Apr 21 2006
A Place of My Own
My roommate and I have not spoken since the germ dispute, and I have informed her that I will not be renewing the lease on this apartment. Luckily for me, the lease is up at the end of June, so I don’t have to suffer germ discrimination or any other now intolerable annoyances for much longer. I figured with my puny budget I’d better get a jump on finding something, since there’s next to nothing available for what I want to pay (and not be afraid of the neighborhood I live in). I’ve been doing research for quite some time on this issue, mainly wishful thinking and also to keep a leg up on the rental market. But today, lo and behold, I found a place. It’s very near where I currently live and the rent, though a bit higher than I want to pay, is still within my budget. It’s currently occupied but the tenants are moving out in about 2 weeks, so I’ll be able to see it then and put a deposit on it, which will hold it for me until I’m ready in June. I’m so excited!
Of course, for all the rambling I did about the cost of living, I was able to find something I could afford on my own. But this will be the end of all frivolous spending. I’ve done this financially tight lifestyle before, and I’m not thrilled about it, but I guess you can’t put a price on sanity. I’m just gonna go with the flow, live in this studio apartment for awhile and still get on with my life and trying to figure out where it is exactly that I want to go. At least with my own place I’ll be able to do that kind of thinking without any distractions.
In other news, all this darn handwashing I’ve been doing because of this stupid cold has taken its toll on my hands, which have gone from baby soft to 150 grit sandpaper. I hate it when that happens.
