AmberGretchen
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OK, so I know this is totally not a big deal in the scheme of things, but DH and I are both feeling super depressed about it.
So, we live in an amazing apartment building - its quiet, practically brand new, great landlords, great location, everything. Currently, we are in a 2 Bedroom/2Bathroom unit, which we really like a lot, and were thrilled to have gotten when we moved in. However, because its all on one floor, now that DH''s work commute has tripled and he gets up to leave very early, its not been great for either of our sleep (i.e. even though he''s quiet he often wakes me up in the morning and then I have trouble getting back to sleep).
ALSO, my mom moved, a few months ago, into an apartment that she took because she needed to find something on very short notice (her house sold unexpectedly), but she thought it would be OK. She is older (turning 70 in the Fall), and disabled (one hip replaced, other will need to be). The apartment she moved into is supposed to have an elevator, but she found out after she moved in that it is broken almost all the time.
Our building, on the other hand, would be perfect for my mom (she really wants to move here)
So in our building there is a unit that DH and I have hoped to rent for a long time. It is on more than one floor, and has a bit more space than our current unit. It would be absolutely perfect for us. When the people living there mentioned to DH they were moving out, he called the landlord right away to find out if we could have it. We were so excited because it seemed to perfect - mom could take our unit (which would be perfect for her), and we could have the larger one, which would be perfect for us.
Well, I ran into the landlord yesterday, and apparently our next door neighbors (who I really dislike, more on that in a moment), had expressed interest in the larger unit before we did.
Its not absolutely certain that they''ll take it but it seems very very likely
So of course, this would still be good for my mom, as she can (hopefully) take their unit, but this means we (DH and I) have to sacrifice every spare moment of time when we''re not both working to helping my mom move for the second time in 4 months, AND we are still stuck in this place that isn''t ideal for us. I know I shouldn''t be this upset, because its important that my mom is getting what she needs here, but I am so bummed about not getting that other unit that I kind of just want to cry (and I am NOT a cryer).
And somehow the fact that it is these neighbors irks me particularly - they often have loud parties, and they smoke right outside our windows occasionally, which I am pretty sure they are not supposed to do. DH thinks I should call the landlords about the smoking, but I feel like they might come across as really petty and insecure.
I can''t decide though, if I''m more upset about not getting the apartment, about losing it to these particular people, or about the fact that at a time when we''ve both been under an ENORMOUS amount of stress and pressure anyway, DH and I will go from having almost no free time to having basically none at all for the next couple of months
So, we live in an amazing apartment building - its quiet, practically brand new, great landlords, great location, everything. Currently, we are in a 2 Bedroom/2Bathroom unit, which we really like a lot, and were thrilled to have gotten when we moved in. However, because its all on one floor, now that DH''s work commute has tripled and he gets up to leave very early, its not been great for either of our sleep (i.e. even though he''s quiet he often wakes me up in the morning and then I have trouble getting back to sleep).
ALSO, my mom moved, a few months ago, into an apartment that she took because she needed to find something on very short notice (her house sold unexpectedly), but she thought it would be OK. She is older (turning 70 in the Fall), and disabled (one hip replaced, other will need to be). The apartment she moved into is supposed to have an elevator, but she found out after she moved in that it is broken almost all the time.
So in our building there is a unit that DH and I have hoped to rent for a long time. It is on more than one floor, and has a bit more space than our current unit. It would be absolutely perfect for us. When the people living there mentioned to DH they were moving out, he called the landlord right away to find out if we could have it. We were so excited because it seemed to perfect - mom could take our unit (which would be perfect for her), and we could have the larger one, which would be perfect for us.
Well, I ran into the landlord yesterday, and apparently our next door neighbors (who I really dislike, more on that in a moment), had expressed interest in the larger unit before we did.
So of course, this would still be good for my mom, as she can (hopefully) take their unit, but this means we (DH and I) have to sacrifice every spare moment of time when we''re not both working to helping my mom move for the second time in 4 months, AND we are still stuck in this place that isn''t ideal for us. I know I shouldn''t be this upset, because its important that my mom is getting what she needs here, but I am so bummed about not getting that other unit that I kind of just want to cry (and I am NOT a cryer).
And somehow the fact that it is these neighbors irks me particularly - they often have loud parties, and they smoke right outside our windows occasionally, which I am pretty sure they are not supposed to do. DH thinks I should call the landlords about the smoking, but I feel like they might come across as really petty and insecure.
I can''t decide though, if I''m more upset about not getting the apartment, about losing it to these particular people, or about the fact that at a time when we''ve both been under an ENORMOUS amount of stress and pressure anyway, DH and I will go from having almost no free time to having basically none at all for the next couple of months
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