So I moved at the end of August. This was the first time I've ever moved and I moved out of my parents house closer to my boyfriend's uni. Overall I really like living on my own and I think I've learned a lot and grown in the past few weeks.
But. The entire move was super stressful. I moved 3hrs (6hrs roundtrip) from my family and friends. Since I wasn't moving from my own place to another, I had nothing upon move in. Since it was so far and I was working over the summer, I didn't know the layout of the apartment aside from a provided floorplan. I had absolutely nothing; no bed, no couch etc upon move-in. The last 3 weeks have been me buying tons of furniture and so many groceries that I've had no freetime.
My apartment also some...issues. During the walkthrough before getting my keys, I was informed that my shower/tub combo needed to be redone. Fine, it's whatever. What I didn't know was that it would take 8hrs to do when I was quoted 2hrs, so I lost an entire day because of the workmen. I asked how long it would need to dry before it was done and I was told 24hrs. That was very wrong and I couldn't use the it for 3 days, or be in the bathroom for 12 hours because of the chemical fumes. But that's just life I guess so I dealt with it and the fumes that lasted for about a week.
I was not informed about a roach problem. There are roaches the size of a shot glass and it is terrifying. I called the exterminator 2 days before I was going to go home to visit my parents and of course the earliest they could come was right in the middle of the trip. So I haven't been able to go home to see any of my family and friends and everyone is dissapointed.
I'm also a full-time online student so it's been very hard to balance my schedule. I feel like I'm disappointing so many people. I know my family is missing me and would like for me to come home at some point. I also miss them and my dogs. And my friends have been asking if I'll "ever be back" which makes me feel super guilty. I know it's not my fault that I can't come back yet but I have the want to be able to see them as I've been on my own except for my boyfriend. He doesn't have a car at uni so I take him from the apartment to class, which is about 10 minutes each way. My days are super choppy and I haven't been able to do anything during his classes because I only have about 30 minutes.
I also have some projects through HEE that I really want to work on and I feel like I'm letting the people down who I'm working on these projects with. I think I've rambled on enough, so yeah that's a summary of my life for the past few weeks. If anyone has any advise on moving and getting settled, please send it my way. Thanks for reading!
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