Shopping for a new place to stay

I figure I need to find a new place to live. Not that I’m really unhappy with the current place in Gardens, but it’s no fun staying in the same place for more than 2 years.

I figure I’d try a blog post. Maybe a bit of social networking can help me find a place. So, let me know if you know of something nice to rent in the city bowl or surrounding areas.

I have to be in a new place by 1 September, so I need to find something pretty quickly. I viewed a place in Higgovale yesterday and a place in Camps Bay this morning. Both nice, but I’m still looking around a bit.

First, a long detour..

I guess what I should really be doing is finding a place to buy.. but I figure that’s a 6 month project.

I realised something (blatantly) obvious this week as I was taking panoramic pics from the side of Table Mountain. I though to myself.. I really have a lot of photos of Lions Head.. and then it dawned on me..

I’m pretty comfortable in Cape Town. Maybe I should live here. Does that sound a bit strange? I did mention it was obvious, remember.

“Don’t let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner.” — Heat

Maybe I used to think like this.

I don’t really see myself moving away from CPT or SA soon. Sure, it would be cool to travel more, but you need a base.

I realised I need to take a longer term view at some point. I guess the thought of a 20 year mortgage will have that effect. Up to now I’ve kinda had a week by week view of the world, always following the next interesting and exciting idea. INTP again.

Maybe not the most fitting thought pattern for a (single) dad. Time to grow up I guess.

At the end of a long conversation, my ~shrink recently told me.. in summary.. “you’re a little boy”. It’s just plain annoying when people are right about little details like these. I suspect most of my friends know this, but tend to humour me.

I guess 6 months is a good time frame for growing up. We’ll see about that.

Back to the details.. the ~spec:

• CBD, Gardens, Tamboerskloof, Higgovale, Camps Bay areas
• 1 or 2 Bedrooms and secure parking
• Cottage or loft apartment
• Close to Lions Head, Mouille Point, the gym, the office…
• Would be nice to have line of sight to the Gardens Centre for Amobia connectivity.
• Bit of a garden and parks close by for Meebs
• Child friendly and safe

You get the idea.

Time to browse the local gumtree listings again.