Sophia and I signed a lease for an apartment in Brooklyn starting May 1st. Moving back to New York is now a reality and we now need to start scheduling and coordinating the move.
I am happy that we found a place that we liked. However, I have quite a bit of anxiety from it. It’s a brand new build with active construction still happening on the higher floors. The building and amenities are still yet incomplete. In addition, we’re really rolling the dice on a new up and coming neighborhood in Gowanus.
In a worst case scenario, the construction could be more annoying that we thought. And the amenities that we’re paying for could not be in use for at least a few more months. Lastly, since neither of us have lived or spent that much time in Brooklyn, we could really be moving to an area that we’re not happy with.
On the flip side, we are the first tenants in a brand new apartment that would typically be out of our price range. It could be a really fun year at minimum and perhaps we’re going to love everything about the apartment and realize we got an amazing deal. We’ve never lived in a building like this and it was an opportunity that makes sense for us. It was a chance that Sophia and I were comfortable with taking. Time will tell but it does add to my anxiety level.
We’re also going through quite a bit of period of sadness right now. I know deep down that this is the right move, but leaving San Francisco at this moment is tough. It’s been fun watching my Dad interact with Colin and I’m leaving my family behind. Our closest friends are also here and going through big life moments as well and it sucks that we’re not going to be together for that.
All that said, San Francisco will be here and we’ll likely be back sooner than we think, and we’ll also visit quite a bit. Life moves quick and this is in all likelihood the last chance we’ll get to live in New York City before Colin starts school and we try to set up a homebase. Soon enough my sadness will turn to excitement.
The move is going to cause a lot of stress especially with a 5 month year old so I really need to make sure to get my mind right in the next couple of weeks. I plan on spending this week focusing on closing the quarter strong and then taking most of next week off to get my mind right. I could use a break especially before going into a stressful time that involves moving my family across the country.