Slowing down, calming down
My place is fixed....new carpeting, etc. Lookin' purdy spiffy, too! I still have to move all my furniture and stuff back to where it was, do some cleaning of my own, and things of that nature. But things are lookin' up!
I sat down and realized some flaws in what I was doing.
Essentially, there were a lot of things I was trying to do at once, in a matter of two days, actually:
- Finding a new apartment
- Moving all my stuff to the new place
- Working out a way with my lawyer to break the lease
- Ruining the life of my landlord
- Big project I'm doing at work
- Etc., etc., etc.
That's a multi-front war. And I have no doubt in my abilities to come out as the winner, but fighting that many battles at once would be a little more stress than I prefer. So...I backed off a little. Since my apartment is alright now, I at least have a place to live while I go looking for a new one. And I can take my time about it too. I may or may not try to break the lease. I think I'll pursue that option, but if it means not getting the $500 deposit back, I'll suck it up and stay until my lease ends in December. Either way, when I eventually do move out and get a nicer place, I'll start working on getting my landlord fired.
I'm really giddy knowing that I'll be staying in a nicer place come December or January =). I'm looking at La Jolla, since my best friend lives there, and there really are some awesome apartments.
Hope everyone is having a great day!
I sat down and realized some flaws in what I was doing.
Essentially, there were a lot of things I was trying to do at once, in a matter of two days, actually:
- Finding a new apartment
- Moving all my stuff to the new place
- Working out a way with my lawyer to break the lease
- Ruining the life of my landlord
- Big project I'm doing at work
- Etc., etc., etc.
That's a multi-front war. And I have no doubt in my abilities to come out as the winner, but fighting that many battles at once would be a little more stress than I prefer. So...I backed off a little. Since my apartment is alright now, I at least have a place to live while I go looking for a new one. And I can take my time about it too. I may or may not try to break the lease. I think I'll pursue that option, but if it means not getting the $500 deposit back, I'll suck it up and stay until my lease ends in December. Either way, when I eventually do move out and get a nicer place, I'll start working on getting my landlord fired.
I'm really giddy knowing that I'll be staying in a nicer place come December or January =). I'm looking at La Jolla, since my best friend lives there, and there really are some awesome apartments.
Hope everyone is having a great day!