Almost no longer homeless

Woo hoo! I signed a lease Tuesday. My life feels like it's been on hold for two months, but I finally start moving in tomorrow. I will soon be a proud Chelsea walkup studio dweller. Along the way, I've learned various valuable lessons like: bank checks can be cheaper than cashier's checks, movers may be slower than they claim, it's worth waiting for a good apartment, and sometimes the subway floods and makes the trip from Park Slope 2 hours long.