I am 23 years old, and currently living in my 13th living space of the last five years. I am completely sick of temporary living. For the last year I have been in a modest one-bedroom apartment whose linoleum flooring, fluorescent fixtures, strange layout, and isolated location have not inspired me to put any thought or money into it. I don't like coming back to my apartment. I avoid cleaning or organizing until I have to, and I go out instead of having friends over.
Offered a chance at a different apartment with a nicer layout in an apartment building with a community (and my own porch) I pounced. After reading Apartment Therapy, I know that I need to put in the time, money and care to make this a place I love to come home to and want to show off to my friends. I have a lot to learn: how to buy good furniture and lighting, how to paint walls, how to learn what I even like to look at, how to clean lots of new surfaces, and how to have a garden of potted plants.
I'm really excited about the next few weeks. The process will be hard but new and interesting, and the finished product something that enriches my life on many levels. And maybe this will even help you with your nest too.
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