Whinging Antidote

It was good to get those complaints off our chest, but I must admit, we're feeling a bit guilty about it now. After all, there are millions of people who have it MUCH worse. And there are actually some positive things we should mention:

We have a sizable kitchen (3 times the size of the little "slot" we had in Brussels) with a 4-burner stove, big oven, lots of storage and counterspace.

Sitting next to our washer/dryer is a quite nice widescreen TV. Probably one of the most heavily used appliances in the house since we watch a lot of movies.

Despite being right on the street (and hence the almost unbearable street noise), the apartment is centrally located in the city. This means Kristen can walk to work and I can ride my bike to school. Plus, we are close to stores, movie theatres, pubs, etc.

We have an off-street parking spot for our nice car, something that is a premium in the city. Most people either have to park on the street or pay a hefty parking fee in one of the few lots.

Our rent is pretty cheap (for the location), though we could get something nicer and bigger for the same price if we lived outside the city.

As opposed to the immensely uncomfortable two-person couch we had in Brussels, we have a comfy 3-4 person futon couch. I can actually lie down on it!

The two large front windows are double-glazed which makes the traffice noise a LITTLE BIT quieter and the heating bill a LITTLE BIT smaller. Now if we could just get the drafts taken care of and double-glazing on the rear window, we'd be golden... er, brassed maybe.

We have a toaster.

-K & RP-