Squishmallow Oshun the Octopus 12"
I Love This Toy to Soothe Me and Alleviate Mental and Emotional Pain and Suffering - Huggable Size
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Squishmallow Oshun the Octopus 12"
I moved into a rental which was a house. Before moving in, the landlord told us that we could stay there for as long as we wished. So, we stopped looking at other rental properties and signed a 1-year lease. We loved the place. We loved the area, the amenities, all the stores, and attractions, and we were actually settling in. The nature of living in a house is that it felt like home, an actual home. The feeling was so much more different from living in a high-rise apartment which was what I lived in all of my adult life up until that point. I had completed a science degree and carried debt and this made it difficult to get ahead. I was told that I could not afford a mortgage to own my own home, but was expected to pay rent that was higher than the mortgage payment.
We settled in with our furniture and decorated the place, but also kept the place neat and tidy with zero damage. I planted a garden and we never smoked or drank or partied. The landlord had written into the lease that tenants were not allowed to own pets, but where I am from, such provisions in the lease are void. We adopted a puppy and he never made a mess or damaged the property in anyway. He was very bonded to me and loved going for walks in the neighbourhood. When we first got him, he would cry and whine whenever we took him for walks. So, I picked him up and carried him and he cried and whined more. He is a silly little guy.
It was a rental property and I wanted to keep the place in excellent form. I am the type of person to use 3M Command strips to put up paintings, prints, decorations, to fasten wires, or put up hooks. I use them because they leave no marks whatsoever on surfaces and I have never had issues with them leaving marks or damaging surfaces. I would always be careful applying them to surfaces and when removing them from surfaces. As well, if I ever spilled anything on the counters, I would clean up the spills or messes immediately to prevent stains or damage. We took care of the lawn and took care of all of the snow removal. We looked after the property and took care of it as though it were our own.
We had lived there for over a year and were then on a month-to-month lease. Less than 2 days before Christmas, the landlord emailed us to tell us to move out with a date that was under 60 days which was against the law. The landlord claimed that he needed to move in with his family and somewhat urgently. At the time, the landlord lived in a house that was twice the size of the rental unit. We paid rent in full on time everytime. We were always polite and amicable to the landlord and basically agreed everytime and graciously accommodated the landlord's agents and contractors whenever they needed access to the property.
My Christmas plans were basically disrupted. It was difficult to contact anyone for help because it was the holidays. It was also difficult to find a new place as we did everything we could to try and accommodate the landlord's less than 60 days move-out schedule. We gave him the benefit of a doubt that his urgency in moving us out was valid and genuine. We thought it would be best to cancel Christmas that year for our household.
Eventually, we found a place. It wasn't perfect, but it worked for us at the time. We had moved into another rental. We would pass by the house every so often because we still used a lot of the stores and services in the area. My dog would whine and fuss in the back seat because he would look out the window and he recognized the neighbourhood. It turned out that the house was kept mostly empty after we moved out. Most of the time the lights were off. We were confused why the landlord wanted us out so urgently when the house was going to be kept empty.
We were forced to uproot our lives and it created a lot of pain and suffering. Sometime after we moved out of that rental house, my boyfriend bought me another Squishmallow, Oshun the octopus. I love and adore this Squishmallow. My two favorites are the beluga whale and this octopus. I like the medium sized Squishmallows and the small Squishmallows. This Squishmallow at around 12" is the perfect huggable size in my opinion. It is also so cool and quite unusual when compared with other Squishmallows because of the tentacles. This Squishmallow also reminds me of a really neat documentary I saw called "My Octopus Teacher." No judgement on those who do, but I stopped eating octopus after watching that documentary.
I felt that this Squishmallow improved my life because it reminded me that I am loved. I liked having physical objects around that reminded me of this. It helped with my mental health and emotional well-being. I liked being able to hold it whenever I am feeling down or feeling anxiety or nervousness as it soothed me and calmed me down a bit. Sometimes, I would hold my Squishmallow and focus on the sensation of holding, hugging, and squeezing it and it created a sense of comfort and my emotions felt like they stabilized a little bit and it seemed that whatever problems or issues that were causing me grief didn't really affect me so much.
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