Three more days before I move into my new home. I have been given a lot of household things and furniture but have still had to spend a lot of time reading catalogues, visiting shops, talking to salespeople and finally buying things that are just plain necessary for a householder. I can’t imagine how I would have done if I had no savings at all. By the time I actually move into the place there won’t be much left but I’ll have a place that not only feels comfortable but looks good. That’s important to me. It will have my style stamped on it, even to the extent of disguising the floral pattern of my lovely mother’s good quality three-seater sofa with a couple of Indian cotton bedspreads and a beautiful Yi minority patchwork from China.
I’ll have all the necessities to cook and to eat what I cook and I’ll be able to wash clothes and clean floors. The Queensland government will chip in $200 because I bought a washing machine that is economical in both power and water. However, so far I haven’t arranged for the connection of power and gas and the internet. So far I haven’t been able to make the choice of internet service provider though I have found a site that makes it a little clearer. At least I know that the only company that does a proper national wireless internet service is Big Pond and it is way out of my price range. Now I have to choose a way of getting a home based fast internet service. More research tomorrow as the decision is urgent. After a weekend of arranging my home I will knuckle down and take a professional approach to writing.
The advantage of being regarded as pensionable is that I have a financial base, albeit not one which will keep me very comfortable. That will enable me to build up my writing experience on a hobby level at first and then to the point where I bring in enough money to say goodbye to the pension and become part of the respectable workforce again. There’s the plan, that and being healthy enough to have reasonable quality of life.
My bedroom is furnished and the living room is taking shape. I have two desks but no table to eat from just yet. One of the desks will do at first. I’ll buy a mattress on the day of the move so I’ll be able to sleep in the sheets, under the cool weather quilt, with my head on the pillows that I bought. Sometime next week I’ll be blogging from my new home.