I was so nervous about putting in a maintenance request. But I did it! And I'm proud of myself because I had been meaning to get those pictures hung since I moved in

I think this is a sign that I finally feel comfortable here. As a kid we were homeless most of the time and it had a major effect on me in terms of always worrying about where to stay, etc whether we'd have anywhere to go. I think that kind of turned into my fear I have now as an adult about getting kicked out of places. So this is good, I feel at home here and safe, not like it's going to be taken from me. Part of my hesitation to get the pictures hung for so long was due to paranoia about getting kicked out, I didn't want to put roots down