A new beginning...

All these years talking and thinking about moving out on my own, and it's finally happening! I picked an apartment, I paid my deposit, and I move in one month! I went back and forth trying to decide if I should live with a roommate, or live with my boyfriend, etc. I decided to go with what I've always wanted to experience--living on my own. I'll have my own little studio apartment (hey, it'll be just me, AND studio apartments are much more environment-friendly!) By choosing a studio apartment, it allowed me to live in an area I otherwise wouldn't have been able to afford. And all 450 square feet of it will be mine. 100% mine. After re-reading my last post from about a month ago, I kind of laughed and reminded myself that's WHY I'm moving out to begin with...families are great, but there comes a point when living with them just causes more harm than good. My college is all paid for with scholarships, my car was paid off all at once, and I have no other debts to stand in my way. I can do this! I'm just so relieved and so excited that things are looking better. I've downsized my pets by a lot...Got rid of my 55 gal. fish tank, my hermit crabs, and most of my mice (2 little girl mice still need a home!). Oh! And I found an awesome website, petfooddirect.com, where I can buy 40 lbs of high quality rat food for only 20 bucks. That saves me 60 dollars and feeds my ratlets the best food there is. Sweet! On yet another website I found a carefresh-like rat bedding a lot cheaper than in pet stores, and better quality as well. I wish I had known about this stuff sooner...But better late than never I suppose. I just can't wait to begin this new stage of my life...I feel like anything can happen. And I'm excited to see what does=]