RATS! A Guest Column
On May 10, we began the move into our new apartment. It is in the same building as our old apartment. In fact, it is just down the hall on the same floor. Our lease renewal was coming up on our old apartment and the rent on our old apartment was going up significantly. If we were going to pay a bunch more for our old apartment, why not get a bigger and refurbished apartment for slightly more than what our new rent was going to be? The new apartment would still be a one-bedroom, but would have a study and would also have a half-bath by the front door. The big draw for us is the study, which is too small to be considered a second bedroom but will be big enough to have a crib [because SPOILER! pregnant]. The half-bath is unnecessary (except for if we have guests over who want to use the bathroom without going through our bedroom, but we almost never have guests) and is actually a hindrance as it takes away from kitchen space. Our lease on the old apartment did not run out until t