I'm moving. Yes, I found a new place to live, or at least it's new to me. Yippee!! It's located in Rancho Cucamonga, which is located in San Bernardino County. I'll be signing the lease and getting my keys on Friday (this is Tuesday).
It's a cute place, and it's better than my current apartment in every detail. The rent is lower and it's a larger place by about 400 square feet. It has one bedroom plus a loft space, which I plan on turning into an art studio. The bedroom has a walk-in closet, and the bedroom and the loft both have ceiling fans. It also has central heating and air conditioning. The loft has lots of windows which can all be opened, so the light is wonderful and I can keep the air fresh, which will be good if I'm painting in oils or using pastels, plus it's a large room, which will be good for spreading out.
It also has a full-size washer and dryer already installed in the unit, so I won't have to rent them. The kitchen has all the appliances, including a gas stove, and granite countertops. And it has it's own private garage right below the apartment. I won't have to share a garage space with anyone anymore, which means I won't have to deal with people leaving the garage door open when I want it closed anymore! Thank you, Jesus! God is SOOO GOOD!!!
I've been looking for a place for a couple of years. I had looked at this complex before, when I first started looking. It's called Barrington Place, and I really liked it the first time I saw it. What attracted me to it the first time was this same floor-plan; they've named it the Kensington - the one bedroom plus loft. The only reason I didn't jump at it back then was because the rent was a little too high. It was lower than what I'm paying now, but with Lily-rent, etc., it would have been within about twenty dollars of what I'm paying now. But when I checked back over the weekend they had a Kensington renting for almost a hundred dollars less than what I'm paying now, so I decided I'd better check it out.
There was only one other place that I was considering, on the outskirts of Riverside, that was as nice as Barrington Place is. That complex didn't have any loft-type apartments, but they had a lot of different two bedroom floor-plans. The apartments were very nice, and the rents were good as well, but I finally decided I wanted the loft. I've been wanting a loft-type apartment for a very long time, years even, and now my wish is coming true.
As I said, I'm planning on making the loft into an art studio, and then I'm going to set myself a goal of doing some kind of art in that studio everyday. I already have quite a number of unfinished projects that have been sitting around for a long time, plus I have a lot of ideas for projects that I've been wanting to make, also for a long time.
Mostly what I'm hoping for is that I'll be able to break through whatever emotional barriers have kept me from being able to work and create. If I can do that, with God's help, of course--I wouldn't want to do it without Him - then I'll be unstoppable, with all the glory going to God!
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