Friday, June 3, 2016

What I've Learned Being In A Hotel For A Month

Being stuck in a hotel for a month is not easy. We had to do it because we're waiting for our house. We should be closing today so we can get out of the hotel!

Here's what I've learned:


--One bathroom is not enough. Tom would want to take his long poop breaks and it's all, dude, you can't right now. He'd say, "Then go downstairs if you have to go," and I'd remind him that I popped out TWO human beings and my bladder didn't work like that anymore.




--I'm apparently the only one who can explain to housekeeping what we need. I'd tell everyone what we needed so if they came when I was reading or elsewhere, they could tell them. But every time they'd ask me, "What did we need again?"


--The cooktops take forever to get the water boiling.




--If a cat poops, your entire space will smell of it.


--People are rude. Check out my how to not be an asshole while staying in a hotel post.


--I need my personal space. As an only child, if I don't get it, I tend to go into meltdown mode. People being around me ALL THE TIME was tough.




--The Internet seemed to run super slow every afternoon--you could opt to pay $4.95 for faster Internet--PER DAY--but no thanks.


--You figure out that a ironing board can serve as a table:




--You begin to miss your belongings, big time.


--If you have a Fitbit, you probably won't be getting 10,000 steps in since the space is so small. But maybe I'm just lazy. I did go to the hotel gym, but I only stayed on the elliptical for 25 minutes because I felt like I was going to die. I suppose I could have walked around the hotel, but as I said, I was lazy. I was averaging only 5000 steps.


--The cats liked to walk across my face when I was trying to sleep. It's not fun to wake up to a paw near your nostril.




Have you ever been in a hotel for a long period of time?

30 comments:

  1. When I was 10, my Dad's company moved our family, only the house wouldn't be ready for 9 weeks, so the company's plan was to put us in a couple hotel rooms (5 kids at the time)--my parents opted to borrow my grandparents' motorhome and had us all live in the motorhome in a local campground for nine weeks instead, because then at least we had the outdoors to run around in! It was a very memorable summer!
    Angel and I lived in a Chinese hotel for a month while we were training for our jobs in China. There was no way to cook except an electric pot for hot water so we mostly lived on oatmeal and washed our laundry in the bathroom sink. It was actually really fun, but then again, there were just the two of us. Kids would make it a whole different ball game.

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  2. Omg yes. Being an old child you do need space!! I feel you so much on this. I have my own room in our house lol. I don't sleep in there but it's MINE!! Haha

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  3. Yes to all of these!!! It really is amazing how long those cooktops take to get hot. That was my main complaint when we lived in a hotel lol.

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  4. Too funny! We were just there for a week and that was enough for me...lol

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  5. One night is long enough for me. Oye.

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  6. Yes, and it is life changing for sure. It made me appreciate a stable ho.e much more.
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  7. From one only child to another...I hear ya! I feel like I need an escape after just a week in a hotel for a vacation. The good news is, it'll make getting into your house so much sweeter.

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  8. My hubby and I lived in a hotel for 2 months while he was job training out of town. I spent my days using the ironing board for a desk for the laptop. LoL It was easy to situate in front of the chair facing the tv. We got lucky with a hotel near a big shopping center which I used for a walking track every day. It was awesome when we got to go home!

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    1. Nice! I'd have just walked and gone shopping too.

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  9. haha, maybe Tom needs to use the fancy lobby bathroom. Or not-fancy lobby bathroom. Most hotels have one!
    Cat poop is highly invasive in a small room. It looks like your cats are taking it all in stride, bless their hearts.

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  10. I'm an only child too and I TOTALLY get the personal space thing. I'M not in an actual hotel, but I'm currently sharing my home with a mom and her two kids who lost their housing along with me and my two kids (that's three boys and a seventeen year old girl who thinks she knows everything if you're keeping track) plus my elderly mom who has Alzheimer's. And four cats and a wiener dog with a peculiar fascination with lights of any kind. And even though it's a five bedroom house and my mom has her own little area, it's still. not. enough!!

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  11. I know exactly how you feel!! After living in our hotel for a month I thought, I'm not sure about the Tiny House craze, although to be honest (currently 9 months removed from hotel life) I am SLIGHTLY intrigued.
    Thankfully, our hotel had two bathrooms. Your curtains look familiar, so I think we stayed at the same hotel. ;)
    Congrats on your new house!!
    xoxo

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  12. Thank god its been ages since I've had to spend that much time in a hotel...! I'm glad you survived!!!

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  13. We've done a month in the hotel a couple times... it's rough!

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  14. I don't know how you survived so long. I couldn't do it. Ugh. Nearly two weeks was enough to push me over the edge!

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  15. WOW a whole month! Good on you! Did you go a little mad?! Love the ironing board hack!!!

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  16. I adore your stories .There's something about not being in your home for long periods that can irritate anyone.

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  17. Oh this brings back memories. Our house burned down 4 years ago on Black Friday and we were in a hotel for 2 weeks. It was fun for a few days. You did a great job my friend.

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  18. What an adventure! While I have never stayed in a hotel this long, I did stay in one room for three night with my cousin, my uncle, and three cats. Everything you said about cats in a hotel room is true!

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  19. Living in a hotel for a month must feel so confining. But you've got sinew good tips!

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  21. Edited: WOW. You have sounded like you have been through a tough month. I cannot even imagine staying in a hotel that long. I can barely last a few days lol. Goodluck!

    xoxo
    Isaly Holland
    www.memoriesbyisaly.com

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  22. Oh wow, no I have never and there are times I complain about some hotels just staying for a week or less I can't imagine longer

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  23. I'm an only child too, so I feel you on the need for personal space. But that ironing board tip is ingenious! If I had to stay at a hotel for a long period of time, I would definitely go to an extended stay hotel. But it's still not the same.

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  24. I stayed in a hotel for a few months a few years ago and I started to absolutely hate it after a while. I hope you move into your house very soon! That would be the perfect gift for the holidays! :)

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  25. Hope your home will be ready soon. Leaving a hotel life is okay for the first 2 weeks and sucks the following days.. well unless you move to another more fabulous hotel :) Hang on Dear :)

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  26. Oh yeah. Staying in a hotel for that long would definitely get old! I really like your ironing board idea by the way.

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  27. My husband and I stayed in a hotel for a few months when we moved so he could go to flight school. It wasn't bad with just the 2 of us but I can't imagine with kids.

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  28. I haven't stayed in a hotel that long. The longest is one week. Hope your home will be ready soon.

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