hantsbear: (Don't F*ck With Me!)
Have sorted out a solicitor this morning; now all I have to do is wait for the sale to collapse from underneath me.  Hell, why should this go smoothly?  Very little else so far has...
hantsbear: (Catch Me Some Rays)
I've been in Nottingham for about 10 days now; so far no temp work, despite visiting most of the agencies - I think it's an end of tax year thing.  I've had an invitation to attend for an interview/psychometric testing with Capital One ("What's In Your Wallet?" - "Well, if you must know, a five pound note, a condom and half a stick of chewing gum!")  It's for a permanent post - can't remember which one, so I'm going to have to gen up before I go!  Went to a local arts centre on Tuesday night for a Comedy Improv Workshop that didn't happen - will try again next week.  Other than that, pottering around, drinking coffee and putting the past behind me...
hantsbear: (ATV)
Coffee in Limbo.  Back still aches; looks like I'm going to see the doc sooner than I thought.  Dinner tonight chez [profile] madamemish, so I need to make a trip to get suitable offerings from the vine.  Aussie Cabernet will probably fit the bill, I think...
hantsbear: (Default)
Oy.  So, I'm slowly trying to get into a routine here; coffee and internet at the Broadway Cinema's cafe in the morning, some days lunch (i.e. more coffee) with Greg.  Then Doing Things in the afternoon.  Today, I think it's going to be another trek around the agencies and I think tonight is drinkies with [profile] missmish and members of "The Pink" as she refers to the local community.  Yesterday, went out to a new chiropractor as my back has been playing up since the move out on Sunday.  I was recommended this practice by my chiropractor back in Gosport; they were supposed to have faxed my notes across, but didn't in the end as the receptionist had not asked me to sign a release form.  Grrrrr...  In any case, this new chiropractor tells me all my problems are due to stress (duh!) and that I need to change every aspect of my life.  Now.  Okay, do I get any say in this?  Shall we not start with sorting my head out first???  I'm not sure I feel as in control with this guy.  Oh well, I have another appointment on Tuesday and we shall see then...
hantsbear: (Hairy Bikers!)
The exodus from Cobden Street went smoother than expected on Sunday.  The removals guys performed a minor miracle in managing to get everything into the two storage rooms I am currently renting.  And so, Monday I left Gosport for the last time to be met by [profile] missmish at Nottingham station bearing keys and a pid for the lift.  Spent this morning wandering around various agencies before deciding that I was fed up wearing a tie and headed off to meet Greg, a long time friend from my days in the Sealed Knot years ago, for coffee.  And found that The Hairy Bikers will be at Waterstones on the 16th.  Well, naturally, it would be churlish for me to turn down such an invitation...!
hantsbear: (Ron Mael)
The move out is on for Sunday around 10am.  Have organised a removals firm to help out, so hopefully that will speed things up.  This time next week, I will be tiptoe-ing round [profile] rock_bear's flat for the next 8 weeks (maximum) and starting my new life.  One point: my old Gosport phone number dies a week today.  Leave messages through my UK Cellphone or skype - my internet access may well be more sporadic until I can get something more permanent...
hantsbear: (that's mister cranky koala to you)
So, moving on the 22nd. may or may not now happen.  Had a message from the guy who was going to help out to say that he was unable to drive as his glasses had broken and would not be back from the optician for 10 days or so.  This coupled with the fact that I am pretty inert at the moment, makes me wonder if I'll have the energy to do the move all by myself.  I am slowly filling boxes, but I just feel so drained at the moment.  Another friend of mine is saying that he thinks I need to be signed off onto incapacity benefit and get sorted out with some therapy of some kind.  Knowing that on the NHS this currently means a wait of at least 6 months fills me with no joy whatsoever and, as I'm trying to conserve resources in case the sale of the house drags on beyond May (which feels like a very real possibility) I'd rather not be paying £45 - £90 each therapy visit.

What I need right now is someone to come over and help me, coax me, cajole me into filling boxes.  Once that's done, I can look at organising a removals firm to take the last of my stuff to the storage depot.  And then I can close this chapter.
hantsbear: (Gamla Stan)
So.  A date is set.  Whether this is in stone I refuse to commit to since, if anything can go wrong, past experience tells me it will.  In any case, that date is March 22nd. 2007.  Hopefully the date that the door closes on Gosport and the date that the door opens on Nottingham/the East Midlands.

In any case, it seems to have given me a little more renewed impetus.  I hope.

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