I’ve moved every year for the past ~5 years. Moving is the absolute worst shit to ever exist. It’s expensive. It takes you 3 months to settle into a new place, then you get comfortable, then it’s time to pack up and move again. Don’t get me started on how much Ritz the Cat hates moving, too. Finally renewing a lease for the first time since college this year and I’m so excited to not have to move.
Part rec, part documenting my headspace right now. My last few moves in my city have been chaotic and unwanted, to say the least. After an incredibly stressful loss of my last apartment, I was so privileged to have been able to spend my last three years living alone for the first time in my life, healing myself and figuring out how to navigate life coming out of active survival mode. I leave my little studio apartment in less than two weeks to move into a new place, choice I got to make for myself, and a living situation I get to plan for, rather than having been forced into. I've always been able to make a home for myself anywhere I go, but this is the first time I get to do it because I made the choice to, not despite my circumstances. It's feeling good!
haven't signed the lease yet but it's basically a done deal. i'm so excitedddd!!! landlord is super nice and the only other person in my building is my coworker who is awesome. rent is great and the place is pet friendly!! will definitely be getting a cat after a few months getting settled. it's gonna take me awhile to fully furnish it but i should have everything i absolutely need when i move in things will just be sparse lol. i'm excited about moving and decorating and putting together furniture (i LOVE putting together furniture)
this March i moved out from my parents' to my own appartment, at first it was scary bc i didn't think I would be able to afford living by myself and keep my two cats, sometimes we're tight on money but so far it's been the best year I can think of, I've learned a lot from living on my own and I was able to do lots of things that I couldn't if I had stayed with my parents, like focusing on my own and on my projects and travelling with friends I'm really looking forward to next year <33
Eliminate the need for trash bags or massive, gas-guzzling garbage trucks! Everything is ending up on the ground anyway. Cut out the middle man and drop your trash wherever you happen to be walking.
Started packing lunch recently to save some money. Clementines felt like a good entry-level fruit. They’re also designed and packaged by God to be perfect for bringing to work. I instantly got addicted to clementines. Ate about 4-5 per day. Now I’m trying to get into some deeper cuts. Bought some apples this week. They’re super good too.