More Apartment Stuff

Today Jake and went out for lunch and then on to the apartment complex where I signed and/or initialed a huge pile of paper, handed over a check for rent  and finally got the keys. We eventually found our way to the right building and went into the apartment and left a cook book on the kitchen counter!

One interesting thing that happened was that the young lady who was explaining everything to me and having me sign and initial things, mentioned that if I wanted safety grab bars in the bathroom, all I would have to do was to fill out the request form. She then got up and got me the form, wrote in what I needed and had me sign it! She said they would be there by the time I came back! Tomorrow I need to call the appropriate people to get the electricity turned on. The phone number is in the packet of papers since these packets are very well organized.

I am going to keep myself busy here until I go back,  but I am also going to rest because it seems to me that I will be frantically busy when I get back to Vermont. There is a lot to get done and I will only be there eight days before I come back. I had originally planned to leave in February but this apartment seemed to be made for me and when I found it was available as of today and that it is on the ground floor, I jumped at it. However, this means, of course, that I am paying rent for two apartments in this month, but I had  realized that this might happen. The rent for this month in this new apartment was prorated which did help a bit!

Fear not for the future, weep not for the past.

Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) English Poet

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken.

– Oscar Wilde

Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone. ~Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers}