Road map of a rational, mature decision

So, I am passing on the apartment. My friend the owner would require my lease to begin in August and that simply is not enough time to mentally and physically prepare for a move. I own way more books and assorted art supplies than a sane person should, and the anguish of having to pack it, carry it to a new location, and unpack it again is too much for me to bear with only two weeks notice to get it all together. Moreover, I don't need to move. Yes, having a space of my own is a dizzyingly attractive prospect, but not attractive enough to jump at the first available opportunity. In conducting a bit of research, I learned that I can get a place with almost twice as much space for the same price in a neighborhood almost as good as the one I was offered this morning. I really, really despise moving. Friends always offer to help, but when it comes down to it, I always feel awful asking it of them. Plus, there simply aren't enough reasons to compel me to leave my current situation. Yes, group houses can be a little dicey, but various factors have caused me to warm to mine over the past year. And I am SPOILED when it comes to rent. I won't tell you where I live and how much I pay because you'll just get jealous.

To help me arrive at my decision, I made a pro and con list. Although the pros outnumbered the cons, the cons held more weight than the pros. What I learned is that I will probably be ready to move back into my own place within the next 6 months to a year, but that this particular opportunity is not the right one for me. When I told my mom what my decision was, she indicated that I was making the right choice. Not that I need mommy to validate my decisions, but it did feel kinda good to hear her agree with me.