Peek-a-boo! Happy Easter to all! ^.^
Where have I been, you ask? Well I was preparing to move, filling in job application forms (and despairing over the condition of my CV), sending my Significant Man Person (SMP) to do the main bulk of the flat hunting in Glasgow for me (bless him!) and freaking out. That was the main part of it anyway, hehe.
I did attend two fantastic lectures in mid-February, but I need to release the post-moving-jitters first through vicarious blogging before I can get to them, so please bear with me :)
SMP did a lot of the legwork in terms of viewing flats, as I wanted to save my holiday hours from work for emergencies and potential job interviews. The flat we ended up in is beautiful, and I never saw it for myself until the day we moved in! Although I trusted SMP’s opinion (and the many pictures of the flat) implicitly, apparently this caused him some worry, in case he had missed anything I would come to hate (again, awww, bless him!).
They had originally wanted the flat let out in early March, but SMP wrangled it so they would delay it for two weeks to better suit our budget, hooray! On the 16th I saw my new abode for the first time myself. I HAVE CHANDELIERS ^.^ I may post pictures later, but we still have a box or 5 to unpack, hehe. The first day we moved all of SMP’s things, the next day we moved all of my stuff. My body ached, and my lord, we could not have done it without SMP’s parents and brother, I am so very grateful for their help!
I was still living halfway in Edinburgh, in a shell of a flat with 2 double mattresses piled on top of each other for a bed, and one armchair in my living room with no cushions. There were other things as well, but unused and sad things, hehe. With the amazing help of SMP and my friends I managed to empty and clean the flat and I said my formal goodbyes and handed in the keys on the 2nd of April. I also said So Long and Farewell to my friends and colleagues at work, which was weird and sad. But I got a lovely send-off with a buffet and a card and vouchers and stuff, so that was awesome :) I trust that they know I shall stay vigilant and fight the good fight against unnecessary complaints (unless I’m bitching about something, then it’s completely valid, of course :P)!
At times it hasn’t quite sunk in, all the changes and stuff. I’m sure one day I’ll wake up at 5 AM and start bawling my eyes out. Not because I’m unhappy, but because of the magnitude of the changes that have been made. I feel like I “came of age” in Edinburgh. I learned a lot about myself, but I suppose that happens when you live so far away from everything familiar, including your parents. I bought my first British sim card in Ali’s Cave on Lothian Road. Through friends at Uni I came to discover The Baked Potato Shop on Cockburn Street, and about Forbidden Planet and those cool little shops along Victoria Street. I conquered the hills of death at Edinburgh Zoo. I love Edinburgh, and found someone in Edinburgh to love, and all was well. I lost that love, and though it hurt I still had a friend on the other side. I let myself down in Edinburgh, and experienced what I felt (and hope) was the lowest point of my life and then I clawed myself back up with the support of those who love me. It’s amazing how much can happen in just over five years! Edinburgh will always be a special place to me, but I think it was right to move.
Since I am now living with SMP, I think I will re-name him to Man of the House, or MotH for short. MotH sounds and looks better than SMP, the latter reminds me too much of the political party SNP, and I’m really more for the Greens, hehehe. Making a home with MotH has been wonderful so far, even with the occasional disagreement or differences. I think those are just things that always happen when two people who didn’t grow up in the same house start living together, hehe. I have a new job as well, albeit temporary! I think I’ll gain some experience that will be very useful for the kind of jobs I want, and more experience can only be a good thing!
And with Spring coming along nicely, I think this has been the ideal time to move. Everything looks brighter with flowers and sunshine! :) Now I’m just getting to know all the local areas around my flat (I have a local baker, and a butcher!) and workplace (so many lovely cafes!). I can actually walk to work with MotH (yes I know, we’re so cute it’s disgusting :P) and I’ve even conquered my fear of the Glasgow Subway! I’ve still to find where the 2 farmer’s markets actually are, but fear not! The Internet will tell me ^.^ I do know that there is an antique’s fair in about two weeks time, so that’ll be fun to go to! So yeah, I’m still testing the waters but I’m really looking forward to seeing how far Glasgow and I can go together, and I’m so glad that MotH is with me in this journey! :)
I shall try to post again soon with pictures and shiny things and news about things that are happening in this fair city! Have a lovely holiday and may the Rabbity Representatives of the Implausibly Resurrected Man bring you many Eggs of Ambrosial Chocolate :P
