Here are a few scenes of my new home:

I have been living in collective houses of 15-25 people since 2005, so the only thing I really own kitchen-wise is a tea strainer and a few errant tea cups. I don’t even own a knife! The task of stocking a kitchen from the ground-up when I’ve been so spoiled on restaurant grade equipment was a bit scary. Thankfully, the thrift gods were kind to me and I was able to furnish my kitchen for about $100. 99 cents for a can opener? $1 teacups! And, an apple peeler/corer/slicer (seen in the top left of the photo) was my favorite find. ALSO!!!! I have been looking at bonnet dryers on Amazon.com, but I found a tabletop folding model for $9. Who wants to come over for front porch beauty parlor?
Our house was built in the mid-late 1940s for the troops coming back from WWII, and lots of the fixtures are original. The counters and sinks are a little short and the shower nozzle doesn’t even hit me mid-chest, it’s so far down! The back of this little medicine cabinet was spiffed up by cut outs from a book of 1920s French women who guard my toothpaste and face lotions. The book was bought for relatively no money at The Blue Hanger, a Goodwill outlet warehouse. Hello little beauties!