A sigh of relief

I am moving...in one week...

I have been stressing like you wouldn't believe. I have tons to do at work and seem to be making very little headway. AND I have been preoccupied trying to find a place (within my budget) to live. I realized that you can't get too much with a small budget, but I really wasn't asking for much...a dishwasher and a place that takes pets (a cat to be exact). You wouldn't believe how hard that is - especially from 3.5 hours away! My mother has been more than helpful, contacting people and looking at properties for me, but nothing was working! There was one place that I thought would be great, but it was actually a little too shady, and after the girl told me for a week and a half there was a dishwasher...there wasn't!

Completely unimpressed, I continued to search. I found another place, two actually, that met my requirements and were within, or around, my budget. But it turns out that I couldn't get in (a special thanks to someone who helped ruin my credit. I appreciate it. Really.).

That was my week. I found out I couldn't get in to my next to last resort yesterday, one week before I needed to have keys to my new place. One week. Needless to say my stress level rose like you wouldn't believe. And I was so preoccupied with trying to find a place to live that I got very little work done yesterday. This stressed me out even more, since it was already a short week.

Well.... today I continued with my plans of buying things to put in a place that I don't have. I went to Macys today and racked up on essentials for my nonexistent kitchen. (I did well) Then I went to the zoo with my family for a little R&R, or at least a little excitement. The zoo was great! I saw so many animals I had never even seen! Unfortunately my camera died about 1/2 way through our nearly 5 hour trip. I was crushed.

I left the unbearable heat of the reptile house when my mother called...

She told me all my worries were over, I have a place!!!! Turns out her friend James has a great apartment available. It's a 2 bedroom and even has a washer and dryer. the rent includes all my utilities...oh, and it's furnished! This is the best news yet! Now I just have to finish packing...