I’m moving. Well, of course, I’m moving. My body is always moving, even when I think I’m sitting perfectly still. What I mean is this: I have signed a two-year lease on a new home and will be moving from my current residence into a new home by the end of April.
I have been experiencing apartment life since I left my marriage and subsequently divorced my husband over five years ago. It has been interesting and varied to say the least, having changed “homes” three times in those five plus years. (This will be the fourth and final move before I break down and purchase a home.) The first apartment was small, about 800 square feet which eventually came to be known as “The Hamster Cage.” Too small and converted to a condo anyway. The next place was the Papa Bear place: Too big, and too expensive when the annual rent increased by $125 in one pop.
The current place has no real problems, just neighbors from hell. It is a duplex and the folks with whom we share the building are fine, in fact great. I couldn’t ask for better neighbors than Ed and Julie. It’s the folks in the building adjacent to ours. The first set of crazy people were evicted in December. The second set of crazy people should be evicted, but they are related to the building’s owner (NOT the owner of my building) and I doubt that “Mom” will find it in her heart to evict her daughter, even if she is an obnoxious person who continues to park in my driveway, who has middle-of-the-night obscenity yelling fights with her boyfriend in my driveway, and who leaves her dogs out all night to serenade the entire neighborhood. My neighbor Ed and I agree that the landlord must have an application that includes the question: “Are you rude, loud, and completely unaware of the concept of community courtesy?” The correct answer to rent the property is “yes.” We’ve decided that’s the only way that they can consistently rent to such people.
Back to my move. The new home, I’m hoping will be like Baby Bear’s porridge: Just Right. Moving back to a single family home is exciting. I am looking forward to having a larger living space and, most importantly, quiet neighbors.
