good news

So I was getting quite discouraged with the apartment hunt. A lot of what I was seeing was less appealing than my current place and much more expenisve. It's ridiculous how much you can spend for a crappy apartment in Toronto. But after looking at many places and just not feeling it, I finally found one I like. It's not quite as conveniently located as I'd hoped for, but I should be able to walk to the subway in 15 minutes or there's a bus stop very near by. It's a nice area, within walking distance of downtown and the building looks emaculate. The suite is a bachelor, so it's not huge, but it's bright and clean and has some personality (hardwood floors, nice moldings, etc.). It's $800 a month, utilities included, which means it'll be about $130 more a month than I'm currently paying for a one bedroom. But it's so much nicer. I don't think a bug would dare to set foot in that place.

By the way, since giving notice I also had cockroaches and some other weird bug. The cockroaches came from a suite down the hall. Apparently the guy moved out a few weeks ago and the place was totally infested. So my apartment had to get sprayed yet again. Plus, the last few days the building has smelled randomly of doggy doo. I was wandering around last night trying to figure out where it was coming from, but couldn't narrow it down. I actually found some dog doo in the second floor hallway about a month ago and told the landlords. What are people doing letting their pets use the hallway as a toilet?

In other news, I seem to have gotten rid of the bedbugs finally (knocking on all kinds of wood). Hopefully they don't come back before I move.

Okay then

Thanks, Jenn and Leone for your insight and advice. I had pretty much decided to give notice at the end of March no matter what, and your comments helped confirm that I was making the right decision. I just don't feel confident that the bugs won't come back, even if they do go/have gone away. Plus, there's been a lot of other problems with my suite since I moved in.

So I'm kind of excited about moving and having a fresh start. The reality of looking for something is starting to seem daunting, though. It'll probably be better once this silly course I'm taking is over and I have one less stressor in my life. One more class and I'll be done. Yay!!

Things at work are hectic, but good. I'm getting to do a lot of line editing, which is awesome because that's the kind of work I most want to do. Some of my other work is piling up, but I'll get to it eventually. We're supposed to get a couple of interns soon, so hopefully they'll be able to take care of a lot of those tasks for me.

Well, that's all for now. I'll let you know what happens with the apartment hunt.