I've Moved
Sep 17 2009 09:25 PM Filed in: Personal
I've moved out of the house I was renting. This is
actually pretty old news, seeing as I moved into my
new loft back at the end of June. I'm living in a one
bedroom 1400 sq ft loft in a place called The
Warehouse. This is the same loft complex that my
friend Paige lives in. At first I was hesitant to
move into the same complex, seeing as there's no
better way to ruin a good friendship than to invade
each others space; but I think we both enjoy our time
to ourselves so much, that this hasn't really been a
problem. Even though I live up the hall and around
the corner from Paige, we can go days without
actually seeing each other. It's also great for the
times that we do want to hang out, because I can just
walk over and have a drink or two, and then leave.
Before I would have to drive 6 miles over to hang
out, and then drive back, after drinking.
My place is pretty nice. It's basically like you would think a real loft is. It's one big room, with an upstairs area that's become my office. I have windows upstairs, and a sky light in the bedroom, otherwise my unit is on the interior, so I have no windows on the first level. I have a laundry room, a bathroom, and a decent sized kitchen. My dishwasher is one of those units you wheel over near the sink, hook the hose up to the faucet, and plug in. I was a little scared the first time I used it, because I didn't know if I would hook everything up to where there wasn't water shooting out all over the place, but it was painless and worked like a champ. It's not the greatest place, but it's good enough for a single guy that wanted to cut some expenses and move out of the house I was renting. I'm saving around $600 a month with the move, once you take into account the lower rent, no yard service, pest service or security monitoring service. I also live within walking distance of MARTA, which I take to work, so I'm not really spending any money on gas, and when the weather gets cooler I can walk to the station.
My place is pretty nice. It's basically like you would think a real loft is. It's one big room, with an upstairs area that's become my office. I have windows upstairs, and a sky light in the bedroom, otherwise my unit is on the interior, so I have no windows on the first level. I have a laundry room, a bathroom, and a decent sized kitchen. My dishwasher is one of those units you wheel over near the sink, hook the hose up to the faucet, and plug in. I was a little scared the first time I used it, because I didn't know if I would hook everything up to where there wasn't water shooting out all over the place, but it was painless and worked like a champ. It's not the greatest place, but it's good enough for a single guy that wanted to cut some expenses and move out of the house I was renting. I'm saving around $600 a month with the move, once you take into account the lower rent, no yard service, pest service or security monitoring service. I also live within walking distance of MARTA, which I take to work, so I'm not really spending any money on gas, and when the weather gets cooler I can walk to the station.
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