Packed Up

[jenepel]

So, to continue the saga, I am now all packed and ready. We decided to get out of here as soon as possible, so moving day is now tomorrow while I am at work. (Unfortunately, being in a job for a week and a half doesn't really give you the power to request an afternoon off to move!) Anyhow, I packed everything up and it's waiting downstairs. All I have to do in the morning is add my sheets and toiletries to the last suitcase. I actually didn't bring that much stuff, which is really good. I only ended up with four (medium) boxes and two small suitcases (the stewardess kind) plus a bag of food. What that really means is that I left everything at my parents' house! Which is good as far as this move is concerned - I'm not bringing a single other thing back to London til I have actually signed a lease! I'm sick and tired of carting things back and forth between here and Norfolk.

We haven't heard much from landlady since her email. Andy wrote to ask her for a reference (I KNOW) because he needs one for the next flat and she was pretty squiffy about it. She refused to write one but said if he gave her the new landlord's info that she would call him herself to comment. Needless to say he didn't do that. So I'm not sure what he's going to do about the reference - he's got his job letter of course but he needs the other as well. Anna's all checked out at least, so I guess we'll see. We have actually been a tiny bit paranoid that she would do something - change the locks or come and mess with our stuff, but she hasn't really been around. Andy took his (three) electric guitars to work and locked them up there, and I've been carrying my computer in. It's probably not at all necessary, but if something happened to my Mac I might hurt someone. So I'd rather take the precaution. Also, I took my passports in to work and put them in the lockbox!

Not really much else. I've written a few people about rooms but no fantastic leads yet. I'm just going to send a few emails about it before I go to sleep...

OH NO! I just thought of something - I have no idea if there is internet sorted at this new place. Probably not. That's going to make searching for a new flat quite a bit harder considering everything is blocked on my work computer. I guess I will just have to visit the Apple store every day after work? What a pain.

Comments

[jennythen.livejournal.com]

I really feel you on this. There was a one week gap between the end of our last lease and the start of out lease at our current place. We were freaking out and calling the new landlords every day to see when we could get in. Luckily, everything worked out, but for a while the landlords were still in and out of our apartment all the time finishing things up. I hope you find a great place soon!