It's been nearly 13 months since I finally took the plunge and moved out of my parents' house. As I signed a 13 month lease at my current apartment, that means the lease will be coming to an end as June comes to a close. I have conflicted emotions about this.
I will be happy to have a change of scenery and roommates. My current roommate has been good overall. There are just a few things that cause us not to work well as roommates beyond our time at this apartment. We don't have the same idea of what it means to keep the common areas clean. I feel like I've been the only one to actually do any cleaning in the common areas. It's especially hard since he has a dog. The dog contributes quite a bit to the messes. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't feel like I was alone in keeping things clean. Speaking of the dog. It is my first experience ever living with a dog for an extended period of time. I have not enjoyed it. He sheds fur everywhere, creates messes, and is annoying noisy. He howls and whines anytime my roommate goes anywhere. Well I don't want to complain too much, so that's probably enough said on this subject.
I am stressing out as more time passes while I still have yet to find a new roommate situation or place to call home. We now have less than three weeks left in June. For a brief time I was considering moving back in with my parents to allow me to save some money and pay off some debt. I decided that was not a good idea, as I really don't feel I'd be able to handle living under the judgmental aura of my family. Since I came to that conclusion, I have been actively responding to roommate listings on Craigslist. To date I have sent just over 40 emails in response to listings of interest to me. In my email I detail the fact that I am transgender, as I definitely want to make sure I go into a situation where that won't be looked down upon or uncomfortable for anyone. I feel this is scaring a lot of people away before they even bother to reply. Out of the 40+ emails I have sent, I have received 8 replies. That's not a very good percentage. It has made for some frustration in my search.
I am currently still searching, and sending out more emails. There have been a few promising leads. The most promising so far currently has me in a wait and see mode. It is a house located around 1100 S 300 E (approximate address as not to give away the exact location). I went to look at the place yesterday evening. I love the location, as it is central and close to everything. The house is older, but very nice and well kept. It is occupied by a male (the owner) and two females. They all seem like great people who could make excellent roommates. It is a pet, smoke, and drug free environment. It fits very well with what I'm looking for. I offered to move in while at the house yesterday. I am currently waiting while the roommates allow other candidates to see the place. I received an update today letting me know that they have one other girl going to look at the place tomorrow before they make a decision. I really do want this place to work out, but am worried by the fact that I have competition. All I can do is wait, and hope that I have made a good enough impression to be the person selected to take the room.
That about sums up my situation. I will continue to search, email, and wait. It's a pattern that will repeat itself until an agreement can be reached on a new place to live. I hope anyone reading this will send some luck my way so that I will find the situation I desire. I will post another update when I have anything new to share. Hopefully it will be the good news that I am the chosen one to move into the house I have detailed in this blog.
-Katie Marie
The place sounds idea for you, best wishes that it works for you.
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