I was once told that I should not live alone and while I was extremely defensive at the time, he was right. So lucky for me I have a really nice roommate and I have a feeling by living with her, she will show me a new world and a new world that I desperately need. This move has been a significant change in my life. I'm scared shitless honestly, but also very pleased that I'm becoming more independent and growing.
This new home is my fresh start. It's a new beginning in so many ways. For one, I'm not driving past my old life anymore. I'm not wasting my life stuck in traffic right near my Ex's apartment nor am I strolling past the apartment we used to share. I'm not living with parents that reminded me of how much I needed to move. Now I am officially on my own, making my own way.
If you ever want to move here, here are a few things I have found out about living in the city:
- You have to pay for your own grocery bags. Only a nickel for each bag, but be aware.
- Drivers are much more pissed off. I think I've been honked at more times here than ever before in my life.
- Be prepared to parallel park everywhere you go... or have cash for valet. By the way, I'm awesome at parallel parking now!
- The city is a lot more quiet than I expected.
- Dogs and joggers are everywhere. Everywhere!
- So are bums.
- You can pretty much walk anywhere. Need drinks? Right down the block. Food? Groceries? Gym? Clothing store? Right there.
- There are different niches in the city...You've got your Uptown everyone-knows-everybody-because-we-all-get-brunch crowd, there is the Deep Ellum lets-all-drink-and-show-everyone-we-are-all-artsy group. Oak Cliff is the ghetto-but-keepin-it-classy-with-our-bishop-arts-district and then a plethora in between everything else.
But here is to a fresh start!
