I've been looking for a room to rent since I can't afford my current place any more and it'd been really stressing me out.

But I found a place to rent.


It's a large room in a beautiful heritage house, owned by an elderly Jamaican lady who lives there with her nephew, her grandson, and one other tenant. I only have to share the bathroom and kitchen with one other person, and there's lots of shelf space in the kitchen. The setup is a little less than ideal. Room on 3rd floor, kitchen in basement, but it's ok. She has 2 beautiful sitting rooms where she says I can have guests.


The room is big enough for my harp and the furniture I do want to bring, which is essentially a book shelf and a chest. The rent is unbelievably cheap. It's 650/month all inclusive, which is way less than I'm paying now, so this will definitely relieve financial pressure.


It's also sort of downtown. Not right downtown, it's on the edge of what's considered downtown and in the west end. But the transit is great. I'm a 2 minute walk to a streetcar that runs frequently.. There's a grocery store within walking distance, and lots of little shops and cafes compared to nothing where I'm currently at, so that's a big plus. It's also much closer to my psych hospital which will be really important once we resume in person meetings.


I'm very excited.

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