The reality of things

I started a 3D model of the apartment based off the guesstimate measurements given to me by my mom and had a small moment of panic.  When I placed a full sized bed into the space and got a feel for the kind of space I will have to work with I thought "What have I done?  This is going to be impossible!". 

Before I had this 3D view, I had imagined Id have room for a little sleeping area and a little living room area and a dining area.  In my imagination, "little" was on the side of tiny and tight, so I was expecting very small spaces.  I imagined my bed in a little nook made of book cases and the rest of the room devoted to living room type stuff.  Nope.  This is very much not the case.

I hadn't imagined that a full size (not queen, mind you) bed would take up one quarter of the floor space and reside on the one and only corner of full wall space. 

I need to look at this as a game.  A game I can win if I really put my mind to it and commit myself to paring down years worth of collected junk and useless possessions.  Good thing I was really good at Tetris!!!

I will post images of the 3D model tonight.

It Begins Again

A few years ago I moved away from Milwaukee, Wisconsin to give living in Ann Arbor, Michigan a try.  Despite Ann Arbor being a perfectly lovely town that reminds me so much of where I grew up, I have never fully gotten over missing Milwaukee.  So after four years away, I am moving back. 

I considered moving into a one bedroom in a near by city, but after a few weeks of careful consideration I came to the conclusion that this was the time to do what I always dreamt of doing... living on my own in the city.  So with the help of my mother, dear friend that she is, and the wonders of email I have a studio apartment on the lower east side that I move into in August of this year.

I have not seen this apartment yet, but she tells me it is cute.  The main room is 10x14 feet with a separate dining room and kitchen that measure about 8x14 feet that is divided by tall built in cabinets that are original to the building (random guess is it was built in the early 1900's), a bathroom and a wall of closets. One wall is all windows which I hope will make the space seem more spacious.  These measurements are approximate and I will post photos and actual dimensions as soon I have them

I am very excited about this move and I can't wait for August to get here!