I am so excited right now and yet nervous at the same time. I wrote that I recently got a housing voucher and have been actively looking for a new place to move to. Away from the drug and smoke filled building with dog poop and pee in the hallways and people loitering on the outside and nodding off. People that don’t live here roam the hallways, bring their dogs in, and use the laundry room. It’s just gotten out of hand.
I found this one place that I believe is a diamond in the rough. It’s right in my price bracket, and it’s “nestled” in this really nice neighborhood right next to this huge park that reminds me of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. It says it is pet friendly, which is awesome because of my 2 “fur” babies, Stella and Charley. It is pretty close to an elementary school, which gives it an extra sense of security I feel.
The neighborhood is quiet, yet is a few blocks away from restaurants and the grocery store and the transit station.
I was specifically looking for somewhere that I can take Charley out without her having to be spooked by back fire and from the business of downtown.
This place screams for me I feel. I have everything going for me, such as great credit, lived in my place for 7 years, my animals are up to date and fully registered with tags, I’ve got a clean record except for a DUI 17 years ago, and have always been on time with my rent payments.
I’m just worried that it is too good to be true. There are 2 apartments available right now, one on the first floor and one on the second. The second floor is about 100 square feet more than the first floor, which would be nice, yet being on the first floor I don’t have to worry about bothering people down below.
I know Stella and Charley get to playing rough sometimes and I like to do my little workouts from YouTube so I don’t want to bother anyone.
I’m future tripping so bad now with the what-ifs, and another big factor is how am I going to move everything. I’ve started looking at my place and realize I’ve got a lot of books I don’t want to get rid of, although they are so heavy to move. And, although I can’t stand the place I’m living at, I love my apartment.
I’m used to taking Charley to the University in the early morning so she can run, I’m used to our regular routines. I’ve also got a small fish tank that I’ve got to deal with.
But these are the things that I get scared of thinking too far ahead about. Like, I don’t want to think I’ve got this and get let down if it doesn’t work out.
Oh well, I did walk around the neighborhood and wrote down a few other apartments that are located near the one I’ll be looking at tomorrow.
My appointment is at 10:00 a.m. I will be a nervous and excited wreck until then. We shall see. My fingers crossed, and I’m cautiously optimistic. A change would be so nice and I think needed. Moving is scary yet is necessary at times. It could lead to an exciting next chapter in my life!