Not settling in as well as I thought...

So it's been over three week in the new home now and I must admit that although it's really good overall I am having some trouble getting into doing the things I used to now that I have more space to do it in. My main gripe I suppose is playing my beloved Pokemon. Having always played it, since the very beginning I have been on my bed, laying down, sitting up, whatever. Now I find myself with a whole house, plugs in odd places, sofas not beds... it's actually really off-putting and has stopped me doing it so much.

The same goes for reading and crafting. Having always been used to laying down reading, I constantly fidget trying to get comfy in a chair. Is it possible that my body is now solely used to lying down doing these things? Achy arms were never an issue when I could roll over to my front and continue! I now find myself fidgeting, getting annoyed and giving up. Only to find that all I want to do is the thing I've just given up on. It's really impacting on my zone-out time.

The crafting issue is a strange one. Having always been crowded into a bedroom my desk was an area of salvation, an area surrounded by drawers and boxes but the desktop itself could be kept clear and it gave me my own little area that I loved. I loved tidying it afterwards too.

I guess there is a definition for what I'm feeling.. my cosy room of incense and music is no more (gutted in fact at my last visit) and I now have a whole house to roam in and find a spot to do something. I keep wanting to plaster posters and artefacts all over the walls to make it feel more like home. I will get to the point where I wouldn't want it any other way I suppose, it'll just take time.

As I write this, I'm laying on the sofa, my elbow getting more and more irritated at rubbing on the bare leather. Grr.

Okay so maybe it would all be better if I could have the one thing I miss the most. My music. It's all here, on my laptop and fully portable. But there are no speakers in most rooms (I have tinnitus and really regret using earphones when I do) and I feel lost without it. The car is now a sanctuary of sound. The quietness I'm experiencing a lot at the moment is setting my ears ringing more than they have for many years.

Okay there you have it. Effectively a long moan. But hopefully you can see that it's more than that, it's a part of moving on, getting used to the new and saying tata to the old. The bedroom was too small for my entire life and love it as I did, I didn't want to go home some days to that same old damp room with its creaky floorboards and whining light. I still need a nest I guess and will always find myself retiring to the bedroom at times.

Until next time, Be fantastic.

New home.

Hello!

I've been quiet recently as I have been moving into my new home with my partner. It's my first time moving out from home and my the first time that me and Rob have lived together. So how's it going? 

Overall it has been great. It's been one of the most stressful things I have ever done. The last minute worries over it potentially falling through and the thought of all that debt stacking up really started to get to me. The moving in day and the ones following however took all those worries away, the fun began and a few little niggles aside it's been very enjoyable since.

Aside from the usual lounge/diner, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom we have two really fantastic rooms. The first is the arts and crafts room, there are two desks (one each of course) and a multitude of drawers and boxes containing a wonderful selection of card making stuff and art materials. The eventual plan will be to have it set up as a studio and display area for projects recently completed. 

The second room of amazement is *drum roll please* the library! Now I will be honest, the bulk of the room is actually films and television DVDs and Blur-Rays. Myself and RH are both avid collectors of favourite films and shows. This is essentially the fiction room, it contains all of our combined fiction books and alongside the DVDs you can wander in and get lost for hours. We have a cosy chair in this room and a cushioned bench ready for slumping into after a hard day at work.

Around the downstairs of the house we have a few book cases to display our gardening and esoteric books. It's wonderful having a real place to display our most valued books of all, it's an ongoing collection that we add to only when we find those really special books that really add something to the knowledge contained within them collectively. 

That's it for today, I didn't really want to go into anything too philosophical on my return to blogging as I've been so busy with the house I haven't been able to have a good think on things recently. I'm also getting used to being with another person all the time which certainly reduces your personal thinking time! (The library and craft room should help me there of course.)

Thanks for reading!