Congratulations! A few things I learned over the years after moving out: learn to cook, if you your parents are good cooks, ask them not only for recipes but to go home and cook the dishes with...
Congratulations! A few things I learned over the years after moving out:
learn to cook, if you your parents are good cooks, ask them not only for recipes but to go home and cook the dishes with them. Lots of experiences and you learn to make food you already are familiar with.
I always buy my friends a copy of the "The Joy of Cooking" as a housewarming gift, along with toilet paper and lightbulbs.. it's a great book and i'm sure there's something similar in Turkey.
roommates are great until they are not. Do it for the experience, savings, and having other people around.. but some day you'll have had enough and move on.
did I mention learning to cook? Well, that also requires learning to buy food and not have it go to waste. Don't buy more fresh stuff than you need for a day or two. Once you've got experience you can plan things out longer.
set a routine! Especially if you work from home, make sure to get up at a regular time, get outside, go check out those third-places (what a wonderful term!)
budget. yep, I failed at that many times. The envelope system works well.
it's your space! Decorate it any way you want ;-)
invite friends over often.. it helps keep the place clean and is great for your mental health. Don't be shy to make it pot-luck (each person brings some food/drinks to share), don't be shy to ask folks to being chairs etc.. my parents tell me that when I was very little their apartment was so small they had get togethers out in the street, and friends were told to bring chairs, plates etc.. as they only had enough for themselves ;-)
Congratulations! A few things I learned over the years after moving out:
All the best from Canada!