"Counting coins on the counter of the 7-Eleven
From a quarter past six till a quarter to seven
The manager, Bevan, starts to abuse me
"Hey man, I just want some Muesli"
I moved back into Manchester this week! After initial stress of not having all the right documents to move in, the inventory not being done and lugging a double duvet and four pillows up Deansgate, I've finally moved into my 19th storey home.
It's temporary until my boyfriend buys a flat, but based on the location and the awesomeness of the flat we decided to for it.
This however was probably not a massively sensible decision. Richard is basically doing me a solid by moving out of the gorgeous flat he has been in for the last 5 years, which was not necessary at all because he wants to buy. My old landlord essentially evicted me and my housemates so he can move back in with a single tenant, but he hasn't found anyone else to move in so I could have technically stayed. The rent is nearly half my monthly wage, the council tax bills are.bound to be sky high and I had to borrow money to pay for my deposit and admin fees. At the moment I'm living off £10 a day and every penny which isn't spent goes right back into my bills fund.
So why, if it's not financially sensible, if I could have stayed where I was and if its kind of screwing my boyfriend's plans over, have I decided to do this?
So why, if it's not financially sensible, if I could have stayed where I was and if its kind of screwing my boyfriend's plans over, have I decided to do this?
2 words; CARPE DIEM. Seize the day. I just watched the 3rd episode of Community where Jeff has to seize the day to pass a ridiculous class (which I kind of want to teach.) I think generally if I get a golden opportunity to go for something bold I'm likely to do it and it tends to pay off. Jeff struggles with it because he tries too hard to create the opportunities for himself (also he's annoying and the worst Community character, jus sayin) When we viewed this flat we paid our admin fee the next morning and our deposit 2 days later. We realised we might never get the chance to live 19 floors above Manchester and a 10 minute walk away from work. So without really considering the cost, current situations, alternative plans or future commitments we went for it. And it paid off! I mean, check out our view...
Life is too short to umm and err and mull things over, if something is right just fucking do it!
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