Life: Thank You Craigslist!

I started to blog in hopes of writing about my crazy familia, quirky friends and my silly boyfriend. I started off right but strayed as I needed help finding a place. So I shamelessly, put my Craigslist ad as my last blog post. Sorry, I had to.

I pride myself in being resilient in times of trouble. Where there’s a will there’s a way right? Yes, that has always been my motto, and I’m stickin’ to it. Thankfully, I kept this frame of mind in tact during my apartment hunting this past month.

Apartment hunting is tedious and draining but when you have a dog, the process becomes even more frustrating. All you see are fantastic apartments and then “NO PETS” at the bottom of the ad. Then, you compromise and say to yourself, “Okay, I have to let go of the dream of living on my own, and just find a roommate willing to share an apartment with a dog!?” Now emailing potential roommates turns into job hunting. You send in a description of yourself hoping it sounds personable yet responsible and when you check your e-mail and see nothing. Ouch! It hurts. So many thoughts run through your mind.

“Did I say something wrong? Was it the dog? Did I sound like I had O.C.D.?”

Even though my last blog post didn’t bring in much roommate traffic I did find a place. Thanks to Craiglist, I have found myself a roomie that loves dogs (yes!), has a backyard (score!) and my new room is able to fit my bedroom set (hallelujah!).

Thank you Craig Newmark!