I moved into my new house for the second year of University 6 days ago now. Already some issues with the place have cropped up, such as the house being so beyond filthy when we moved in that we had to spend 3 days doing nothing but cleaning before we were able to even unpack anything, and the drains needing to be looked at by a plumber… However, as Dom and I have now effectively moved in together and are sharing a room, we managed to persuade our house mate Steph to swap rooms with us as she had the biggest room and yet is only a single person.
Other than the general condition of the house and the silly mistake of bargaining away ALL of the furniture in our room to acquire a decent size bedroom, its been nice to actually be all moved in and settled. I’ve finally sound a solution to the ‘no furniture’ problem with my clothing too so finally feel nice and organised.
The only thing to think about now is getting through the next few weeks on the money I have remaining after paying for cleaning products to sort out the state of the house that shouldn’t have been our job to do anyway, before our loans come through on the 17th. Also need to take it up with the landlord various issues we found with the house when we moved in, including mould in most rooms, the general condition of the house and the fact that there is a weird smell coming from the drains that will not budge, so we need a plumber in. I hope he won’t be difficult with it.
I feel happier now we’re all settled in now though. I feel like I can start getting into a good routine again with things. Its nice to be living back with friends again, I prefer being self sufficient to living under another’s roof by far. I’m too independent to not live in my own environment at this point I think.
I’ve become worryingly addicted to scented candles now as well, I can’t seem to help myself if I walk past some, I just want to buy ALL OF THE CANDLES! Probably my desperation to extinguish any bad smell remaining in this house to be honest.
Next week my sister is coming to visit which will be awesome. So next mission is to tackle the spare room ready for her to come and stay in. We also need to be fully sorted out by the 29th as we are hosting a massive house warming which I am really looking forward to, as not only do I get to have my friends up who I’ve not seen in ages, but Dom’s best friend Hollie is able to come as well, and I can’t wait to meet her. 🙂
Right now, life is going alright. I hope it continues to go well. 🙂
*Picture Unrelated. It’s just fluffy and cute. 🙂
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