So I thought I'd chronicle where I'm currently living in the Dallas area. Actually, it's about 30 miles northeast of Dallas! I really like the area from what I've seen so far, except it's so far away from everything. I'm in a 3-month contract, so I'm here at least until the end of January. I then can renew my contract 3 months at a time - so I'm guessing I'll be here at least through the end of April. We'll see.
This is what the house looks like. The owners (a mid-30s couple, recently married) have the master bedroom, and rent out the remaining 3 rooms to me, a man about 15 years older than me, and another guy about 30. Everybody pretty much stays to themselves. I have kitchen/laundry privileges and I share a bathroom with the other 2 renters. It's not so bad now that I spent an hour cleaning it - ugh!
The following shots are from my room. It's pretty nice. I love the furniture in it. I wonder if they'd notice if I take it with me when I move out?
The door on the right is the entrance. The door on the left is a walk-in closet - very spacious - lots of place to store things. I love this chest of drawers - it's gorgeous.
That little black box on the floor is a space heater. . . They keep this house so cold and my room is about 20 degrees colder. I asked my neighbor if his room was cold, too, but he uses a space heater, too - he said the previous owner complained of the cold. The space heater makes a big difference.
I was excited about the TV in my room until I learned that it's not even plugged in, let alone hooked up to cable or anything. I guess I can hook up a cheap DVD player if I wanted. Not a priority right now.
This is my commute every day. This shows it's 22 miles, but my Garmin only shows 14. . . hmm. Anyway, it only takes about 20 minutes to get to work - that is if I leave between 6:30-7:00am. . . If I leave any later, it'll take me about 45 minutes! Ugh.
