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Moving

2020-11-10

So a few weeks ago I was browsing available apartments and found a few

that I liked. I applied for the heck of it; usually you have to apply

several times before actually getting one, because of the queue system

that is in effect here. Hence I was really surprised when I actually got

the second one I applied for. It was also a very nice apartment in an

older building closer to the central parts of town. When I was showed it,

I found out that it was also newly renovated. Newly painted walls, new

floors, new bathroom, everything. I almost couldn't believe it! This

poses several challenges though. I've lived in my current apartment for

twelve years now, and it is quite a lot larger than the new one. This

means that I have to get rid of a lot of stuff that I've accumulated over

the years. This is never easy for me, and especially not now when I only

get roughly half the living-space. It's been a struggle, but I think it's

for the best too.

There is also the matter of overlapping rent. The new apartment was

available almost instantly, while I have a three month notice on the old

one. This means that I'll have overlapping rent for at least two months.

Probably three, depending on how the company owning the old building

handles things.

I also recently got the darkroom up and running in a closet in the old

apartment. Needless to say, I have no such space in the new apartment, so

I'll have to start looking at renting a place somewhere for that. In a

way, that is also good, since I'll have the chance of finding a place that

can also act as a small studio in that process. But meanwhile, I'll have

to put all those things in storage, which is a bit sad.

I've decided to move over to the new apartment during this weekend, and I

have gotten a few friends to help me. I've also decided to either trow

away or donate most of my old furniture, depending on the condition it is

in, and get mostly new stuff for the new apartment. I haven't bought

furniture new since I moved away from home, so I think it is time to spend

some money on that and get stuff that I actually want, rather than what is

convenient and available. A new, larger bed for example, and a sofa that

isn't from the 70s. Not that there is anything wrong with that in and of

itself, it has served me well.

I'll try to make some updates here on the progress, but it will probably

be a while before I have either the time, or the internet access. I'm

nervous about this, but at the same time, I think this can be really good

when It's actually done and over with!

During the weekend I had an old friend as a guest. We spent most of the

time doing things in the nice weather. Nice for the season that is. It

has been pretty warm for this time of year, and we took advantage of that

fact and went out in the woods for a whole day, carrying a small amount of

firewood and my Trangia. We explored a part of the mountains north of my

home-town that I have never really visited before. We had a really good

time, and had some very good conversations and laughed a lot. He is

studying in a university in a southern city, and he is very tired of it at

the moment, but he is also beginning to see the light at the end of the

tunnel now, because this is his last year. He is thinking about moving

back to this region after he is finished with school, and I think that is

a good idea.

/Magnus

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