In a sea of boxes….
I’m finally done moving. I moved from a 2 bedroom 2 bath apartment in Reston to a 2 bedroom 2 bath in Ashburn. Why? Because the former apt complex kept trying very hard to jack up my rent every chance they could. For $95 less per month, I am getting 176 sq ft more in apartment. I did have to give up the granite countertop kitchen, but I am gaining a lot of amenities here as well. I have to say that I have been very impressed with how quickly they’ve handled service requests. Also, due to a couple of minor glitches with the apartment that happened as I was moving in, they gave me $50 in Visa gift cards. Wow! The leasing staff seem to care more about the tenant and making this their home instead of just every dime they can bleed out of your pockets.
Moving was interesting….and difficult. I hired movers who managed to rip my couch and essentially move just slow enough to extend the time and suck more money. And they only moved the big/heavy stuff. This left a ton of the "small" crap. Man, how in the hell did I accumulate so much _shit_?! Anyway, it seemed to take forever, but it’s allll moved. I wish I could say without incident. I did learn that I much prefer moving in December as opposed to moving mid-summer. I have so many black and blue marks all over my body that I’ve given up trying to figure out how I’ve gotten most of them.
Next up: unpacking. Ugh.
Congrats on finally becoming an Ashburnite!
Comment by Kirsten — August 4, 2008 @ 6:31 pm