With 44 days to go before I hand over the keys door codes on my house, I looked at one last place today. It's at the north end of the Northalsted/Boystown neighborhood east of Wrigley Field, so the location is fantastic. The unit itself didn't show well at all because the current owners, shall I say, don't seem to have the same standards of maintenance that I do. It's fairly small and I don't think I would like my home-office situation. Disappointing.
What this means, strangely enough, is that I may spend the summer in a compact 1-bedroom rental in Evanston with the bare minimum stuff I need. This will give me time to keep looking for a permanent situation while Cassie gets a whole bunch of new smells to explore. It will also save me a ton of money, while at the same time encouraging me to find the right apartment. And Evanston is delightful in the summer, despite the no-dogs rules everywhere.
Not the most ideal situation, to be sure. And my car is going to live on the street for the first time ever. (There is a car charger two blocks away, however, so I will be able to feed the car from time to time.) The place is also two blocks from Sketchbook Brewing, a top-10 Brews & Choos location, one block from the same Metra line that goes past my current house, around the corner from two independent coffee shops, and three blocks from the place where my mom lived while I was in college and law school. Who knows? I might find my forever home in Evanston while I'm up there.
All of this will happen in the next few days....
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