Lately I've just been jonesing for a change. Or several.
Things at work have been, well, let's just say a bit far from engaging. I am stuck in a rut of the same old same old and don't see much light at the end of the proverbial tunnel.
I've got no vacation on the horizon either and as much as I love St. Louis I really would like to get away. Fox 2 even told me the other day that vacations were medically necessary. Don't have to tell me twice! Now who would like to give me $500 so I can escape for a week (cheap!)? Crickets...that's all I hear. I know I'm not alone at least.
And finally, I'm definitely starting to feel cooped up at my apartment. Yes, the one where I have spent countless hours arranging, rearranging, de-cluttering, scrubbing top to bottom and back again. After just over 5 years I'm itching to shake things up. Try a new neighborhood. Enjoy modern conveniences such as central air (I hear it's just phenomenal). I looked at an apartment today that popped up on Craigslist just as I started yet another search - it was in my ideal neighborhood (Lafayette Square) and boasted not just central air but a real live dishwasher! Alas, it was not meant to be. The "600 square feet" the agent quoted made my 575 square foot apartment look like a mansion. And unfortunately, the boy and I prefer to eat dinner at an actual dining room table instead of the coffee table, two feet in front of the TV.
I finished the first draft of my grad school application essay tonight, and I'll edit it tomorrow. I'm crossing my fingers that I'll potentially be able to start MPPA classes at UMSL in the Fall. I think that would be a good change - one that DOES give me a light at the end of my current career path's tunnel, and also a welcome distraction from this amazing pity party. Oh, and a student loan deferrment for the next 3+ years and nobody can complain about that.
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I'm going to grad school at UMSL starting in the fall... Tuesday nights. See you there?
How did the showing go at the place on Russell? I'm always curious what other apartments look like and are going for.
Hey - still am not enrolled, hoping for the Fall but potentially the Spring. My own fault for moving slowly on letters of recommendation. But it will be just like old days! Dinner in the Nosh? :) As for the apt. on Russell, I'm putting in an application! It was a nice place. $575, which is on the high end of my budget but it has central air, it's own washer/dryer, off-street parking and is bigger than my place now. Lots of good stuff. And a cool landlord that seems to really care about the neighborhood. I'll let you know when we'll be neighbors!
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