Inn Stability

 Hotel life. I spent very little time thinking about the types of people that are in long stay hotels. I found out that Apple Maps drivers stay at long stay hotels. We've been at three so far and the Apple Maps drivers have been at two of them with us. 

Not all long stay hotels are equal. A full kitchen can mean VERY different things to different chains. Also "weekly cleaning" and "breakfast bar." 

Since my last post, we've had a lot of life happen very quickly. For starters I got a new fully remote job and then we promptly got bed bugs at our hotel. I still find the front desks response to be less than ideal, but they did comp me funds to wash all of our clothes before loading our cars to leave. We used this as an opportunity to be back in a hotel near my old stomping grounds and conveniently 2 hours closer to my parents/sister. We also may have adopted two kittens upon arrival. These things happen. I mean look at their faces. 

Jack and Diane 

 
While the kittens have done wonders to lighten our moods, it's still been a rough thing to be without a true home base. We don't have our own space to relax and do things we enjoy. Working with insurance is a slog and I am so thankful I have industry knowledge. The to do list is long and lacking stability makes it twice as difficult to accomplish.

Mom with Diane

The other reason we decided to be closer to family was my sister's cancer came back with a vengeance. The city we're staying in is one where she has done longer chemo treatments in the past. Being available to help with things has been good for me. I don't know how I would have managed being so far away. 

Jack fits, Jack sits

We've also decided to buy a house rather than rebuild. We're looking in the area we are staying and hope to have a new house soon. We want to have some land like we did before so hopefully I'll be talking about renovations and moving soon. In the mean time I have kitten and insurance content. Definitely forgot what it was like to have tiny cats running around. They eat so much food and have so much energy. Jack likes to sit with my while I work and Diane is currently being trained to play fetch by T. I fully suspect that both kittens will bring toys back to T by the end of next month.

Diane and T playing video games

As for your insurance tip of the day: It's not just about premium, it's also about claims rating. At the end of the day you want your insurance to work. Make sure your company is one that has a good record of paying claims correctly and quickly. Also, only buy from agents you trust. Our has been champion at fighting some of the claims red tape with me. But not all companies have this much red tape. Do your research.



 
-till next time,

HL