Enter: Ali

Ali is one in a long line of people lately who've stepped up to the plate without even realising it. Ali is a girl who's given me a permanent address, a room with a desk, a fully loaded kitchen, and somewhere to live without flipping out about the fact that I'm a temp and have no guaranteed income after the holidays. Hell, technically as a temp, I have no guaranteed income on Monday.

But, back to Ali, my lovely new flatmate. She's English but picked up a Kiwi accent after her 5 years there. She referees rugby (also picked up in NZ), loves to cook, and says she's been spending a lot of time at her boyfriend's house as of late. She seems chill and laid back and owns the flat I'll be moving into, so there's no dealing with agencies and all that drama.

I'm excited about Ali and the flat. Ali because she seems fun, and the flat because, well, it seems pretty awesome. It's in the neighborhood I wanted, with a nice living room, a spare room for guests and kitchen I like (Ali caters part time, so the kitchen is fully loaded), and she's even buying me a small desk so I can be productive in my room. I can use it as a base to apply for jobs, work on writing, edit pictures and maybe even produce the Big Idea.

Step 1 - Temp job. Done.
Step 2 - Place to live. Done.
Step 2.5 - Get stuff from both my flats (the one I stay in now and the one I shared with my ex) into said new flat. Partly done by this weekend, the rest by Nov 11 when the lease runs out on the flat I shared with the ex.
Step 3 - Find a permanent job. Working hard on it. Hopefully I manage it before the job ends so I don't end up back on Step 1 again!
Step 4 - Photograph / write / work on Big Idea. Well, that's next. Soon. I can feel it coming.


A kiwi for Ali