On the Move Part 1

Being a traveler, I can be a bit of a restless soul. For the first two years I was out of my parents' house, I lived in four different places. However, the last place I ended up staying in for what will be two years when my lease runs out in July. I am DEFINITELY ready to move.

At first, I was intent on living by myself and finding a pet-friendly apartment. However, shortly after I decided that I absolutely HATE my apartment complex, I met Val. She and I hit it off immediately, and over the past four months or so have become close friends. She also loves cleaning, so doesn't mind my naturally scattered, cluttered tendencies. So, my fatal flaw that always causes tension with roommates who don't understand my mindset will not be an issue with her.

About a month after we decided that we wanted to move in together over the summer, our friend Greg told us that he wanted to move out of his current apartment because his roommate had been jobless for awhile, and his parents were on the verge of cutting him off. Serendipitously, his lease also runs out in July. So, we decided that the three of us were going to live together. Thus, we restarted the apartment searching process to look for three bedrooms instead of two. Fortunately, unlike Val or I, who have been living in furnished places, he has quite a bit of furniture.

Being the visual person that I am, I had already been looking around at furniture with Val and fallen in love with a sofa. Greg agreed that his $50 garage sale sofa was not attractive and that he was more than willing to sell the thing. Unfortunately, I have somewhat obsessive tendencies, which means that I will eventually buy the sofa I found (pictured above), and I have absolutely no space for it. Also due to my someone obsessive tendencies, I have already been planning the decor of the living room. I want to reiterate that we are not moving for almost FIVE MONTHS. I think I have a problem.

Update: Greg and I lived with Val for 5 months, then she moved out and BJ moved in. Things have never been better. Also, I did purchase the sofa I wanted two months before we moved!