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[rhyll]

I've decided to move out of Matlock. Our lease is coming up, and I've realised that I just can't keep up the effort of moving backwards and forwards between Matlock and J's place, trying to make each place feel like home. It's too exhausting.

I'm excited about moving in with J; making a home together, finding out the wonderful (and irritating) things you only find out about if you live with someone, making a space where our friends are welcome and new projects are undertaken. J balances me out and makes me happy, and this feels like a good step to be taking.

At the same time it feels hard, because there's so much about Matlock that I love. I'll miss Sunday breakfasts with everyone around, boofuls helping me play dressups, cooking together and watching crappy movies and long discussions around the kitchen bench. I will miss having lisa and boxer the horse in walking distance, and feeling like their place is just an extension of ours. I'll miss my room, with its windows onto the garden and the sounds of the birds in the morning and the night breezes. And the dinosaurs everywhere, and the loungeroom that we rearranged so many times, and the garden, and the treehouse.

So right now I'm feeling a little fragile and mournful about it all. But I'm trying to remind myself that moving house doesn't mean losing my friends, and think about the positives. I'm also working hard to convince myself that "a trip to IKEA" is not one of the positives.

Comments

[boxer-the-horse.livejournal.com]

I hate 'moving out of nice house' sadness. It seems really weird to leave a bunch of memories in a place that will become somone elses, that you can't just visit whenever you want. We'll miss having you in the neighbourhood too.

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

*sniffle*
*hug*

[boxer-the-horse.livejournal.com]

Nyaaaawwwww *HUGS*

[lisamax.livejournal.com]

this makes me so so sad. no spontaneous dinner hangouts any more. :(

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

I'm sad about it too. But you guys have a car, at least, and I am a good bicycler, so slightly-less-spontaneous dinner hangouts are still on the cards!

[campoalto.livejournal.com]

Is it bad that I shortened that in my head to 'spinouts', and now can't get rid of that thought?

[campoalto.livejournal.com]

But, but, "a trip to IKEA" is always a positive, regardless of context! Or is that just Liz's influence? ;)

It is sad you're leaving Matlock, but given the situation it's not a bad choice (says he who has moved house at a ratio of around once every 18 months). But it is also obvious that a lot of time and effort and friendship and chickens and indoor voices went into making Matlock a really nice place to be (and I felt that from the first time I came around, really). I hope the move goes well - and I'm sorry I'm not going to be there to help with that, especially considering there's a lot of my junk still there! Unfortunately the day the lease comes up, I remember what Liz told me, is also the day of doom for just about everything else, and so I'll still be over on this side of the country...

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

The day of doom for just about everything else?

[campoalto.livejournal.com]

Well, I may have it wrong, but in my mind it was the same day as the cut-off for your bet (and handing in the thesis, of course), which is also the same day I have my presentation of doom and find out about at least one conference/application...

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

I'm sure that your presentation will go swimmingly! I think since circumstances have changed, I am currently considering my bet off :)

[alexmoon.livejournal.com]

I'm sure that your presentation will go swimmingly, likewise the conferences and applications. You're doing great work! Since circumstances have changed, I am currently considering the bet off :)

[ducts.livejournal.com]

'Twas a marvellously homely home.
If the other denizens are lease-negotiating, hope it goes smoothly.