A whole new world

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(couldn't think of a better pseudonym)

Hmm..

I get that relationships have to be tested once in a while but does it always have to be so hard? Or maybe it's a sign and it's not supposed to be so hard...

All moved in!

Sometime in February when we were getting super anxious because our lease was ending, we stumbled across a brand new beautiful townhouse/condo complex being built in North York. 1.5 months later we were moving into our brand new 2 storey/3 bedroom/3 bathroom townhouse. Also somewhere in between there, it felt like we were signing our lives away for the unknown.

I say the unknown because there was (and still is) so much we did not know about the house as it was a brand new, never lived in place. For instance, we have no idea how much maintenance fees will increase by, no idea what the population of the complex will be composed of and no idea if the location was really good for us.

All that aside, we took a leap of faith anyway and so far, so good.

What I wasn't prepared for was that we were moving quite far away from the heart of the city. On my first walk to the subway for work in the morning, I came across 2 gigantic geese blocking my way. My first thought was "what the heck are geese doing in Toronto?" Then I realized that I'm really not in TO anymore and that was a realization I'm still coming to terms with. The bright side was that it reminded me of days in Waterloo where running into geese was the norm.

I guess we'll hafta see how this new adventure plays out.

House Shopping

It has taken 2 months, countless hours of house shopping, seeing every single townhouse for sale in a 5km radius to figure out what we want.

This is description of our ideal home:

-a townhouse, <10 years old

->1000 sqft, ~1300-1500 preferred

-walking distance to yonge and sheppard

-minimum 2 bedrooms, 3 preferred

-low maintenance fees

-underground parking, minimum 1 spot, 2 preferred

-something affordable

Now how much longer til we find this house?

If only we knew what we wanted back then, we would likely be home owners by now. Unfortunately, we were naive and hesitant and now have become desperate to find a home.

sometimes life is unfair..very unfair

i blog about this topic too much - it either means that i complain too much or that i have very unfortunate things happen to me.

it's likely both.

let's talk work - i actually like my job - it's interesting, it's as "fun" as work can be and most importantly, it's rewarding. so why is work bugging me?

because as i have been told over and over again, everything is done for political reasons - more specifically, i have learned that people who are higher up on the pole get the better view and whether that is fair or not, well, that's beyond the point.

so for that reason, i am going to smile, accept what i've been handed and quietly walk away from situations that bother me because there are battles worth fighting and then, there are battles that are not.