Inn of the Wandering Dragon

So for the past few weeks I have been checking the rental listings, visiting (viewing) prospective sites and in a couple of instances I even submitted applications. I have never heard from those I applied to. It is rather like a job search in that way.

I have been scavenging boxes from work and attempting to purge, sort and pack only what I really want to keep - with mixed results of course. ;) The end result is that my house is a huge mess.

And just the other day, there came a knock on my door and a rather embarrassed landlord.

It seems they did not think things through in a thorough enough fashion. They still need some rental income since one of them will be going to school in September. I have been offered a one year stay - naturally my rent will go up, that is a given. It is also a given that rent will be closer to what I will be hypothetically paying somewhere else. But the message is clear, they are hoping I will stay and they promise no more flipping around on the subject.

In truth it is the switching back and forth that is most annoying to me, more so than the time and energy swallowed up by my search. Although really, do I honestly want to unpack everything I have packed only to re-do it all 12 months from now? Conversely, do I really want to leave a big mess of boxes stacked around for the next year? This is going to take some weighing of the pros and cons for me.

I told them I would think about it ( I was in no shape to make snap decisions that evening) and let them know when I return a week later. I need to take an honest look at what my opportunities are and figure out what's best for me.