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it's official :D
Feb. 10th, 2007 09:40 pmSooo... yeah. I did it. I signed the lease. I paid the deposit and the rent for March. I got the keys OMG. I can start moving in next weekend. *blinks in stunned disbelief*
The place is old - the tub, sinks, kitchen stove and cabinets have a decidedly ancient look to them - but everything was being freshly painted just as I dropped by today, and the lady who's in charge of the building said she's gonna come during the week to do some cleaning. So by next Friday the apartment should be pretty much at my disposal. Also, to my immense relief, I found that the windows do have shades installed, and that the previous tennant left behind a plain white kitchen table + some chairs. I told the maintenance people not to throw them out, since they go well with the slightly shabby, austere look of the place.;) (plus, I have less shopping to do :P) But I will definitely need to put some color in there. Right now, everything is white: walls, doorframes, windows, shades, cabinets, tiles... Not that I mind much; I'd rather have it all white than some very vivid or dark color. But I don't want to live in a hospital either... lol.
Another interesting fact is that the apartment is on the third floor, and there is no elevator. So it looks like I am finally going to get some daily exercise.:P And there is only one neighbor next to me, divided by a little balcony between our kitchen doors and the back staircase; so I shouldn't have to complain about too much noise (and since this is the top floor, no one will be stomping on my ceiling :). I only hope the plumbing is OK, because, well... it is old. But I am not going to start worrying in advance. And I was told that the previous tennant has moved into a bigger apartment in the same building - so she must have been happy with the place, I guess (maybe she just got a better job and decided she can afford a one-bedroom instead of a studio :P) Anyway - it seems to be just the kind of quiet hide-out I was hoping for. *crosses fingers*
Okay. Sorry for boring everyone to death again, but as you have probably noticed, this moving in on my own is a big new thing for me and I am a little obsessed about it.;)
The place is old - the tub, sinks, kitchen stove and cabinets have a decidedly ancient look to them - but everything was being freshly painted just as I dropped by today, and the lady who's in charge of the building said she's gonna come during the week to do some cleaning. So by next Friday the apartment should be pretty much at my disposal. Also, to my immense relief, I found that the windows do have shades installed, and that the previous tennant left behind a plain white kitchen table + some chairs. I told the maintenance people not to throw them out, since they go well with the slightly shabby, austere look of the place.;) (plus, I have less shopping to do :P) But I will definitely need to put some color in there. Right now, everything is white: walls, doorframes, windows, shades, cabinets, tiles... Not that I mind much; I'd rather have it all white than some very vivid or dark color. But I don't want to live in a hospital either... lol.
Another interesting fact is that the apartment is on the third floor, and there is no elevator. So it looks like I am finally going to get some daily exercise.:P And there is only one neighbor next to me, divided by a little balcony between our kitchen doors and the back staircase; so I shouldn't have to complain about too much noise (and since this is the top floor, no one will be stomping on my ceiling :). I only hope the plumbing is OK, because, well... it is old. But I am not going to start worrying in advance. And I was told that the previous tennant has moved into a bigger apartment in the same building - so she must have been happy with the place, I guess (maybe she just got a better job and decided she can afford a one-bedroom instead of a studio :P) Anyway - it seems to be just the kind of quiet hide-out I was hoping for. *crosses fingers*
Okay. Sorry for boring everyone to death again, but as you have probably noticed, this moving in on my own is a big new thing for me and I am a little obsessed about it.;)
