Base

Here we are, on the other side of the weekend on the train to work. It's the slow one, which gives me time to sit and gaze out the window whilst getting myself mentally prepared for the day ahead. It has been an action packed weekend of moving, I am so relieved that it is over and I finally have a 'base' to call home.  

Saturday morning we picked up the self-hire van first thing which all went as planned. It was a big thing, possibly about triple the size of anything Chris had ever driven before but he took it in his stride. We then drove to a mysterious unit not far from up the road to pick up a chest of drawers if spied online. After we managed to load that on board, we drove to another town to collect a three seater sofa - which was more like a four! It was massive but it did fit in the van, which meant it would fit in the flat more importantly! After unloading one piece at a time, darting across the street then up some stairs we delivered one piece at a time. It was painstaking and tough but pleasing. We didn't wait too long before setting off again to the old flat to pack up everything there into boxes and bags. I did what I could the previous day, but it didn't feel like much in comparison to everything that ended up getting packed away. How we managed to accumulate so much stuff in such a small, studio flat is beyond me. 

We estimate a couple of hours but it ended up taking about five. At long last we put the last we put our bikes in the back and set off to the new flat once more. On a Saturday night located on one of the main roads into town, it took a long time to take as much as our arms would allow across the street, up stairs and indoors. But we did it! 

So yesterday we ached and gradually unpacked everything. It's nice to finally have everything in place.

So now I sit and wait for a normal week to begin. This will now be my routine. I hope it won't be for long, hopefully another month or two. I've decided that next month I will look for jobs again but for now, during the lead up for Christmas I don't mind putting up with where I am. 

The new year feels like a good place to start. 

I'm going on a facebook hiatus for a while, I haven't been very good at reading people's wonderful news of babies and marriages. I want to feel happy for them but at the moment I just wish I was where they were.

One day, I know. All in good time I keep telling myself but it feels far away. It's not something to rush I know but, I do feel a bit jealous. 

Sigh.

One thing at a time!