M-kat's Musings

Well here I am living in a big city.. I never really thought I would end up in a huge city like NYC but I knew I wanted to get out of Ohio. So far things have been well, I found a place to stay (which is with cousins) I'm employed.. and I'm getting paid (even though I think it's crap pay but that's another story) . My main goal right now is saving money!!



I am staying with grown cousins with kids of their own so I feel weird staying with them for so long. It is a bit crowded and I can't do some of the things I would like because I need to be considerate of them. Plus I just hate being that "guest that never goes away" type person. Although they are totally fine with me staying here, I just can't seem to think that I'm taking up space. (You ever feel that way?)

Overall it's a sweet deal. I'm on 5th ave in a very nice apartment and it's close to work.. THAT (the being close to work) is a HUGE HUGE HUUUGE plus due to the fact my job has me coming into work at 6am.. it takes me about 10 mins by cab and 30 mins by subway.

I decided to give myself 5-6 months to stay there though. I would really like to have my own place and begin the task of buying/adding furniture an such. I'm looking to be close to the city .. or even in the city if I can afford it, thus the 6 months of savnig comes into play. It's quite hard though as I have so many other things I spend money on. I wrote out a budget and honestly I'm not getting paid enough at my job.. I'm freelance and you would think I would be getting paid quite a bit, due to the fact my company doesn't insure you.. no benefits :-( Sadly this is not the reality and it hurts! I am even thinking to find another job while working there. (but that hasn't gone well do to my crazy schedule)

Here are some pics from work.. (took them from my cell so not best quality but it is what it is ^^)


I'm still working on getting settled and so I will have more to come on my life here in NYC so please stay tuned ;-)