"You're Moving Again?!"

HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF:
My husband, God bless him, has lived in probably 30 places in his life.  If I asked him to count, it would take him a long while to figure it out.  I, too, have lived many places.  My family started out in Vancouver, moved to Salem for two years, lived in Puyallup for 6, then back to Vancouver.  I went to high school in Vancouver, then went to college in Edmonton, Alberta.  I lived in two different places, then we got married and got an apartment, moved to Tacoma, lived in two apartments here, bought a house, sold it, lived in France, moved back to Tacoma, bought another house, rented that out so we could live downtown.  That's 14 places for me.

THE LOFT:
We've lived in this loft for one year and it has been amazing.  We've entertained guests, had big parties, small parties, cozy nights in watching Netflix and sipping tea.  We've got a grand piano, guitars on the walls, and a Rhodes.  It's an inspiring place; a place to create music and art.

I just cant get over a few things:  the parking, the laundry room, and the fact that the government won't approve the window in the child's room.  (SEE BELOW)

THE PROBLEM WITH THE WINDOWS EXPLAINED:  
The windows are floor to ceiling, single paned windows from at least 100 years ago.  They open from the bottom up but they are also barred up to about 5 feet from the floor.  Remove the bars, the kid could crash through it and die.  Leave the bars, and it's not a proper fire escape window.  [eye roll].

OUR PLAN:
We have to move but we have lots of time to decide. It's nice to have the opportunity to be picky.  We both have our requirements and we're working together to find a place that's affordable, in the right neighborhood, and fits our individual criteria.  We are looking at one today!  Dan will love it because it has TWO BATHROOMS!  In 8 years of marriage, we have never had more than 1 toilet.  I hope we love it.  If not, we know that there's a better place for us.  Patience is a virtue, afterall.

Happy [reluctant] house hunting to us!
XOXO,
Lindsy