Maybe it's time to move
It occurred to me finally that, after almost eight years in my current little apartment, it may actually be time for me to find a new place to live.
I'm not exactly looking forward to moving as an exercise in relocating property, my phone number, wiring my network, etc. But I'm starting to get settled into my new job at MFA Inc., and seeing the value in getting some substantive experience designing a magazine under my belt. I spent four years at an ad agency, and more than eight years doing Web sites, five of those years producing a magazine site. Now I've got a magazine of my own [to design]. It's making me think about my time in Columbia, the depth and variety of my job experiences and that it's getting stronger the longer I stay with MFA, not weakening with my continued Columbia existence.
I'm also getting tired of apartment living and think it might be time for a duplex. A garage, washer/dryer, another actual bedroom in addition to an office. I mean, even the idea of a garage of my own is awfully tempting. (There's a particular place in mind in Columbia I'm thinking of, but I really need to disabuse myself of the idea of moving there. There's got to be nice, comfortable places besides that around town.)
I need to get a handle on this new pay schedule .. still not fully figured out. It's not as predictable as it was while I was at MU. I need to do some budgeting and line up my ducks. But I'm thinking about it. I have a few months before I'll be expected to re-sign at my apartment complex, so I can mull it over. I don't want to spend a lot more than I am now, but I'm current paying way more on my current apartment than I was a few years ago. They keep stairstepping the rates up, and they're about to go up again (unless I re-sign by the end of January). It's getting ridiculous. I know I owe on my student loan, and I know I owe my dad money on my earlier student loan still. Those need to be priorities.
Never thought I would move again while living in Columbia, but ....... maybe it's time for that. I'm 36 years old. I make decent money. I want a garage.
I'm not exactly looking forward to moving as an exercise in relocating property, my phone number, wiring my network, etc. But I'm starting to get settled into my new job at MFA Inc., and seeing the value in getting some substantive experience designing a magazine under my belt. I spent four years at an ad agency, and more than eight years doing Web sites, five of those years producing a magazine site. Now I've got a magazine of my own [to design]. It's making me think about my time in Columbia, the depth and variety of my job experiences and that it's getting stronger the longer I stay with MFA, not weakening with my continued Columbia existence.
I'm also getting tired of apartment living and think it might be time for a duplex. A garage, washer/dryer, another actual bedroom in addition to an office. I mean, even the idea of a garage of my own is awfully tempting. (There's a particular place in mind in Columbia I'm thinking of, but I really need to disabuse myself of the idea of moving there. There's got to be nice, comfortable places besides that around town.)
I need to get a handle on this new pay schedule .. still not fully figured out. It's not as predictable as it was while I was at MU. I need to do some budgeting and line up my ducks. But I'm thinking about it. I have a few months before I'll be expected to re-sign at my apartment complex, so I can mull it over. I don't want to spend a lot more than I am now, but I'm current paying way more on my current apartment than I was a few years ago. They keep stairstepping the rates up, and they're about to go up again (unless I re-sign by the end of January). It's getting ridiculous. I know I owe on my student loan, and I know I owe my dad money on my earlier student loan still. Those need to be priorities.
Never thought I would move again while living in Columbia, but ....... maybe it's time for that. I'm 36 years old. I make decent money. I want a garage.
posted by Craig J. at
1:34 PM
2 Comments:
Garages are nice.
Listen, you have a masters. you are a professional and thumpin' good designer. You make a very nice living and, regardless of your student loans, deserve a standard of living that makes you happy. If a garage is what you need, so be it. Moving is never fun; it's a chore. But it isn't the act of moving that should be your focus; it should be the means to an end. In this case, with prices plummeting as they are, I'd suggest you figure out if renting is still worthwhile. Come September, I'm changing my living arrangement and returning to owner town if all goes well. I not only suggest you do the same...I insist. And, to prove how good an idea I think a move is, when you get the new place, I'll give you a weekend of moving assistance. :)
I'll take you up on that brother. Especially since I should have space to board you, instead of paying out for a hotel room. Haven't decided though to do it, need to sniff around some more and figure out my money situation.
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