Ch-ch-ch-changes!
So, long time no type. And since I decided to embrace change as a good thing, it's coming in by the bucket.
The big one, I'll be moving soon-ish. An apartment came free at a low income public housing facility for those over 62 or with mobility impairment; the latter would me me. I went to do the paperwork today. The place is clean, it's closer to church and there's a bus stop right outside the place, and people can't just walk in, they have to be buzzed in. and after they get all the things back from every place they want info, and HUD calculates what my rent will be, then I will get to move in to Apt 105.
I got to see it today while I was there, and it is, as the realtors would say, "very cozy". About an 8'x12' living room, no dining room, the kitchen is about as long as my desk is wide, the stove and the sink opposite each other, and the the bedroom is about 10'x10'.
I will have to be really creative in my use of space and purge a lot of furniture. The queen sized bed is a no go, as is my vintage late 90's projection TV. I'm already toying with ideas. One is to sleep in the front room on a futon or day bed and set up the bedroom as a small office area, put the computer in there. If I do set up the bedroom as a bedroom, then I'll have to see about getting a small compact computer desk... Well, that's a good idea regardless where I put the computer.
Mind, I'm not as concerned about aesthetics as I am maximizing the usefulness and minimizing the use of the precious commodity known as floor space. I will not have a coffee table for that reason, remember, I will be often using a wheelchair. But, it is a challenge.
I'm actually pretty excited about this. It's a new beginning, and eventually I will live in a better place. But I'll be a lot safer there, and if I fall or something, all I have to do is pull a cord for help.
Among other changes, I am changing my diet and exercising more to lose weight and just be healthier. Eating healthier, yes, for the most part. However, I gained back a good bit of the weight I lost again. But, I am eating healthier now than I ever have in my life.
Tomorrow is a trip to the dentist. I broke a tooth over the weekend. I'm hoping, being on Medicaid, that they are able to patch it and not just yank it. I wasn't even eating anything hard. But, it will be okay. My friend Johnna is taking me. What happens, happens. It'll be an adventure.
So, with that I'd better hit the sack. That appointment is less than 10 hours from now.
The big one, I'll be moving soon-ish. An apartment came free at a low income public housing facility for those over 62 or with mobility impairment; the latter would me me. I went to do the paperwork today. The place is clean, it's closer to church and there's a bus stop right outside the place, and people can't just walk in, they have to be buzzed in. and after they get all the things back from every place they want info, and HUD calculates what my rent will be, then I will get to move in to Apt 105.
I got to see it today while I was there, and it is, as the realtors would say, "very cozy". About an 8'x12' living room, no dining room, the kitchen is about as long as my desk is wide, the stove and the sink opposite each other, and the the bedroom is about 10'x10'.
I will have to be really creative in my use of space and purge a lot of furniture. The queen sized bed is a no go, as is my vintage late 90's projection TV. I'm already toying with ideas. One is to sleep in the front room on a futon or day bed and set up the bedroom as a small office area, put the computer in there. If I do set up the bedroom as a bedroom, then I'll have to see about getting a small compact computer desk... Well, that's a good idea regardless where I put the computer.
Mind, I'm not as concerned about aesthetics as I am maximizing the usefulness and minimizing the use of the precious commodity known as floor space. I will not have a coffee table for that reason, remember, I will be often using a wheelchair. But, it is a challenge.
I'm actually pretty excited about this. It's a new beginning, and eventually I will live in a better place. But I'll be a lot safer there, and if I fall or something, all I have to do is pull a cord for help.
Among other changes, I am changing my diet and exercising more to lose weight and just be healthier. Eating healthier, yes, for the most part. However, I gained back a good bit of the weight I lost again. But, I am eating healthier now than I ever have in my life.
Tomorrow is a trip to the dentist. I broke a tooth over the weekend. I'm hoping, being on Medicaid, that they are able to patch it and not just yank it. I wasn't even eating anything hard. But, it will be okay. My friend Johnna is taking me. What happens, happens. It'll be an adventure.
So, with that I'd better hit the sack. That appointment is less than 10 hours from now.