 

A ghost hunting kit. Honest. You're in new surroundings. Unfamiliar territory. You don't know what could be around the corner. The first night of living in a new house is always a tad scary and I say this with complete confidence. It's taken me 9 houses to find that out. You never sleep well because you need time to adjust. But couples in their first home together probably be preoccupied... 

5. A plant: Responsibility needs to start somewhere

The two of you are on your own now. Baby steps towards achieving actual baby steps are key in establishing effective methods for taking care of your future child. Therefore, why not start with a plant? Slowly kick it up a notch with a goldfish, then a hamster, get bigger and bigger until you can buy a baby (or make one, your choice).


Hope this is helpful.


Cheerio Bumbleheads