This time last week
This time last week, I hired a removal van and drove 200 miles north, away from old friends and loved ones, to start a new job and a new life.
This time last week, I bought a streep map and slowly got acquainted with a new city. I searched for a new home and eventually decided on an old Victorian apartment which I thought, with a little love and D.I.Y, could be restored to its former glory.
This time last week, I stared at my bathroom walls, took measurements, went to the hardware store and bought a ladder, a roller, 5 different brushes; a 2.5 litre can of steam resistant emulsion paint and masking tape. Today, I am mid week into my new job. I have explored this city on foot and by bus, on the back of my trusty blue bicycle and in the cars of newly found friends. My bathroom has 2 coats of new paint, there are lush green plants near the Victorian bathtub, fresh white towels in my wicker basket and things are looking lovely. I may start re-decorating the living room next. Overall, I still have a few boxes to unpack but I am in no rush; I think I will be here a while.
Gosh, I've come a long way since this time last week...
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7 Comments:
cooooooooooooooool! wooohoo...this will be added to the list of blogs that i read daily...glad you're settling in well! =)
and oh, the house loooks quaint?! hahahaha...nice, sooo nice...=)
all thanks to you NEC, matey. You made it happen =)
nice one! glad its in good use now...=)
woahhhhhh!
welcome back...oh marmite....why ercolind??
looks good...with TLC your place would be a haven for yourself...does it have a tub? all english houses have a tub right? goshhh...nice..
keep blogging..!!
love always
-jade-
looking good gal, and great idea to blog instead of emailing (I do that too by the way!). I always liked blogspot better than xanga, but I cant bring myself to shutting down 1 1/2 years worth of blogs posts... so in xanga i will stay.
love the way you & your sis can make pretty so quickly, must be Mum's influence ya? Take care and God bless! =)
o my god i can't believe you never told me about this blog. i feel i've mssed out on a massive part of your life :(
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