Entirely awesome.

I’m really enjoying being here again.

I looked at this house…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146453549#/media?activePlan=1&id=media22&ref=photoCollage&channel=RES_BUY

I could live here part of the year, and write.

The air is so pure, you feel as if you’re inhaling good stuff. I’m in a state of total relaxation.

I do have to get my own flat/building fully fixed up first, then I can swap with my mother. Sell hers, and I could use the proceeds for a smaller flat for myself in London, and a place like that, and somewhere else for my son once he’s in the second or third year of wherever he goes to uni.

I’m here through the October holidays, which is his chance - come again, stay, think, explore, spend more time in Edinburgh. Is it the UCAS route to Edinburgh, or is it a French or Belgian university after all? This is his final year of school, so he needs to decide in the next few weeks.

I have begun dividing my stuff up according to when I'll need it :-

Now - for Nomadism - eg clothes, medicines, documents
Next - for Minimal Settlement - eg kettle, plates, cutlery, single mattress, typing chair, table, selected books
Later - for Settlement - the rest of the furniture and books and ornaments and souvenirs
Much later - for when I stop working* - telescope, retro computing stuff, projects

I'm going to pack everything in densely so the most likely needed next stuff is at the front of my storage units. In theory this will save me £100 a month cos I won't need aisles to access the 'much later' stuff easily.

*I mean when I'm too old to work, not when I cease to function

I've cleaned the coffee machine.

It now no longer works.

My energy switch has gone through.

The new providers haven't received a reading from my electricity meter yet.

cosmictanya wrote:

I’m really enjoying being here again.

I looked at this house…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146453549#/media?activePlan=1&id=media22&ref=photoCollage&channel=RES_BUY

I could live here part of the year, and write.

The air is so pure, you feel as if you’re inhaling good stuff. I’m in a state of total relaxation.

Looks good but you may be sharing the living room with the North Sea at times..

I sneaked off to my storage unit for an hour. I'm putting all the Post-Work stuff at the back, cos it will be a long time till I need it.

Unless I get sacked for sneaking off to my storage unit.

Zarniwoop wrote:

cosmictanya wrote:

I’m really enjoying being here again.

I looked at this house…

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/146453549#/media?activePlan=1&id=media22&ref=photoCollage&channel=RES_BUY

I could live here part of the year, and write.

The air is so pure, you feel as if you’re inhaling good stuff. I’m in a state of total relaxation.

Looks good but you may be sharing the living room with the North Sea at times..

I’m hoping for a dramatic storm one night, I love those. Yes, it’s pretty, that’s the area I’m in. I really like the coastline. The beach is steeper than you might think, but you’re right - I haven’t looked into flooding history at all, which is a major oversight.

I met one of the rudest people I’ve ever met in my life today. Ten hours later, I’m still furious.