8. Today I am grateful for a place to live

Yesterday I wrote about how grateful I was to have lived in the Compassion house. however, it was only a temporary placement for the summer. My church has a housing board with posts on a facebook page, church building bulletin boards and on lists kept with people designated in the ward (congregations) as housing coordinators. Although, it is a great tool to have, finding a new place to live proved to be a frustrating experience for me. Many spots did fill up quickly but what was most frustrating was that often people did not reply to my messages. I was contemplating moving somewhere by myself but didn't really want to because I felt that I would get lonely. I was also hoping to find a place for October because I am going to be gone for most of September.

Being that this is a blog of gratitude, I will stop complaining. One girl that did reply to my messages and contacted me about available housing called me yesterday to say that her and another girl found a house to rent. After work I went over to see it and I loved it. It is a really beautiful house. The thing I love the most is the kitchen which has a lot of cupboard and counter space. I like to cook and bake so that was a good feature. It also has a dishwasher, so hopefully that means the kitchen will stay clean too. J One of the things I find most annoying is dishes pilling up, it doesn’t take much time to do your dishes right after you eat.

Anyways, I thought about it overnight and decided that moving in would be a good decision to make. It will mean some changes, moving out of the Whyte Ave area which I really like because it’s so close by to lots of places I can walk to. It will also mean moving into a new ward. I have been in Millcreek ward ever since I moved here which was exactly 5 years ago and I have really come to love this ward. I am sure that Highlands will be a great ward too and I am looking forward to some new experiences and meeting new people. The benefits will be living in a beautiful home in a really nice area of the city and a shorter commute to work. In fact my commute time will be almost cut in half!

I am also grateful for my friend Kristine, who helped me to start packing today. We got quite a bit done in the couple of hours we spent packing which included an ice cream brake.