Vive la change!

Well, last weeks post wasn't exactly positive was it? I have had a FANTASTIC week and I'm feeling really positive! I've achieved 3 of last weeks 4 target
1. Get to the surgery and get things out there.

I went to see the Doc on Tuesday, he was pretty good actually and referred me for psych, which is the standard route, rather than getting involved himself - I'm quite pleased about that really as it means that I'm going to be looked after by the specialists so hopefully things should run smoothly. Its a massive weight off to know that I'm actually in the system at last and this things are going to start happening soon. Its 4 weeks for the referral to take place which seems really quick actually....

2. Fix Morris Speedo / Horn - if cannot be fixed then ascertain reason for problem so parts can be obtained

This is the one I've not achieved. I know why the speedo isn't working and that should be fixable tomorrow. The horn might be more complex to fix properly but I can always rig a bodge if I have to.

3. Continue looking for somewhere to live, check easyroommate daily and contact all prospectives.
4. Talk to parents about moving out. I've told them that I'm looking but they dont seem to have twigged.

This is the biggy! I went to look at a room in Coldean on Tuesday night and by Wednesday evening I'd agreed to take it, and the deposit paid on Friday - how about that then eh? I pick the keys up on the 16th and will move in properly on the last weekend of July. I've spoken to the parents about it and they aren't happy but have acknowledged that I need to get out. Its not the ideal move, but its the best I'm going to be able to achieve for the next few months and it gives me the space to be me! That's the most important thing of all.

Anyway, the doc and housing on their own would have been enough to make this a very good week but its actually been an AMAZING week. I'm shattered, sunburned and skint but happy as Larry.

This weekend was the Morris Minor national rally at Knebworth house. I had the ideal excuse to visit Becca, an old friend from Uni who lives in Ware (about half an hour from the venue). As it happens she was performing in an am-dram production of "noises off" a farce about a theatre production which was all going a little bit wrong. It was amazingly funny and a really good night out, but more importantly it was another big stepping stone for me. Its the first time I have been out girly in a public place (in this case a small village) without my normal friend-based support network and it just felt natural, no nerves, no rushes of adrenaline, just "right"! Brilliant! There was another learning curve in it as its the first time I've got myself sorted out in the car and not had decent light but I was very pleased with the outcome, when I finally saw myself in a proper mirror (about 6 hours later) I looked amazingly pretty - I was most pleased!

The one small incident of the day was that when I was getting changed in South Mimms services, just swapping trousers for skirt & tights, I had a knock on the window and there was a police officer standing at the side of the car. Like a good girl I wound down the window and the officer asked if I was OK and just thinking he'd spotted someone just sat in the car told him I was fine - thinking that would be it and he would go, but no, he asked to look in my "tobacco tin" for cannabis so I opened the tin in question for him, and as per the packaging it was full of altoid mints, THEN he started going on about classic cars and how he had one - all the while I'm sat there in knickers with nothing else on my bottom half!!

The MMOC national was fun, as per normal, and I spent a fortune but I have nearly everything I want and need for the car now and a few useful odds and sods too! But I've had very little sleep, drunk a bit too much and got sunburned but had a good weekend, saw some old friends, made some new ones, had a giggle and got absolutly filthy. I made a conscious decision not to take photos this year, so I didn't! It was such a relief to get in the bath this evening!

Anyway, targets for this week.

Car related (tomorrows work hopefully, maybe spilling into Thursday)

1. Clean and tidy Rover, speak to garage about bringing it over on Thursday
2. Fix speedo on Morris
3. Fix Horn on Morris
4. Attach towbar to Morris
5. Buy paint for new panels and clean & spray if conditions are right.

Non car related.

Sort out contents of underbed boxes
Sort out contents of overbed cupboards including the "assorted paperwork" box
IF those are done then sort out the drawer unit.

All of these are packed, largely with junk that needs sorting through - most of which will likely go in the skip!

Anyway, one happy Danni is signing off now and going to bed very shortly....