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floatingleaf) wrote2007-02-05 08:30 pm
floatingleaf) wrote2007-02-05 08:30 pm
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YESSS !!!!!
OMG. OMGOMGOMG. They called me back already. This morning. Left a message on my cell, saying my application was approved. I almost flew through the ceiling... lol. I don't know how in hell I managed to get any work done today, since my concentration and focus went right out the window.:D And it might not be coming back until mid-March... LOL. Because of all the stuff I have to do/take care of before, during and after the move. Right now I don't even know where to start. *panicks momentarily and starts running around in circles*
*takes a deep breath, trying to calm down*
Okay. First I have to call the woman who showed me the place last weekend and make an appointment with her to sign the lease. As well as find out when I can actually start bringing my stuff into the apartment. Because I would really like to have at least a bed delivered there BEFORE I move in. Then I need to start shopping for said bed, as well as a few other basic furniture items (and possibly window blinds, since I don't think they come with the unfurnished apartments in that building... at least there weren't any in the studio I saw, which wasn't the one I will be renting, but an identical one a few doors down). Then arrange the delivery of said items, so that I can actually be there when that happens.:) Then arrange the installation of cable internet - not before the actual move, but also not too long after, since I don't want to be internet-less for more than a few days.:P Then shop for all kinds of other stuff, like kitchen appliances (microwave! I would starve to death without a microwave!... LOL), cleaning supplies etc. In the so-called meantime I also have to renew my driver's license, which expires on March 4th, and do it in person because I want the address changed on it. Not to mention all the other institutions I need to notify of the address change. Including my roommate... LOL. At least she will get more than two weeks' notice - so if she's still unhappy, it's her problem.:P
Oooofff. I'm sure I skipped a few important points that will crop up sooner or later - but at least I'm trying to rein in the mental chaos somehow.:D Staying organized will help keep the panic at bay.:P
Yes, I am scared and nervous as all hell. But also deliriously happy. And I know that if I were moving in with my friend instead, I would be much less nervous about it... but also much less happy. So there. Freedom comes with a price (very literally, in fact, since my cost of living is about to perform a significant upwards jump - which also scares me a little, btw). But the thought of having the place to myself more than makes up for it. Oh, does it ever. *shudders in delight*
No more wondering, upon coming back home from wherever I've been, whether she's there, what she's doing and if it's going to interfere with whatever I plan on doing when I get there. No more waiting to use the bathroom (or having to warn someone that I'm going to spend a long time in there...:D). No more cursing under my breath when she's listening to bad disco, or having an animated phone conversation behind my bedroom wall while I'm trying to sleep. No more taking the blame for plumbing issues. No more cleaning not because I feel like it, but because it's "my turn". Starting on March 1st, I will decide when it's time to do any household chores, thank you very much. And I will enjoy them when I do them, because I will do them my way and no one will be there to tell me that's not the way they should be done. And if that means parting with half my earnings every month, then so be it. I have finally figured out my priorities, and intend to proceed accordingly. And if anyone feels like telling me I'm making a mistake ("crippling myself financially", for example, as a coworker put it), all I have to say is that it's MY mistake and I have a right to make it. I will be the one bearing the consequences of it. So let me have my private little heaven in a run-down studio, if that's all the luxury I can afford at this point in time. I've had my share of sharing. Call me a neurotic, selfish bitch, if you please. It won't do much to spoil my mood at the moment.:D
/rant. Need to wind down and try to get some sleep.:)
*takes a deep breath, trying to calm down*
Okay. First I have to call the woman who showed me the place last weekend and make an appointment with her to sign the lease. As well as find out when I can actually start bringing my stuff into the apartment. Because I would really like to have at least a bed delivered there BEFORE I move in. Then I need to start shopping for said bed, as well as a few other basic furniture items (and possibly window blinds, since I don't think they come with the unfurnished apartments in that building... at least there weren't any in the studio I saw, which wasn't the one I will be renting, but an identical one a few doors down). Then arrange the delivery of said items, so that I can actually be there when that happens.:) Then arrange the installation of cable internet - not before the actual move, but also not too long after, since I don't want to be internet-less for more than a few days.:P Then shop for all kinds of other stuff, like kitchen appliances (microwave! I would starve to death without a microwave!... LOL), cleaning supplies etc. In the so-called meantime I also have to renew my driver's license, which expires on March 4th, and do it in person because I want the address changed on it. Not to mention all the other institutions I need to notify of the address change. Including my roommate... LOL. At least she will get more than two weeks' notice - so if she's still unhappy, it's her problem.:P
Oooofff. I'm sure I skipped a few important points that will crop up sooner or later - but at least I'm trying to rein in the mental chaos somehow.:D Staying organized will help keep the panic at bay.:P
Yes, I am scared and nervous as all hell. But also deliriously happy. And I know that if I were moving in with my friend instead, I would be much less nervous about it... but also much less happy. So there. Freedom comes with a price (very literally, in fact, since my cost of living is about to perform a significant upwards jump - which also scares me a little, btw). But the thought of having the place to myself more than makes up for it. Oh, does it ever. *shudders in delight*
No more wondering, upon coming back home from wherever I've been, whether she's there, what she's doing and if it's going to interfere with whatever I plan on doing when I get there. No more waiting to use the bathroom (or having to warn someone that I'm going to spend a long time in there...:D). No more cursing under my breath when she's listening to bad disco, or having an animated phone conversation behind my bedroom wall while I'm trying to sleep. No more taking the blame for plumbing issues. No more cleaning not because I feel like it, but because it's "my turn". Starting on March 1st, I will decide when it's time to do any household chores, thank you very much. And I will enjoy them when I do them, because I will do them my way and no one will be there to tell me that's not the way they should be done. And if that means parting with half my earnings every month, then so be it. I have finally figured out my priorities, and intend to proceed accordingly. And if anyone feels like telling me I'm making a mistake ("crippling myself financially", for example, as a coworker put it), all I have to say is that it's MY mistake and I have a right to make it. I will be the one bearing the consequences of it. So let me have my private little heaven in a run-down studio, if that's all the luxury I can afford at this point in time. I've had my share of sharing. Call me a neurotic, selfish bitch, if you please. It won't do much to spoil my mood at the moment.:D
/rant. Need to wind down and try to get some sleep.:)
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Living alone has definite perks, and you'll be surprised at just how much cleaning you *don't* have to do. One person makes a lot less muss than two.
Also once you get set up the money situation will be better. It's just *getting there* that is a hassle.
This is a great move for you, I think it's awesome that you are finding your courage and doing it!
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(Anonymous) 2007-02-06 10:36 am (UTC)(link)No I can come and visit you ;o)
Miss you,
Lestat
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Now I can come and visit you ;o)
Of course you can. As soon as I buy a sofa/coach in addition to the narrow twin-size bed I'm planning on getting for myself.:D
Unless... uhm, well. Yeah. Never mind.:P
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(Anonymous) 2007-02-07 08:27 am (UTC)(link)Uhm, well, I thought you're not interested in THOSE THINGS anymore ;o) Or at least that's what I've read here.
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