How do you fill a home? - tommy trinh

I moved away from my parent's home for the first time back in April 2022 and found myself living alone in a small apartment in Toronto. I vividly remember the place just smelling like cardboard boxes for the first month and feeling like the unit was pretty big at the time because there was so much empty space. I also didn’t even have a bed frame during this period, so I slept on my rug in a sleeping bag (which was incredibly good for my back). This was also my first time really living on my own and I didn’t have many friends who were also moving out at the time so I was figuring a lot of things out for the first time by myself. Embarrassingly enough, I didn't even use the oven in this apartment until one year had passed. This is also when I found out that my landlord actually installed one of the most expensive and well-designed ovens you could ever ask for in a 1 bedroom apartment (to my landlord, thank you kindly). If I had to highlight any specific choices I regretted, I would admit

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