Feeling Better and Moving On
Hey everyone. I’ve been out with a bout of pneumonia and have disappeared for a bit. I have been in bed for over a week and it is nice to be getting out of it. I’m still coughing, but the doc says the fluid in my lungs appear to be gone. Now time to get my energy level back and back to work on Monday. I miss everyone at the office and being alone at the house for over a week can make you a bit stir-crazy.
I got some news from my property manager and it looks like I’m going to be allowed to upgrade to a one-bedroom unit!! This is awesome! My lease is up at the end of May and unless I found a place, I’d have to pay higher rent. Some of the neighboring apartment complexes have had one bedroom units for cheaper than what I was paying for my Studio. While I have enjoyed living in my studio for the last two years, its time for something bigger.
One thing I regretted about having a studio is that I could never have friends over for dinner. I love to entertain and now I can! I always felt weird that my only place to eat was n a bar counter right over the sink. 
I now have a dining room that should be able to fit a table for six. My little galley kitchen is now bigger with a tad bit more counter space as well as twice the storage space. You couldn’t have more than one person n the kitchen, now you can have at least two! But the biggest prize?? I have a dishwasher! You have no idea what that will mean for me! 
Having a bedroom that I can actually close the door on means alot too. I could never really have friends from out of town over or if the kids (my nephews and nieces) wanted to come over and stay over I had wished I had a door I could close for privacy.
The bedroom also has a big walk-in closet which means I’ll have more room for a real desk in my room instead of a makeshift table and no tabletop space. 
I can keep the room open for the bed and desk and put the bureau in the closet. The actual bathroom space is the same but the “vanity” area is twice the size and I have additional linen space.
I get to move in about three weeks, so I have alot of packing to do. The property manager will be putting in new carpeting as well as new flooring in the kitchen and bathroom. They are also be enameling the bath/shower. A fresh coat of paint and a thorough cleaning and the place will be like brand new. Apparently the tenant who is moving out has lived there for years.
Did I tell you where it’s at?? It’s directly across the parking lot from me, I can see my new balcony from my apartment, how sweet is that!
May 1st, 2009 at 05:24
How exciting. Let me tell you, having a dishwasher is a huge thing. It was funny, when Brent and I put an offer on our house, we actually forgot to look to see if there was a dishwasher. There wasn’t. We almost pulled the offer on that fact alone. Thankfully we found an amazing dishwasher on super clearance at Best Buy. It was a $600 dishwasher we got for $200! Best money I have ever spent.
May 3rd, 2009 at 22:07
Good to hear you’re feeling better. Congrats on the new place!
January 15th, 2010 at 15:14
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