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Chaotic Time

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I’m gonna be busy this week so no post probably [but you never know]… Had a busy Friday yesterday: visit to the hospital and meeting up for freelance work at Camden. I’ll be working on some new stuff for the next couple of days so I won’t be online much. There’s some cool design projects in the pipeline and I also have to finish a WordPress template for Farfallina still. I was called Friday afternoon about another offer for a senior web designer’s role so will have to sort that out on Monday and by the end of the week I will be in the Lowlands for a rapid visit to collect my stuff from storage there and move it to the UK. Another step that needs to be taken which will probably cause some emotional stir to me.

I’ll be going through the Channel tunnel which has been a while… I think last time I used it was in 2002. Most of my friends think I’m crazy for doing this but I don’t really have a problem with it to be honest. Yes it’s freaky but so is an airplane in my humble opinion. And the boat is really not an option to me since 2004, when I ended up being stuck on it for 6 hours in a serious gale that was so bad it ripped out the back/emergency doors. Almost everyone on the boat was sick, even if you had sea legs, the sight and smell of people puking was enough to cause a similar reaction. On top of that I was ‘launched’ by the force of a wave, from one wall to the opposite one: almost ended up breaking my shoulder crashing into the wall. Never again…

I guess I will be completely knackered by the time I’m back in the UK again, it will be three days of moving basically without any help, so I could use some luck and some good vibes. I lost my mouse yesterday [the light grey one] he passed away: he was old, extremely old for a mouse, 2.5 years at least, but that doesn’t make it easier… He had a good life and I will miss him. So let me be sad for a few days, he deserves it! So long my friend, thank you for the company! Everything seems to slowly vanish around me, I hope it means that the universe makes room for something new. It is going to be a chaotic time I’m afraid…

I feel lonely lately, very lonely and I can’t seem to shake off this feeling.

[please check back after Monday the 21st]

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We cleaned out so much today, took all the boxes and stuff from the storage to our place so it will be a piece of cake to get it in the van and move. I still have a lot to do though but we are making progress. A. wants me to take a radio course as soon as we get to the UK since we will be sailing in Croatia in 12 days. Jeez, time is flying because we only have one more week over here.
I have been practicing the alphabet with him last night, in bed. I couldn’t sleep so I have been spelling words instead… yeah I know… I’m still not sure if I should take the course or not, it’s like an exam and to be honest I don’t think I’m going to need it if he will get the exam then we’re fine. He’s just worried, I’m not. It’s also not exactly cheap so I think we’ll be fine if he would take the exam and not me. [I’m sure I will not remember the alphabet, I’m practicing: alpha, bravo, charlie, delta but it isn’t fluently]
Anyways, tomorrow will be another day of packing boxes and removing stuff, filling gaps in walls and camping out in our apartment. The vulture came over this evening because we had to discuss what he wants me to leave behind. I guess most of the stuff is going to be taken out; we will demolish the place so the estate agent will have a reason to complain. I won’t leave a thing here. Well just a few bits and pieces because it’s easier for us to leave it the way it is than having to remove it.
The guy was so kind to offer to take it out for us… Not sure if he will do it because he wasn’t willing to pay key money. Can’t really blame him though. I was slightly disappointed but A. said not to worry, living here saved him a lot of money anyway because of the cheap rent compared to what some expats are willing/having to pay for an apartment down town. I guess he’s right. I just have to accept things the way they are.
Tomorrow I will meet up with my neighbour who will get my sewing machine and some decorations. She asked me to meet up next week to have a coffee and say goodbye, not sure though if we have time to arrange that. Funny how people still want to see you before you leave, while I haven’t seen her for ages. It would be nice though to meet up for an hour or so and have coffee, we’ll see. Well I’d better go, there’s things to do but the list is getting shorter! Yehaaaaaaa.