Well... I finally made it to Seattle. After a brief 6-week stint in the Nevada desert, I made it to the promised land! It's a weird feeling... packing up everything that I own in the back of my car and driving to a new city and a new life. I just moved into my downtown studio apartment and this is my first experience living on my own.
It's an exciting new prospect and the craziest feeling in the world. Living in a small space has it's challenges. I purged almost 4 boxes worth of things since I've been here. The one box that you perpetually move from place to place and never open, but you know exactly what's inside, I finally opened it!
I found chemistry labs from freshman year in college, ProLink bike chain lube, an Xterra Triathlon swim cap, AP Statistics notes from HIGH SCHOOL, a paystub from Outback Steakhouse in 2002 (can't believe I worked for that little...), and some Splenda. I have no idea why I kept all that stuff around.
It's a great feeling getting rid of stuff I've been carrying around for years is refreshing. I've made a promise to myself that I wouldn't get any more things in my place until I got rid of things of the old.
My studio apartment has remained relatively bare and I'm lacking the necessary funds to just throw money at the problem. All that is in my apartment are my bikes, an air mattress, a camper stool, and some artwork. Oh well, I intend to make my space me and my own home. I plan on living simply with the things I need, but with style...
Pictures?
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