I have been living a life on the go, so to speak. I moved to Los Angeles directly after I graduated from High School in June of 2008. I had rented an apartment on Ocean Ave in Santa Monica with my close friend Marie. It was an amazing location but the living quarters were much too small for the both of us; we were sharing a one-bedroom apartment. All summer I worked as a sales assistant for the clothing store Lisa Kline. The commute from Santa Monica to West Hollywood for work everyday was a strain on my time and money. So I decided to move out to a bigger house. I moved in with my “mother” who is also the mother of my ex-boyfriend. I lived with her for about two months before I leased another apartment in Brentwood for the school year. Trying to find a roommate was especially hard and with the school year just starting I was feeling incredibly overwhelmed. Then last minute Marie, my previous roommate; told me she needed to find a new apartment, so we moved in together once again.
About two weeks ago we decided that we were unhappy in Brentwood because the management in our building was poor. However, we had signed a twelve-month lease beginning in August and legally could not terminate it. I contacted the leasing office and they told me that I could move out if I found someone to take over my current lease. I posted an add on Craigslist and within the first two hours I had received over ten phone calls of people who were interested. That day someone agreed to take over the lease and I began the hunt for a new apartment. I wanted to move into West Hollywood because most of my time was spent in that area. Lucky for me, my sister’s roommate decided that she was moving back in with her parents. So I decided to move in with my sister in the heart of West Hollywood.
So as of last Sunday, November 31st, I have moved for the fourth time in five months. It has been a long journey but I am confident that this will be my last move until I have to leave for college in the fall of next year.
