Leaving do’s

Finally I’ve managed to cobble together an effort to organise a work leaving do, with just over two weeks to go. There must be a psychological reason why I’ve left this so late.
As for a personal leaving do, I feel that I ought to have one but I will have that awkward situation of having […]

Moving my gear to Cornwall

I am moving all my stuff down to Cornwall this weekend as I need to be out of my current flat. But since my job doesn’t finish until the end of June, I am coming back to London for the remainder of the month to work out my contract before leaving for good at the […]

Getting ready to move

Now that I am back in London making arrangements to complete my move, it feels closer. I have a real sense of being about to leap into the unknown and of leaving behind familiar faces and routines. My mum, who also lives in London is very supportive and seems excited for me. But it must […]

Learning not to feel guilty about feeling good

It looks like the flat is going to work out, but until I’ve signed an agreement and put my money on the table I won’t get too excited!
I went for a walk along the cliffs near the flat and I found myself looking at the landscape and thinking of it as ‘my beach’ and ‘my […]

Lonely

I am waiting to hear about a flat. I told the agents I was interested yesterday afternoon but it is more than 24 hours later and I have heard nothing yet. This is a bad sign.
Today has been a lonely day. I am running out of time to find somewhere to live and my confidence […]

London pride

It has come to my attention that readers may assume that I have come to dislike London or that it is making me unhappy living here. But this is not the case at all! I love London, it is just that I don’t feel the city is the best place for me to do what […]

Leaving the rat race behind

My sister, who moved from London to a small town in Turkey, tells me that “the rat race is partly in your own head”. It takes a long time to unwind from the stress and pace of London life. You are also at the mercy of other people’s concept of time and time management, so […]

Flat-hunting in Cornwall: round two

I feel somewhat better this morning than I did last night when I found out that my chosen flat wasn’t going to be mine after all. I had already booked a removal van! It was one of those moments when I wished I wasn’t doing this on my own.
However, in the light of day, things […]

Flat has fallen through!

Just heard this evening that the landlords have decided to accept someone else’s application over mine. I had no idea there were other people in the frame. I am pretty gutted about this.
I could go straight to my number two choice, which was in Penzance. But Newquay is where I really should be and I […]

Found a flat in Newquay

I have taken a flat in Newquay! Very excited and pleased to have got somewhere at last. It was the last place I saw on my flat-hunting trip and the only place in Newquay that was suitable for me.
Ironically, I didn’t get this flat through an agent. It was advertised in the window of the […]

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