Moving On, Up and Out

Two weeks ago, on the day I found out about the internal ‘promotion’, before I had even found out about it, I had emailed Lolly and asked if she was thinking about moving out of home any time soon. I know it’s something she would probably be quite keen to do, but I wasn’t sure if it would be feasible for her in the near future, or how tied up she was financially. I have been wanting to do so for a while, even though the initial teething problems we experienced when Big Sis and I first started living together are all now resolved and I love living with her and Bro-in-Law. I am conscious that they need their own space as a married couple, I need my own space, more independence and responsibility as an individual, and they might want to have babies soon! Either way, it seems like the right thing to do sometime in the near future. I am not financially able to do so just yet, but I have been playing around with the figures in my head and know that it could be a feasible possibility in the next 12-18 months. I mentioned this to Lolly and asked if moving out in that time frame was something she would consider. If so, would she like to live somewhere with me? I think that either way, I will aim to make it happen, but there are infinitely better and more affordable options when there are two of you sharing, as opposed to trying to find a one-bedroom place or a studio.

Thankfully, Lolly was up for the idea and so we have decided to make that a medium-term plan and look to making it actually start to happen by this time next year. I probably shouldn’t even have mentioned it here, I don’t like talking about ideas and plans before they have really happened, but looking forward and having a time scale to work to and plan for is really helping me to keep positive and be focused on improving the things in my life that I have control over. I can’t control how other people behave but I can make changes to my living arrangements and my surroundings and that will hopefully improve my overall outlook. I am looking forward to having more freedom and opportunities to be sociable and widening my social circle by actually being able to go out more!

I am feeling more positive and excited at the prospect of finally making some much-needed changes. I know I have a long way still to go and that there will no doubt be more low points and challenges along the way, but at least I will be better equipped to meet them head-on, knowing that all things work together for good. It’s going to take some time, but I am starting the ball rolling so that I can build up enough momentum to push me through the less positive moments. I’m taking tiny steps, making one little change at a time, but at the moment each little movement along the path is progress.