The search continues

How I looked all last week...

The frustrating search for a place to live still continues. We went apartment hunting  yesterday in Woodburn and Silverton and had no luck. Places aren't open on Saturdays and most of the time there is no manager onsite during the weekends. The places we did talk to don't have any openings and have a huge wait list. We did look at one place that sounded promising but turned out to be crappy. We turned in an application for a duplex in south Salem but someone else turned one in right before us so we ended up not getting it. When the lady asked me what other places she wanted to put our application towards, and they all had pending applications. I never knew it was so difficult to find a place to live! We really need to move and are getting desperate. I have been really tired lately because I'm not sleeping well due to stress. It's really hard being from out of the area and not knowing if it's a good place to live. It's also hard having to work all week. We aren't able to take time off work to go look at places, which only leaves the weekends and by that time, places are either closed or the place has already been rented out. I was really hoping for some sort of house or duplex but they usually cost more. I really didn't want to settle for an apartment. I'm kind of done doing apartment living, but it looks like that might be our only choice. Things are getting difficult and neither Tyrel or I are getting much sleep because we both have to commute. Last week Tyrel left for Portland at 5am, worked there all day got off work and hung out in Salem until class at 7pm and then didn't get home until 10:45pm. He then had to get up at 4am the next morning to go back to work. I have to wake up early to give myself enough time to get ready and then about a hour to drive. By the time I get home from work I only have a couple of hours to cook dinner, eat and relax before it's time to go to bed.

Any help would be appreciated. Let me me know if you see anything open up in the Salem area.