eruthros

1. I got my hair cut this morning. I was worried that maybe my stylist was leaving the salon or something because I had tried to reschedule and their website was not showing any availability for her at all (like even checking several months down the line), but I think it's just that their system will only allow you to reschedule to the same day in a different week, and she changed the days she works, so since my appointment was on a Monday and she's no longer doing Mondays, it wouldn't show anything. I feel like their system used to allow you to choose a different day of the week and that's an annoying change, but there's always the option to call and reschedule that way, I guess. I'm just glad she's not leaving the salon!

2. We cleared a bit more space in the shed so it's easier to get the new bikes in and out. They're definitely a bit chonkier than our old ones (especially with them both having baskets). I had a couple fans in there that I'd been planning on putting out on the curb once it was warmer weather, so I took those out (now that we have ceiling fans in the living room and bedrooms, we don't need the stand-alone fans as much, and we've still got a couple in the house if we really need them) and some other stuff got reorganized a bit. It will be even better once I get some of the Christmas decorations transferred from the giant plastic tub they're in now to some smaller tubs that will fit on the shelves better.

3. Look at this sweet face!

1. We went to the Hyundai dealership this morning and test drove an Ioniq 5 and we both really liked it. There were a couple things I liked better about the EV 6, but overall preferred the Ioniq, so that's probably what we're going to go with. Still trying to decide if we'll get it used or new. The guy we spoke with at the dealership this morning said the incentives change monthly, so tomorrow I'm going to check their website and see what they're offering and how that would line up with the used ones we're seeing. I think we'd get a little more for a trade-in at the dealership vs Carmax, so that's something to consider, too. We really want to make this happen this month!

2. After that we went over to check out the new Ikea in Culver City. As I anticipated, it is a pretty small store (though even smaller than I thought). They have a decent sized showroom, but there's not much in stock that you can actually buy in terms of furniture (of course they have tons of small items for sale there). That said, we often do just go to Ikea to browse and then order online later when it comes to larger stuff (even stuff that would fit in the car), so it's still nice to have somewhere close to do that. We decided on the Kallax for a record shelf (they actually had one on display with fake records, so it's definitely the right size), so I ordered that and should have it on Tuesday.

3. Since we were already in Culver City, we decided to go check out the new Super King international market across town from the Ikea. It seems to be mainly middle eastern, but also has a bunch of other international stuff as well. It's a pretty big store, though not as big as the Super Irvine we went to a few months ago. We got a few small things, but it's nice to know it's there.

4. Chloe was enjoying her window when Gemma came up and nearly sat on her. There was a little hissing, but then Chloe decided it was okay, and Gemma scooted over a bit, too, which probably helped.