We spent the last weekend checking out what will be our new hometown starting next year. We are excited to be moving and excited for our new town. However, there are a few things that concern me.
The first is that our apartment will be 500 square feet. For those of you with no concept of space, this is small. Very, very small. There are two bedrooms: one is 8x10 feet and the other is 10x11 feet. We (and our king-size bed) have to fit in one bedroom and our two boys have to fit in the other. The kitchen has no room for a table, so our table will be in the living room. This means there is no room for couches. Maybe a loveseat, if we squeeze it in just right. The closets are tiny and there is only one window air conditioning unit (in the living room). I'm nervous. Very, very nervous. And yet, this is the only option I've felt good about, so that's where we're going. When we got home yesterday, suddenly our 1100 square foot apartment seemed palatial. That's the first time that has happened.
Then the other issue: shopping. I'm not a big shopper with regard to clothes, shoes, etc. We've never had the money for it. Not having money is another reason that I tend to do grocery and all other shopping at various stores trying to get the best deal. Where we live now is good for that. Within 9 miles of my house I have 3 Costcos, 3 Trader Joes, 3 Old Navys a Whole Foods, 3 Targets, not to mention countless Hobby Lobbys, Wal-Marts, Jo-Ann Fabric Stores, H&M... you name it, I can find multiple locations of it and close. Within 9 miles of our new home there is 1 Old Navy, 1 Target, 1 Wal-Mart, but despite my deal-seeking, that's not the real problem. This is: the nearest Costco is 58 miles away, the nearest Trader Joes is 72 miles away and the nearest Whole Foods is 118 miles away! And so while this is distinctly a "first world problem" and I try to tell myself it's not that big a deal, I can't deny that I might be freaking out a little bit. Okay, maybe a lot.
Point being, I'm going to relish the next few months of being able to get all the organic spinach that I want and picking one Target over another because the diapers are $1.30 cheaper per pack and scouring the clearance racks at multiple Old Navys to get just what I need. And come next year, I might be taking some road trips to visit those of you who live closer to my stores of choice.
December 13, 2011
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You have my sympathy. But, just to lend you some support (maybe this won't help), I've lived away from a Costco, Whole Foods, and Trader Joe's for the past year and a half and I've been okay. I realized Whole Foods is too expensive and organic food is overrated and Costco, although a fun place, doesn't necessarily have that many money savers. BUT, I do miss Trader Joe's. Desperately sometimes. We get one in Knoxville next year and you can visit anytime! :)
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