Regarding my grocery list:
I keep a "draft" shopping list going during the week so I can write down anything I run across that I will need to buy when I shop. Then I write down what I plan to cook for the week on a separate sheet of paper and add any ingredients I will need on the "draft". Then I ask my husband what he wants/needs and I check the cupboards and fridge as well. Then I rewrite the "draft" in the order of how I come across things in the store… and I still miss things… things on my list, too.

I drove through that apartment complex yesterday and it would be PERFECT. There are only three little stairs to get in and you walk right in to the first floor. Most places here are split level/garden style, so that is really rare. So, I went to the office to ask about moving there and they were open to it, but unfortunately, the only 2 bedroom apartments they have available have 1/2 baths and they are $40 more than we are paying now, we would have to pay $50 pet rent per cat ($150) per month that we haven't been paying, and we would have to pay for heat and hot water, which we also don't have to pay now, which would make the available apartments unaffordable for us. I asked them to be on the look out for a regular 2 bedroom apartment for us, but it looks like moving there isn't going to work out

I'm considering asking my husband if we can pay for at least part of the pet rent up front out of our savings to make the monthly rent more affordable, but I don't know if he would go for it. He also does not like the idea of having to pay for more utilities. I think I will ask him when he gets home anyway tho.

This situation leaves me very stressed out because I'm going to have to cast a wide net searching for apartments, and it's going to be hard based on our needs (accessibility, 3 cats, hopefully smoking). And I worry now that other places are also going to want us to pay pet rent, which will make otherwise affordable apartments unaffordable. I will look at the usual online apartment search sites, but they all have the same apartments, and many of the photos don't show the entries to the buildings either. I may be doing a lot of drive-by's. The phone book may actually be a good resource for apartment complexes that don't have websites. And I think I will try contacting rental agencies that can do some searching for me.

Not only did I clean the kitchen floor yesterday, I also knocked off a few things on my moving soon list in there, too. Then I slept from about 1-6:30pm. I'm not really feeling it this morning tho, which surprises me. I think I will finally go to the laundromat to clean the comforter and quilt today. I'm not looking forward to lugging them around, but they are in big black trash bags and I think there will be some dragging involved. I've been putting it off, and I just want to get it done.

I took a very early shower this morning because maintenance is doing boiler repairs from 8:30-4:30. I'm not bothered by it at all because they gave us advanced notice, and the repairs are welcome because maybe I'll have to take less cold showers now… like yesterday. The water pressure is low right now. I hope we don't lose water altogether… that wasn't part of the deal.