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[days_unfolding]

I applied for the townhouse in Bloomington. platofish asked if I had pictures. Here's a link to the description of the place, which might provide pictures if it ever stops loading. (I've had bad luck loading their site on my netbook, but it seems to work better on the desktop in the "Business Center".)

(Mainly for my mom: here are the links to the other places that I saw:
Two bedrooms, one bath
Two bedrooms, two baths
The out-of-the-way place with the covered balconies (There's a few pictures on the bottom. It looks nicer in person. The floor plan is "Phase 1, Two bedrooms/two baths".)
(I'll check the links on the desktop.))

The application for the townhouse jolted me a little because it said that "tenants of the opposite sex must be blood relatives or married". Welcome to the Bible Belt, I guess. On the other hand, most people in Bloomington have been very helpful and nice. When I was looking for a map of Bloomington at Meijer's, two employees were helping me find it. It was a gray, rainy, miserable day when I was looking for apartments, and when I left Meijer's, someone else walking out said, "I'm tired of April," which I thought was clever. The apartment manager at the last place I saw gave me detailed instructions on how to get downtown, where to park, and where to go. The waitress at the restaurant where I ate dinner was very attentive. So we'll see....

I was pleased with myself because I missed a turnoff when I went there today to drop off the application fee and give them a copy of my driver's license, but I figured out where to go nonetheless. (It was kind of a drag that I was able to fill out the application online, and I e-mailed my offer letter/pay stubs from my previous position, but I had to physically go there to pay the fee and have them make a copy of my license. There should be a way to do it all online. On the other hand, most of their prospective tenants aren't driving from Springfield--1 hour, 20 minutes one way.)

And now I wait. I have homework to do tonight, a few errands to run tomorrow, an online meeting with classmates about a group project tomorrow night, and a doctor's appointment on Monday morning. Otherwise, I want to work ahead on my final projects for both classes because I will lose time moving. I also would like to drop by my old place of employment on Monday afternoon to see people.

Comments

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

Oof, I'm not a fan of carpeting. Or REAL fireplaces. These all have fireplaces! So weird. (Might be gas, I just can't tell.)

I like the Bloomington one (2 beds, 2 baths) and the Danbury one. But I looked at the 1 bed in the Danbury description, not realizing you're going for 2 beds.

At least you have some options in your price range. That's always nice :)

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Personally, I really like fireplaces. I miss the one that I had in my condo in California (and, of course, it didn't get as cold as it does here!) The one in the two bedroom two baths apt. is gas, and the rest are wood. I'm fantasizing about making a pot of tea, building a fire, turning the lights low, and playing Loreena McKennitt. The best stress-buster outside of a massage :)

I'm not a big fan of carpeting either, but they all have carpeting.

Danbury is probably my second choice if the townhouse falls though. It's a very nice complex, although it is kind of in the boonies. FWIW, the two bedroom-one bath and Danbury are $100 cheaper than the other two.

[ravengirl.livejournal.com]

I think I'd like Danbury best overall, except if groceries and cat supplies were difficult to get or if traveling to and from work was too stressful and time-consuming. This is ALL the hard stuff! Jobs! Moving house! Commuting! Blech. :( It's weird that the 2 beds are less costly, too. Maybe less square footage overall?

I have good memories of waking up on cold mornings in San Diego, my mom setting our school clothes out near the fireplace to warm them. The house is inland, in a valley, and the desert in the winter does get to the low 20s which feels just as cold to me as some of the Chicago weather I've experienced. It's true, I do love the smell of wood burning and the feeling of warmth next to a fire. But the maintenance! Oy! And cats sometimes explore up chimneys, so that always worried me. But, I'm a worrier. *snort*

[days-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Danbury has the lowest square footage. However, it's on the fringes of Bloomington and away from everything. It would have the shortest commute though.

I didn't think about cats exploring chimneys. The fireplace that I had in California had glass doors. Harlee won't go up the chimney, but if she and Zara learn to get along, and I let Zara out, I could see Zara going up there. I'll have to find a way to block it off when I'm not using it.