OKC Downtown Apartments

I NEED TO FIND A PLACE TO MOVE INTO BY JUNE 1ST!

I have been to the majority of the apartments in the Deep Deuce, Midtown, and Arts District. If anyone has any questions about the facilities I am more than happy to answer those. I had some great experiences, and, well honestly I felt bad for some of the apartments owners who are paying employees who 1) Didn't enjoy there job/have a good attitude  2) Don't speak in complete sentences.

List of apartments visited:

(Deep Deuce)

Level

Deep Deuce Apartments

Maywood

(Midtown)

Edge at Midtown

The Montgomery

Aberdeen High-rise

(Arts District)

Avana Arts District

Sycamore Square

(Not Downtown OKC Locations)

Lincoln At Central Park

Stoneleigh On May

The Retreat

Kaitlyn and I preferred the Deep Deuce and Midtown location over the Arts District simply because it felt safer. Arts Dist. is between the transit center and Oklahoma County jail, prison, court houses. Deep Deuce has easy interstate access and short walking distance to Bricktown. 

Midtown's apartments were all across the spectrum. Montgomery was awesome, for a single business person making money in the bank (shawty what you think). I gave Aberdeen the benefit of doubt after reading the reviews, however the high-rise's didn't have a washer and dryer or hookups for them. I hope their owner(s) take the apartment complex more seriously and put more effort into keeping up with the competition. Then there is The Edge which gives you all the amenities of a large pool, dog park, and roof-top sun bathing pool, but failed at the size of the apartment square footage. 

So that means Midtown apartments are out along with the ones at the Arts District. Initially we were ready to apply and put down what ever payments at Level. In a perfect world that would be quick and easy. I could have a peace of mind, a place to live in a month.  Most of these apartments listed above don't know what units will become available till about a month in advance. That is what the tenants are required to give notice before their lease is up. (STRESSING AT MAX)

Just as Kaitlyn and I were about to sign a contact and pay to live at The Maywood, we received an email from the Midtown Renaissance leasing office. They take older building all around downtown area and renovate them to lofts, studios and apartments.
Some of there buildings are

1212

430

The Cline 

The Guardian

 Mayfair

909

They have several more buildings.
We applied for 909! Fingers crossed I hope to be moving in no later than June 1st. Exciting!


If anyone wants information on places to live in downtown OKC I have seen many to compare.

Danny

#LeanInTogether

National Equal Pay Day!

Here is to the women that pursue leadership roles in the workforce. I do support women in gaining gender equality. Why would you not? Seriously though our country would be so much more advanced than it is now. The stereotypes will die down and everyone will have a better understanding of respect. I respect my mother, fiancee and future mother-in-law and support them to succeed. Young men are taught to be leaders. It is okay for a boy to be ambitious, but as soon as a girl shows leadership it less excepting. Why? The United States has broken many glass ceilings, but I feel that soon one more will break and I will be happy to raise a family and daughter under those circumstances. (No mom we're not pregnant)

Facebook's COO, Sheryl Sandberg has took action by writing the book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead. It has moved myself and many more to do their part in the homes and work place to split the responsibilities 50/50.

Sheryl has also partnered with the NBA to help this movement 

#LeanInTogether

10 Ways Your Trainer Makes You React Like Kevin Hart

I have been trying to get into "Wedding/Beach Body" shape. Remember a couple of blogs before about the standards Kaitlyn and I have set for each other... Yeah I have further to go than she does.

So I reached out for help from Landry Hammond (in the pic below)

First of all, she is a monster! She about kills me every time I workout, and this post is dedicated to Lanham and the faces I make during the workout.

When she shows me the 16 minute circuit workout she wants me to do and the right technique. You want me to do all of that????

When she uses terms "Hollow Out" and  "Air Squat". Air squat? You want me to squat air? 

And when all the weight your lifting is 15 lbs or less. You think this is going to be an easy workout.

But then after after 300 jump ropes, 20 sit-ups with 15 lbs medicine ball, 15 rows with 15 lbs bells, and 10 push ups. Repeat 5x in 16 minutes.

After the third cycle you want to yell.

Sweating so hard you're worried about looking like a fool.

Last set of push-ups and you're telling yourself to power through it!

Finished the workout and feel like a million bucks.

But then LanHam says she wants you to do a 2 minute side plank, and I'm like >>

Finally the workout is done you just want to get breakfast and dance in the mirror like Kevin.