Living

This sucks. Seriously. I hate having to do this. But I simply cannot drive an hour everywhere I go anymore. I live all of 3-4 miles away from wherever I go, but it STILL takes me an hour to get there.

It wasn’t such a big deal when my job was nearby, when my friends were nearby, when I had SOME practice time here. I work in Cambridge, my practice space is in Somerville, and all of my friends are too. There is no reason for me to live in JP anymore and I hate that. I love my neighborhood, my apartment is great, my roommates are great… but the time and money for commuting is just too much. I get so anxious driving in traffic, and it can take anywhere from 15 minutes-over an hour to get to work. That’s kind of obscene, don’t you think?

I’ve been offered a room in a pretty sweet location in Central square.

Pros:

-Large room, two closets

-Large pretty much everything

-Awesome roommates guaranteed

-In the middle of Central, which is so convenient for both work and practice

-Low-maintenance roommates

 

Cons:

-No pets (I’d need to back out of the foster I’m currently in the middle of getting)

-Moving again

-The top end of what I can afford rent-wise

-Having to find a new roommate for this place

-Leaving an already great living situation

I have so many reasons to leave, but some good reasons to stay. I JUST settled in, but after just a month of the commute I’m already burnt out.

I’d feel like a jerk, though.