A list

This week as I commuted, I came up with a list of what I will and won’t miss when we move out of this apartment on Mass Ave.

What I’ll miss

1. The view.
2. The closets.
3. The ability to wash and dry multiple loads of laundry all at once.
4. The pizza cutter (it works really well).
5. Direct sunlight coming in the windows.
6. Having a concierge who can sign for packages. VERY convenient.

What I won’t miss

1. The crazy shower that either takes about 10 minutes to warm up or starts out with scalding water.
2. The slow drain in the shower.
3. The street noise. Unbelievable.
4. How hot the apartment gets if it’s sunny and above 40F.
5. The toaster—seriously, people, if you aren’t using a toaster oven, you are crazy.
6. The fridge with the freezer on top. Highly inefficient, and the back of the fridge is too cold so things freeze.
7. The door slammer across the wall.

Temporary housing

Yesterday Kent filled out the necessary paperwork to get us moved into temporary housing. While we have been very thankful to be here in Providence, the additional commute time plus our total isolation has just made the last couple of weeks pretty tough. Winter is coming and even though Kent takes the train, I still have to get him there and Providence is pretty hilly. And at some point construction will start on our apartment, and we'll need to be closer to hand as questions come up.

We'll be living at 221 Mass Ave which is in Back Bay and less than half a mile to our apartment. Use the minus sign (-) to get both places in view if they don't show already.


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Here's the distance from our apartment to the house in Providence:


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I don't look forward to getting moved but I do look forward to actually being there and getting settled.