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Oct 11new habitat
so a LOT happened this weekend.
first of all, i should explain that when it comes to the big ‘adult’ decisions in life my decision process usually goes something like this:
1. feel overwhelmed by the decision
2. make a mental pros and cons list
3. weigh up what would happen if i didn’t make a decision
4. worry that something will happen if a decision isn’t made immediately, and thus make a snap decision
5. feel remorse over the snap decision
6. ask at least 4 people for advice
8. fret some more
7. consult with dev and come up with a decision together that makes sense
so as you can see, i EVENTUALLY get to the right step…but the road there is a bit dramatic.
the house-hunting decision was no different. the list of what we wanted was quite elaborate:
+ enough space for our baby & our guests
+ staying close to silverlake/los feliz
+ a yard / useable outdoor space
+ the ability to have plants inside! and friends over! and wear heels if i wanted to! which can all be summed up as: no crazy landlord
+ a location where i could easily walk places. even at night. without getting shanked.
+ a place where we wouldn’t have to worry about noise – as in, dev could play piano/guitar at midnight, and i wouldn’t have to hear the neighbors bicker as i put our future child to sleep.
+ a place with character. as in, no cookie cutter apartment buildings please.
and so as we searched we found places that filled some of these requirements, but not all of them, and then this past weekend we went to each of our top two choices (the ones i’d talked about in my previous blog post) and both of them seemed unsuitable on our second visit. i was getting pretty despondent and then dev checked the listings and found one place in atwater village that we’d crossed off the list for being out of our budget range, had JUST come down on its price! so we went to see it again, and as we walked through the house, stood in the backyard, and explored the neighborhood it was obvious that this house was meant to be our next abode.
so within hours we signed the lease and here i am, sitting in our breakfast nook – gazing out through giant windows at our front lawn and the passersby walking with their dogs and babies in strollers. and i can say with complete certainty that we made the right decision.
October 24th, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Congratulations. Can’t wait to see the new place.
October 24th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Tanks be to God!! I was starting to get stressed for you! So glad you found such an awesome place!! :)
October 24th, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Yay! Congratulations. Things often have a way of working themselves out :)
October 24th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Thank goodness. So much has been going on for you (most of it awesome, though!) Am very glad that you have found a place and can breathe easily.
BTW- you seem to have the monopoly on “breakfast nooks”. How do I get one of these?
October 24th, 2011 at 6:37 pm
happiness & joy for finally finding an awesome place! a very attractive awesome place.
October 26th, 2011 at 7:03 pm
yay + yum = yayum!!
October 26th, 2011 at 7:44 pm
congrats!
i am the same way when it comes to making decisions.
the house looks nice (reminds me of one
I saw on property ladder but there’s lots
of houses that look similar)