Let's Adapt!

Stomp stomp stomp

Bump bump bump

Knock knock knock 

These are the sounds we hear in the night. 

The first night in our new apartment was a bit of a rude awakening. The walls seem as though they were made of 8x10 sheets of paper all stapled together in the early 1960's. Our bedroom appears to be located within the bathroom of our upstairs neighbor's apartment. 

It was not a pleasant night. 

REALITY CHECK

Old scenario:  we are coming from our own tiny house where we had no direct neighbors atop a quiet hill on a dead end street. 

New scenario: we are living in an apartment complex with direct neighbors on three sides just off a busy street. 

Hmmmm......

LET'S ADAPT!

This adaptation business should really be old hat by now. I mean c'mon people! This team has traveled all over the globe, lived and visited various and sometimes questionable places and we can't even hang in our own city of San Francisco! 

WE NEED TO GET OUR ADAPT ON AND FAST!

How do we do this? Well our approach is as follows: 

1. As keenly pointed out by Brian we need to recall the time we lived with roommates. Yes, it's true we lived with other people after we were married. Sure it may have appeared weird and awkward at times but we were in transition until we found our own place. Check.

2. Play radio louder to drown out noise. Check.

3. Buy earplugs. Check.

4. Download peaceful noises/music to listen to at night. Check.

5. Bang on ceiling with a broom. Wait don't do that.

6. Buy a broom. I need one anyway. 

7. Stay out late and only come home when have to. Hmmm.. not so sure about that one.

8. Adapt. Check.

So adapting is going to take some time but we've been down this path before. 

And I'm sure there are a lot of good things that can come out of this like take for instance when looking for our next apartment, request top floor only. 

Here's a little inspiration to keep us going.

When one door of happiness closes, another opens, but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.
Helen Keller

Even if that door of happiness keeps on opening and closing, opening and closing, opening and closing and opening and closing........