Zippity Doo Dah

We NYC Rexrodes have been very busy (hence the almost two week break in writing) with much of the same things I mentioned in the last post. So much so that this post may end up reading like a continuation of the last one.

First, for the most exciting news, we were approved for our “1.5” bedroom apartment in Park Slope/Gowanus, Brooklyn and signed a lease on Thursday! Now that we have that extra little space for guests I’m sure the floodgates of visitors will open. Now that we have officially found a place to live we have really kicked the moving mode into high-gear.

Over the past few months we’ve been gathering items that we no longer need to donate to Goodwill. Our pile grew much larger than we could ever try to carry or transport using public transportation. If only we had a car… Enter Zip Car. Zipcar is a membership-based car sharing company which provides reservations to its members for about $15 per hour or $75 per day. Zipcars are parked everywhere around NYC. There are about five locations with multiple vehicles within just a few blocks of our apartment (and our future apartment).The greatest part is that gas, parking, insurance, and maintenance are included in the price for up to 180 miles. For two people that only need a car every once in a while, it’s perfect.

Saturday was our first time renting with Zipcar and next time we may do things a little differently. For one, we won’t wait until the night before to reserve. Although our little Sentra was a sporty special edition, cars that are cooler and more functional (like hybrids and hatchbacks) are snatched up first. Also, because we waited so late to reserve, and there was a reservation right after us, we could only get the car for two hours. This made our trip feel a little too… zippy,  and I barely got the car back to the parking garage in time.

While out on our Zipcar trip we managed to visit Goodwill, drop off our laundry at the laundromat, and buy an area rug that we later painted. They Painted a rug!?  Yup, that’s right. We painted an 8x10 rug and it turned out really well. It’s rolled up to be out of the way right now so you may have to wait until we move for the big reveal.

Lastly, as it turns out, what I said in my last post about the amount of taxes deducted from my paycheck not being so bad was false. You see, my first paycheck was only payment for one week of work and therefore not as large as my full two-week check. This week, though, I got my first full paycheck and Uncle Sam got greedy. I was like, what!? I’m definitely asking for a raise the second I’ve been in that place a year.