Apparently my website demanded that I update. So here I go. I’ve been very busy working (even weekends). My company is having a big product launch in just a couple of weeks, so stress has been rising at the office. Then I found out two weeks ago, that my roommate will not be renewing our apartment lease. This is because she is planning on going to b-school this coming fall. From our last conversation, I was led to believe that she would be staying until the end of the summer before moving out. This is why I thought she’d be renewing our 5/31/09 lease. Anyhow, I called my management company after I found out she’d be moving out when the lease ends this year. They told me that I need to find a new roommate ASAP before I can even renew my lease.

I posted on Craigslist, but since it’s so early (most people are looking for a 4/1/09 move-in date), I only got a few replies. I showed the apartment to two females last weekend. Thanks to my awesome boyfriend for cleaning up the entire apartment (specifically our filthy bathroom) and “staging” everything. I really liked the last girl who came by because she told me she was only seeing one more apartment and then would be letting me know by Monday night. To my luck, she said yes! So I had to contact my management company again and let them know that I had found a new roommate. It turns out that I will need to apply for my SAME apartment again. And since I’m adding a new roommate to the mix, I will have to submit a new application and get a credit check AGAIN. I will have to pay another $100. After calling the management company (Bettina Equities) and playing phone tag with two different people, I finally was able to schedule an appointment to start the whole application process again. Oh these are the documents they needed from me (again):

1. Last three pay stubs
2. Last three bank statements with a balance of at least $3,000
3. Letter from HR regarding my position, salary and length of employment (they originally wanted my SSN on it, but my HR dept said they weren’t allowed to provide that information)
4. Copy of my birth certificate

This is after me being a tenant for over 2.5 years!

Crazy. I thought my management company would want me to stay in their building, but they’re making it quite difficult. Since I was lucky enough to find a nice roommate, I will continue to deal with my management company. I do love my apartment and really awesome super, so this is the main reason why I’m staying. Plus, moving is such a pain! Now I’ll only need to move to the other room. I’m going to have a room with real walls!

Oh by the way, I’m getting back into Lost even though I’ve missed the last three seasons. This isn’t stopping me from watching the 5th season. I’ll try to update more often, but I make no guarantees!