Monday, 18 February 2008

The crazy world of others

It's funny, when you are walking around someone else's house, what thoughts are going through your mind. Now you would think that the initial thoughts would be; do I want to live here? (esp when you're trying to decide whether to buy the place or not) what's the neighbourhood like? Can I fit all my things inside? However let me tell you dear reader, these were not the real thoughts idly filling my mind this weekend.

I was wondering if the space (or distinct lack of it) would squash me. I have been feeling squashed since I began living in my current ground floor flat, and this has lasted nearly two years, and I'm ready to feel that freedom of childhood again *sigh* this is unlikely to happen, mainly because my childhood home, although yes, it is still there inhabited by my parents is about 4 times the size of anything I will be able to afford.

The beginning of our search seemed fruitful, there was so much possibilty but I am slowly (note to self - in light of this realisation being over no more than 3 days, this cannot really be called slow, not in the life time sense anyway) coming to the understanding that if I want that ever so elusive foot on the property ladder, it's going to be on a ladder up the side of a postage stamp.

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