Tired Tuesday

Couldn’t sleep last night, was willing my mind to shut off but it didn’t.  Came downstairs twice to have a ciggy and another glass of wine but it didn’t help.  Finally dropped off about 4:30.

Woke up at 11:30, landlord hadn’t called and still hasn’t, so he’s going to get the keys to the house through his front door,  It’s not a shock, he’s just put on his usual (un)reliable display.

Cleared most of Dad’s dining rooming now and replaced his World Books Encylopedia collection with my cookbooks :D

Managed to do some damage to myself taking a complete set of encyclopedias up to the attic.

Another day of clearing tomorrow before my trip to Gloucestershire on Thursday.  Quiet evening now.

Moved T+1

Even though I’m now officially at my dad’s, 2 trips were still required to take stuff to the tip from the old house.

Spent most of the day rooting through the stuff I’ve brought here and managed to fill 3 binbags with throwouts.

 

Landlord called and said he wants to meet tomorrow to “go over the house” despite the fact it’s been cleaned top to bottom AND I’m leaving him with £200!   Tosser.

Went to the gym and had an exercise schedule set up for me to get my stamina and strength back, then came back for a much needed hot bath to get rid of the aches.  Didn’t work, but the morphine did.

More sorting tomorrow after burying the landlord in his own back garden.

Moved Out

Went to watch the (not so) mighty Reds yesterday, very disappointing result and another day of walking away from Anfield feeling deflated. Shame everton didn't beat the scum, that would have brightened up the day.

After a long long week moving stuff out, with the help of Debs, Claire and her kids the house is now empty and cleaned top to bottom.

I’m moved into my Dad’s and knackered. Tomorrow I start sorting out the stuff I’ve inundated his house with.

Busy Day

Didn’t sleep until 4:30 am, bad night for pain it appears.

Doorbell rang 9:30 but it was just the postman dropping off a final demand ;)

Phone reminder went off 10:30 so bounced out of bed, had a bath, loaded the car with yet more junk and drove to Dad’s to drop it off before heading out for lunch with John and Dyl, who very kindly treated me.

Back home and another carload to Dad’s.  Stopped off for a pint in the Fulwood Arms to treat myself and met a mate there with his mate who was a diver, so we exchanged stories for a bit then headed back home.

Getting Closer

So, moved the rest of the furniture out yesterday.

Doc has kindly written me a letter so that the leisure centre won’t charge me £47 penalty for when I cancelled my direct debit without notice.  He then kindly charged me £13 for the letter.

All clothes bar a few scraps now packed and in suitcases and off to Dad’s shortly. Washed the curtains and cleaned the windows as landlord came round with a Polish family to view the house.  Stupid cow bitched about me being a smoker.

Trying to work up the willpower to load a few more bits into the car, drop off at Dad’s, pick up letter from Doc’s, get membership at leisure centre then come back and start packing some more.

Coffee and a cigarette are in order I think.

Kitchen Clearance

Cleared all the kitchen cupboards today and took 2 carloads of stuff to Dad’s. Feel better now I can see things happening.

Went to Sis’s for dinner, ended up cooking the steaks for her ;) Always nice to see them all but had to leave when “I’m A Celebrity..” was followed by “Living With The Hoff” ! There’s only so much a damaged mind can take!

Woke up with aches and chills – the jabs must be doing their thing.  After a coffee finally managed to clear the loft which has necessitated a trip to the charity shop later.

I was going to clear the shed today but the awful weather has made me decide to probably stay indoors and pack some clothes instead.

Nasser’s kindly lending me his van later to shift the final bits of furniture and Debs has promised to give me a hand.

Weekend Over

Great weekend away in Stroud when I had to re-home the cats.

They’ll have a great life with Elly though.

Fantastic meal Saturday night at JRools Bistro in Stroud, absolutely awesome food!

Set out at 5am this morning and drove through 3 hours of solid rain to get back for my counselling. All good news there, I have my last session in 2 weeks and am feeling very positive about things.

Victim support came round @ 11 to take some photos of my scarring and said my claim seems to be on a fast track so I may get my compensation before I leave for Egypt :D

Hep A and B jabs at docs in the afternoon, then Arabic class in the evening which I really wasn’t looking forward to but had a good time.

Now sat recovering from the early start and gearing myself up to clearing lots from the house tomorrow.

Thursday into Friday

Went for lunch yesterday and decided after 2 bottles of wine that it probably wouldn’t be a good idea to drive home, so made a very enjoyable night of it and slaughtered another 3 bottles of wine and half a bottle of very good port.

Arrived back home about lunchtime and got a call from Steve to see if I was going for lunch near work, so I popped along, handed in my security card and had a pint with him.

Back home and the car’s loaded up with stuff for tomorrow’s trip to Gloucestershire when I’ll be dropping off the cats at Elly’s :(

Probably won’t be posting this weekend, so catch up with you all after the weekend.

Later that day…

Swimming is out for the day, the leisure centre hasn’t contacted me as they said they would. Don’t you just love the customer service in this country.

Took Dad to Costco and purchased his new freezer, then aman with a van called Billy came and delivered it later.  Had to clear his shed out but it’s all looking good now and his new freezer’s installed.

While I was going to his anyway I took 12 bags of foodstuffs down to store in his garage.  My kitchen really was too well stocked.

A night of True Blood series 2 and red wine awaits.

Kitchen Clearout

Having cleared out most of the dining room, office, lounge and back bedroom I’m making a start on the kitchen today.

I’ve already taken tons of oils, vinegars and flours to my Dad’s, along with tins of food and condiments.  The kitchen was just too well stocked!  I’ll clear out another cupboard or two and take the contents round today.  Have you noticed how I’m sitting here typing this instead of actually getting on with it?  It’s hard to going after a night of no sleep.

I’ve started swimming each day to improve my stamina ready for my new career and I really should do some today, but I’m really not in the mood.  Oh well, let’s see how I get on.

Starting a new life

After an operation, I’ve been out of work for 6 months and then found myself redundant which obviously leads to homeless.

It’s all good though and I’m changing my life completely.  Over the past few weeks I’ve been clearing out the house that I rent in preparation for moving in with my Dad for 2 months, after which I will be moving to the Red Sea, Egypt. I’m intending to train and work as a scuba instructor in Hurghada or Sharm El Sheik.

This blog is to document my experiences of moving to a new country and culture.