find a new place to live

In the very same great district

we may have done this…... again.

well that does it, as of right now i have an apartment.

my ‘ex’ school called me, leaving me an oh-so-pleasant message saying i had to be moved out within the next two days! argh.

so, i freaked, had a small panic attack, called my mother begging her to try and get me the 1st apartment i had viewed yesterday.

i didn’t exactly want to make such a rash decision, but shit happens.

so after a quick visit to the doctor for some xanax, my mother informed me that we got the apartment!

i’m going to start moving in tomorrow..

i saw 3 apartments and 1 townhouse, which automatically became out of the question when my mother heard the price.

the first two apartments were okay, well, i have a crush on the first place! its a cozy/charming 1 bedroom, with an office, entry room, it has quaint little storage all over the place, sort of shabby-chic, and comes with a small table to eat at, two chairs, the only downfall: no dishwasher

not one place we called/viewed had one :(

i feel like i’m moving away from civilazation..

which involves relocating.

here’s to leaving behind a great view, and a dishwasher.

I have absolutely no idea what lies ahead..

Both of us agree that this house isn’t really suited to us. It was “good enough” especially for the timeframe that I had to find a new place to live and came with a fenced in yard for the dogs. We still need a fenced in yard but how I long for my own fully equipped bathroom again! I miss my very own bath tub….

Also, now that we have been in Colorado for almost 7 months, we have a better idea of the areas in which we want to live. We both like Arvada a lot. Also, we want a place with only one level and perhaps a basement level tv room and a gas stove in a well lit sunny kitchen. The list goes on!

_{Photo: My current place (or just my room, to be exact).}
So, we didn’t get to sign the papers today but we did get everything sorted out at the housing organisation’s office and it is now definitely sure that that studio will be mine! n___n
I’ll go back to the office on Monday afternoon, then we’ll do all the paper work and I’ll get a bill for the first month’s rent and the deposit. After I’ve paid that, they’ll give me my key! :)
I’ll get to start moving in on Friday 17th, after my exams are over. My mum will probably come help me on Sunday.

I’m a little worried about my money situation since I’ll be needing to buy a new bed and stuff like that, and I don’t exactly have a load of money at the moment. :x I hope I’ll be able to get everything I need, eventually.

Hmmm, what could I tell you about the new place~ The building is an old motel which I think is cool! :D There are around 200 apartments there, mostly studios and everyone who lives there is a student. (From what I heard, there are a lot of foreign exchange students there.) The building has two floors and it’s pretty much in the shape of an E (without the middle line).
It’s situated by the lake and there are big beautiful green areas right next to it, too. So I’ll be living by the lake once again :D but this time I’ll be on the other side of the lake, oooh!
My door is red (as are all the other doors as well). In my studio I have a bathroom, a closet, a tiny “hall”, a small kitchen corner, a very big window, a built-in shelf and the main, umm, area. The whole place is 20 square meters. I thought it was really cozy and in good shape and just all-in-all great! :) Downstairs, there are washing rooms etc.
The only minuses are that there’s no oven and no freezer, but I think I’ll manage. There is an oven downstairs, at the common kitchen, but I was told that people don’t like to use it since it’s so horribly dirty. :D But if I clean it, it should be safe to use, haha.
I’ll post photos as soon as I’ve started to move or at least once I’ve settled in! ;)

I have these lists running in my head now: lists of things to buy, of things that my mum needs to bring me, of things I need to find out, etc.
I’m so excited about this! :> I cannot even begin to tell you how happy it makes me to finally have my own place, my very own home. ♥

And then this old place.
This morning when I woke up, I found a big suitcase in the hall. Our landlord had returned. I didn’t see him in the morning but when I came back home I immediately bumped into him when I stepped inside the house. He’s a nice man, no worries. We talked for a while and he told me about his trip, how he had trouble finding a place to stay, how his health was on the line (his appendix burst :o but at first the doctors didn’t know what was wrong with him) and how he couldn’t really keep up with his studies because of those health problems. I felt so sorry for him, he had so many misfortunes and he was almost in tears when he talked about the whole thing. Poor guy.
He now also knows that I’ll be moving out, it’s working out for the best for all of us now. He said he’d give me back the rest of the month’s rent which I thought was very nice of him. :)

It’s sort of a shame that I won’t get to live here longer but I don’t mind, I’m just so happy about my studio. It’s all working out for the best, truly.
I’ve been meaning to post some photos of this place for the past month or so, but I think I won’t post more of them after this one: my room in this house on Kappelinkatu (a month ago, to be exact).

Would you give an apartment to someone who looks like this? :x
I sure hope so. I’m so nervous, the appointment is in 3 hours and 40 minutes.
I’m scared that my haircolour will have some sort of a negative effect on the landlord. :s Let’s hope not.

//Answer: Yes, they do give an apartment to someone who looks like this! n__n Signing the papers tomorrow, yay! I’ve got myself my very own studio, at last! ♥

I’m going to see a studio tomorrow. Yes, I, a studio. I decided that I do need to live alone finally. I told Marina about this, too, luckily she didn’t get mad at me.
Keep your fingers crossed that I get that apartment! _{It’s really cheap, too.}

Two hours ago I got an email from our landlord.
He’s coming back from Italy on Friday.
WHAT THE F+CK !
:O

Marina and I are both a bit shocked. Okay, not just a bit. A whole lot. Geez, this is going to get interesting…
We’re still allowed to live here, of course, but it will be sooo weird to stay here when the landlord will be sleeping downstairs. I think it’s just going to be too weird.
Marina immediately said that she won’t stay here and she also suggested that we look for a new place together. I was surprised, but it is a good idea – it’s cheaper to share an apartment with someone than live on your own (even though I had been dreaming of getting my own studio next year).
So I think we’ll start looking for a place together, a three room apartment I guess. I already found one ad, I’ll do more research tomorrow.

Damn… this is so weird. That’s all I can say. :,D