September 1st

September 1st is tomorrow. September 1st is also the beginning of a new chapter for me. Rob is moving into his own apartment, luckily only five blocks away. I will be living alone. With cats. And a dog.

I've always lived with someone. Roommates, boyfriends, family. Except for one time. When I was 19 I got my very own apartment in North Vancouver. It was in a slum area, but it was all mine. I was working at the office during that time, taking home $930.00 a month. Big bucks when you're 19. However, $600 of that went to rent. I didn't have a car and didn't eat much except frozen pot pies, so I made the $330 last the whole month. It was a small apartment, no bedroom but one HUGE closet that I fit my bed into and made it into a bedroom. Nice big kitchen, balcony and a fantastic view of downtown Vancouver. It was mine. All mine.

I loved living on my own. I got to do what I want, watch what I wanted on tv, eat pot pies by the dozen....... Bliss. I even had an awesome cat, Meatloaf who fetched. Well, now, after 17 years I get to experience that bliss again. And I'm excited.

I'm so excited that I am packing up Rob faster than you can say Bob's your uncle (I never understood that saying *shrug*). Tomorrow I'm borrowing my parents truck, going to IKEA and buying him a bed that has a storage space under it. Then going to the storage locker and getting out the table and chairs. I want to start my next chapter and I need to start it now!!!!!!