Okay, so looks like it's been nearly an eternity since I've blogged.
Oh well. Guess I ran out of things to say that seemed to fit the focus of my blog name, at least for a while. And I've been pretty busy.
I've been employed since August at a national chain pharmacy. This job is very stressful, and I'm not good at taking out the abuse customers or "patients" like to dish out. I understand that their situation can be stressful, but I don't like being the punching bag, you know?
Also, we've just moved. We were living in a 2-bedroom, 2 bath 1050 sq foot apt on the 2nd floor of a 3-story building. We were surrounded by neighbors on all sides, and it really sucked. Also, we were not fitting into the neighborhood anymore, for various reasons. We're now about 10 miles west of where we were previously - it is still a Minneapolis suburb, but it is smaller, and there are actual FARMS about 10 minutes' driving distance away. It's nice 'cause, though we do have a downstairs neighbor, we pretty much don't hear them. There isn't traffic in and out all the time (usually with some dude driving as slow as possible through the parking lot, hip hop cranked), and there aren't screaming, excited young children running frantically up and down the hallways. We have about 200 more sq feet of space, and a garage of our own. It's a much nicer place to host guests, and to live, really.
If this were a house, and it came down to where the owner decided to not re-rent to us 'cause he wanted to sell, I'd be interested in buying it. It was only built in 2004, and has trendy vaulted ceilings, colorful accent walls, good sun exposure on the deck for my plants, and a spacious kitchen (something I'd been missing for 3 years). However, it is in an HOA neighborhood, and I don't want to buy a home in one of those neighborhoods because (at least in this one) we don't really have a space of our own in the back yard that I could dig up and plant veggies. Every citizen should be allowed to attempt to grow their own food, or "growceries." Also, I would want a house to have a fenced yard so I could get a small dog (Boston Terrier FTW!).
