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I can't believe what a stressful and busy week it has been. This could end up being a long entry so don't read on if you're not prepared to be bored...
The week started off with a meeting with our landlady. She wanted to see Sarah and check everything was ok because sarah is planning on moving out next year and moving back home. When sarah spoke to the landlady in the past about it she said everything was fine and that me and ric shouldnt worry about anything. When she turned up she then changed her tune saying that me and ric would have to cover sarahs rent if we want to stay there alone, or live with a stranger. Neither of these we are prepared to do and we cant even afford to cover sarahs rent so we were a bit pissed off. I told her I would talk to ric about it (because he was busy hiding in the rabbit room pretending to be ill incase she wanted to look around the house) and let her know.
Anyway, we talked about it, decided we couldnt afford to pay sarahs rent and thought of moving out because we're pretty fed up with our land lady anyway. We started looking at lots of properties but there is absolutely nothing for rent in the lancaster area. They're all either too small, unfurnished or don't allow pets. We couldn't find anyway suitable. We picked up a few leaflets from estate agents though and one of them in the back listed all the initial moving costs. I can't believe how much estate agents charge!!! Not only do you have to pay a months rent in front plus one a half months rent as a deposit, you then have to have 2 references from people (which the agents charge you £30 each for for some unknown reason) you then to pay £117 for them to do all the paperword, £150 'check-in fee' whatever that is, plus loads more petty things for stupid reasons. They just get money out of you for every little thing and it pisses me off. It worked out that we would need £1700 initially just to move, and then have to find the rent and bill money.
Needless to say we decided we couldnt afford to move. We then sat down and had a long long chat about it and decided that moving back home might be a good idea. This way we could get a good car, pay for the insurance and save our student loan money up over the year so that when we move onto our next courses after uni we can actually afford to move into a house and buy the furniture etc. This is the only way we are going to be able to afford to move after uni otherwise we'd be in the same position as we are now.
Anyway, we both rang our parents to see what they said and of course my mum said I am more than happy to move back home and to commute, the only problem is all the rabbits. She doesn't mind me having them at home, secretly I know she'd love it, but its just fitting them all in the garage. She is going to have a word with my dad this weekend though and see if they can find a way to juggle things around in the garage to fit them in. If I have to get rid of the rabbits then really there's no point in moving back home I might as well move into a cheap small flat that doesnt let you have pets. But I don't want to give up my bunnies.
I'm hoping my mum and dad can pop up to lancaster this weekend so we can have a chat about it all and see if the rabbits will fit in the garage. The other thing is the budgies. We have spent £200 in the last weekend buying them their huge cage, buying 6 budgies and buying toys and food for them. Some toys havent even come yet and we are still waiting for them in the post. I might just be able to get away with having the rabbits in the garage but there is absolutely no where for the budgies to go at home. Ric cant have them at his house cos he has 2 cats and 2 dogs, and I really dont want to have to get rid of them either. We'll have to see what my mum says but the budgies might have to go :(
The only thing I'm consoling myself with is the fact that i get a funky new car, its only for 9 months and we are going to do rics room up with a double bed so that we can still spend lots of time together. I am going to miss him sooo much but if we have his room as a place to retreat and I have a car to take us places then we should still see each other loads. I don't mind commuting to lancaster everyday (but I dont think it'll be everyday anyway cos we arent in much next year) as the manchester to lancaster run in the car is dead simple.
Lots of things are changing and its going to be such a huge task moving out. I also dont know where we are going to store all our stuff but I'm just looking forward tot he extra money we'll have after uni to spend on a funky new house in either York or chester.
I'll keep you all posted on how it goes. I should know more tonight when my dad gets home and my mums had a 'chat' hehe
The week started off with a meeting with our landlady. She wanted to see Sarah and check everything was ok because sarah is planning on moving out next year and moving back home. When sarah spoke to the landlady in the past about it she said everything was fine and that me and ric shouldnt worry about anything. When she turned up she then changed her tune saying that me and ric would have to cover sarahs rent if we want to stay there alone, or live with a stranger. Neither of these we are prepared to do and we cant even afford to cover sarahs rent so we were a bit pissed off. I told her I would talk to ric about it (because he was busy hiding in the rabbit room pretending to be ill incase she wanted to look around the house) and let her know.
Anyway, we talked about it, decided we couldnt afford to pay sarahs rent and thought of moving out because we're pretty fed up with our land lady anyway. We started looking at lots of properties but there is absolutely nothing for rent in the lancaster area. They're all either too small, unfurnished or don't allow pets. We couldn't find anyway suitable. We picked up a few leaflets from estate agents though and one of them in the back listed all the initial moving costs. I can't believe how much estate agents charge!!! Not only do you have to pay a months rent in front plus one a half months rent as a deposit, you then have to have 2 references from people (which the agents charge you £30 each for for some unknown reason) you then to pay £117 for them to do all the paperword, £150 'check-in fee' whatever that is, plus loads more petty things for stupid reasons. They just get money out of you for every little thing and it pisses me off. It worked out that we would need £1700 initially just to move, and then have to find the rent and bill money.
Needless to say we decided we couldnt afford to move. We then sat down and had a long long chat about it and decided that moving back home might be a good idea. This way we could get a good car, pay for the insurance and save our student loan money up over the year so that when we move onto our next courses after uni we can actually afford to move into a house and buy the furniture etc. This is the only way we are going to be able to afford to move after uni otherwise we'd be in the same position as we are now.
Anyway, we both rang our parents to see what they said and of course my mum said I am more than happy to move back home and to commute, the only problem is all the rabbits. She doesn't mind me having them at home, secretly I know she'd love it, but its just fitting them all in the garage. She is going to have a word with my dad this weekend though and see if they can find a way to juggle things around in the garage to fit them in. If I have to get rid of the rabbits then really there's no point in moving back home I might as well move into a cheap small flat that doesnt let you have pets. But I don't want to give up my bunnies.
I'm hoping my mum and dad can pop up to lancaster this weekend so we can have a chat about it all and see if the rabbits will fit in the garage. The other thing is the budgies. We have spent £200 in the last weekend buying them their huge cage, buying 6 budgies and buying toys and food for them. Some toys havent even come yet and we are still waiting for them in the post. I might just be able to get away with having the rabbits in the garage but there is absolutely no where for the budgies to go at home. Ric cant have them at his house cos he has 2 cats and 2 dogs, and I really dont want to have to get rid of them either. We'll have to see what my mum says but the budgies might have to go :(
The only thing I'm consoling myself with is the fact that i get a funky new car, its only for 9 months and we are going to do rics room up with a double bed so that we can still spend lots of time together. I am going to miss him sooo much but if we have his room as a place to retreat and I have a car to take us places then we should still see each other loads. I don't mind commuting to lancaster everyday (but I dont think it'll be everyday anyway cos we arent in much next year) as the manchester to lancaster run in the car is dead simple.
Lots of things are changing and its going to be such a huge task moving out. I also dont know where we are going to store all our stuff but I'm just looking forward tot he extra money we'll have after uni to spend on a funky new house in either York or chester.
I'll keep you all posted on how it goes. I should know more tonight when my dad gets home and my mums had a 'chat' hehe