We had some very generous support from our family and
friends that allowed us to get an apartment we love in an amazing neighborhood
where we feel safe and happy. Success!
Our new apartment is a studio with a lofted sleeping area on
the second floor of an old brownstone.
We are right in the middle of Manhattan on the Upper West Side, one
block from Central Park and walkable to just about anything else we might
need. We’re close to the subway station
and it’s a quick ride for Patrick to get to school at Columbia and for me to
get to work in Lower Manhattan. We got a
great deal, the apartment is rent-stabilized, and we are not going anywhere any
time soon. We love it.
We’ve learned a lot about what we can actually do
without. We’ve done several rounds of
purging, only to find that we’re actually willing to get rid of even more. The small space we live in is less of a
constraint and more of a good challenge. It has been really liberating to live
with less! Some would think of it as good practice for one day living on a
boat.
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