I wasn’t happy in my old job and the cramped studio apartment that swallowed me alive everyday.
My position was at a prestigious insurance company and I was finally making enough money to afford a tiny apartment in a coveted area of my city.
But despite the pay, I was basically living paycheck to paycheck with my high living expenses in that city. My only option to stay in the city was to make more money, but I couldn’t find any jobs over a six month period where I looked multiple times each day. It wasn’t until I included neighboring states that I was able to find a suitable replacement for my old work position. The catch was having to move up north right before the start of winter. Even though I bought warmer clothing ahead of my move, there was no way I could have prepared myself for how insanely cold the weather is here from October until April. Now that I have been here long enough to purchase a house, I have a storm generator to protect me in the event of a power outage during a snowstorm. It happened once when I had nothing but an electric furnace and a few space heaters. I had to stay bundled up for several days before the electricity was restored and I had heat again. Thankfully I was smart enough to turn off the water to the house as soon as the power went out. I then emptied the pipes by running the sinks throughout, thus draining the pipes completely and preventing freezing and bursting. Now that I have a powerful storm generator, I don’t ever have to worry about losing my heating system during winter again.