Room vs. Appartment
August 2nd, 2010
As I am sitting here in my parents’ house, in my soon-to-be old room… I look around. I see my books. My bed’s still here, my desk’s still here. Thank goodness my laptop’s still here. I have many nice memories from this room. Though, I am not a very “room-sentimental” person because during my lifetime we’ve moved houses three times. My “room” is my STUFF. Not the walls or the windows. My walls are and will always be white, in every room and house I shall live in. So, my old room still has its bed and desk and some other furniture. I think it’s a lovely idea that I can come here, to my parents’ house, and crash for a bit when I’ve got the flu or am feeling otherwise lonely. But I am already longing to move in to my appartment, live there, sit there, laugh and cry there. That’s where all my stuff is at right now, my TV, my CDs, my DVDs.. my life. This room feels strange now. Like I’m not supposed to be here anymore. I’m supposed to be at my appartment. And that’s hopefully where I’ll be in couple of days time.
Most of the furniture in my very own first appartment are my brother’s old things (from his student years). This is good because I happen to like dark wood and black furniture (which all males seem to purchase for their appartments and rooms, right?). Yeah, I’m not a dude but I love the darkness. I spice it up with a couple of pink pillows, a white coffee table and lavender scented candels. Oh wow, now it looks like a chick actually lives there!
I can’t wait to start this new chapter in my life.
ps. Photos coming soon!
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A Change is Gonna Come…
June 27th, 2010
The winds of change are blowing. Seems like everything is happening at once. As usual, big changes in your life don’t usually come alone. As I’ve written before, I graduated with a bachelors degree in computer science. This, however, does not mean the end of school for me. In Finland it is more common to continue for your masters degree in this stage than to move onto the work life. I’ve also tried to search for an appartment, to buy not to rent. But I realized that in this stage, I don’t have a full time job yet, I should settle for something less. So I am throwing my money away for rent. Yes, I’m moving out from my parents’ house next month. The new rental flat is actually very familiar to me. One of my closest friends is currently living there, and moving out to live together with her boyfriend. The flat is also relatively close to my parents’ house so it won’t be a huge change of scenery for me. The bus routes to work and school are also much better than from my parents’ house.
That’s that. Going up on the educational level and also going up in the ‘adult’ status – moving out on my own. As if this wasn’t enough. I see a light in my life. A light that I’ve wished and hoped for for some time now. Something or someone. And I’m probably jinxing it just by mentioning this here. I guess it’ll be interesting to know where this is heading..if anywhere. Or at least enjoy the ride.
Nope, life’s certainly not boring right now. It’s actually a little bit stressful. There is new winds blowing in many areas of life – work, education, personal life… I can handle stress pretty good. Because if one area goes bad (for example failing a class at Uni) then I have other areas of life that are going well. Right now, every puzzle of the game is shifting and moving around. It’s scary, but it’s also what I need right now. It’s sort of like graduating high school all over again. Going to the world alone.
Got any tips/advice for someone moving out for the first time? Or sharing your experiences would be fun to hear too :)
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