The Move Groove

I'm trying to get into it. I really am. It is tough though because one of the BIGGEST events of the year with my company is about to take place. Its a balancing act. I have about two weeks to get all of this in line and I am tired just thinking about it. My roommate and I have finally come into agreement after MANY conversations and emails back and forth.

I can't tell you how excited I am to just be completely DONE with this apartment complex. The staff, the area, and my neighbors. All the neighbors that I liked have either moved out or been evicted. The economy sucks for every one and I think it is funny that this is one apartment community that is losing tenants because they would prefer to evict than to award patronage.

Regardless I won't be dealing with it any further.

I am moving into a much smaller living space but I am anxious to become accustomed to what these people call "city living". My overall preference when this is all said and done would be to live IN THE CITY! and by CITY I mean the CITY of BOSTON. NOT NEW YORK. NEW YORK SHMU YORK!.

So hopefully living in a smaller quarters will help me figure it all out. I am moving into my friend Katie's sunroom. It will be dirt cheap and I will have a huge kitchen to cook in. I won't waste my leftovers because I can cook for my two roommates. I won't be the one to pay the bills or be responsible for turning rent in on time. I CAN'T WAIT! I am leaving all of my furniture behind in an effort to start anew. I am hoping to just wipe this slate clean and get the essentials for my new room; a bed and a desk. DONE.

I also think that the set up I am moving into will encourage me to explore the city a little more. I have toyed with the idea of getting rid of my car but I will probably miss it too much and feel stranded all the time if I have to depend on the bus or (God forbid!) the T! We will see how my adventure into the world of public transportation goes but all-in-all my car is paid off in October so that is one less payment I will have to face. Slowly but surely I am taking baby steps towards the life I need to be living right now. It is so damn hard to do.

I hope that I have a future in New England. With the way my company works you have to be willing to go where the opportunities are and I am just keeping fingers crossed that those opportunities will open for me in this area. I just feel like there are many things I want to experience here before moving on. I could definitely see myself in this area for another year or two even. I love it. It agrees with me so much. I don't know. Just ask me again after this next winter (that's assuming that we actually have a summer in between the new and the last!).