Apartment

You’ve had a hectic day at work. You were a responsible adult and ran all your errands. And now, you’re exhausted. Luckily, you live right downtown so you make your way home quickly. You swing open the door to your apartment and you immediately feel the tension leave your body. Aaaaah: you’re home, with the pet, people, or peaceful solitude that you love. Read More

The streets of downtown Winnipeg are sprinkled with apartment complexes, of all shapes and sizes; each one housing hundreds of apartment dwellers with their own story to tell about why they chose apartment living.  Many people become apartment dwellers for the first time during their university years, and I’m no exception. Choosing apartment living was sort of a no-brainer for me, especially living in a downtown residence—it ticked all the boxes for me. When I first began my apartment living journey, I was a wide-eyed twenty-something student without a full-time job or any major responsibilities. Apartment living fit perfectly with my lifestyle. As the years passed and the leases came to an end, I always found myself living in an apartment downtown instead of venturing off somewhere else or taking the financial plunge into house ownership.  Read More