Settling in
I meant to make a blog post much earlier post-moving out to detail my experience in my new apartment, but as it turns out, settling in fully took a lot longer than expected and I found myself with very little time for much else besides work and tidying up the place.
In fact, I am still sort of finding my rhythm 5 months after moving in. It's unbelievable to me that I've been almost half a year at this place!! It's been nice though, and I have noticed living alone has done wonders for my mental health and general well being, which feels like a good enough compromise for having so much of my monthly income go to rent and expenses :')
I've not been able to do all the things I had hoped I would have time for since January, but I'm not beating myself up about it too hard. I feel like I can do things at my own pace now that I don't have my parents looking at the way I live all the time. That in itself, keeps the worst of my anxiety at bay.
Next month will be my birthday! I'm looking forward to celebrating in my new home.