I've been in that boat. For me it was, "After this place, I'm no longer renting (and getting a washer)." That was four years and four addresses ago.

For me, this type of experience reminds me to always aim beyond my target. Btw, that's the "trick" to breaking a wooden board with your bare fist.

Keep your goals and dreams. Falling short means you're still headed in the right direction.