New flat
I have neglected writing anything recently due to multiple uni assignments and the fact that Iv moved into a new flat that is comfortable, cheap and fairly close to work. It isn’t close to anything else, which is a slight inconvenience, but thats the price you pay for the other aspects. I say it isn’t close but really everything is a short cycle away so it’s more the fact that I should get used to cycling more. Not the worst thing in the world.
My room is in an L shape, giving it a sort of separate-feel. One side is my desk for work and watching movies and tv, and the other my bed. I try to keep activities in their appropriate setting so that I can have a more set and structured routine. Keeping movies and tv time out of bed will hopefully help me associate sleep with that part of my room. This, I hope, will allow my mind to switch off easier.
The flat itself is warm and cozy, which is most likely due to its small size and the fact that there is no lounge. That has been converted into a bedroom which in turn keeps the rent down. This is obviously something I and the other flatmates don’t mind. Also, cheap rent in this economy is a welcome bonus. The other flatmates are quiet and respectful. They keep to themselves mostly and live their own lives almost separate from the flat. One from Germany is a tall, skinny man who I would describe as friendly and very easy going. The other a Czech man who is shorter and stocky. He is also friendly and good-natured but seems to want to remain independent in terms of any communal aspects of sharing a flat. He has his own cuttlery, plates, dishwashing liquid, and toilet paper. Very much independent from us yet sharing the space. I don’t mind all this as I am looking to be here until I finsh uni.
When you think of it we share a big cube with our own smaller cubes within it. In the evening when you go to the toilet the hallway is pitch black with only the outline of our closed doors exposing the life within. It sometimes strikes me as funny that this is how we have chosen to live but each to their own. We are separate yet together. A far cry from my days living in a hostel with multiple other people in your space. I will try make the best of it and try form positive habits for myself while also trying to stay in touch with the outside world and form friendships if I can.
I was apprehensive about moving here, but so far, after a few days it seems fine and I think it will grow on me. Also, it is probably good that I have moved here at the tail end of winter. The days are getting warmer and lighter so things aren’t as gloomy. Spring is around the corner(hopefully), and Im closer to the ocean where I can go cycle along the coast when some sunny days appear(again hopefully).