Batch To The Future

"Not all those who wander are lost..."

When my good friend, Elona encouraged me to return to writing a few years ago, I wrote a whole series of blogs under the generic title, 'A Spiritual Journey To Find A Home' (please see the link below), which described my ongoing and continual search to find a place where I could finally settle down.

http://aspiritualjourneytofindahome.blogspot.com/

The whole essence of these blogs was that I just couldn't stay anywhere for long...three years appeared to be my maximum tenure anywhere. Well, although I'll never write anything off and I'll always accept that anything could happen in the future to make me consider my options, I do feel very comfortable living and working in Chichester, but it's just that I need my own space again.

"Home is where the heart lies, but if the heart lies where is home...?"

For the past 20 months I have been happily sharing a flat with the lovely Josie & Glen, but last night after much soul-searching I informed them that I would finally be moving on in a few months time. As previously mentioned, my New Zealand holiday plans for October have not come to fruition, so my alternative is to use those two weeks to secure a new home, and move into my own brand new place!
Once again...I'm sorry for letting you down, TWL♥

The last time I actually lived in my own place was December 2008, when I failed to renew my tenancy agreement on a luxury apartment that I was renting in Cheltenham, and then I moved in with a friend in Crowthorne...a decision in hindsight that I regret greatly. 
After falling on hard times, and crawling into the bottom of a bottle for a while, I slowly recovered and set about restoring my life. Unfortunately, this resulted in dwelling in a variety of shared properties for the past four years. Without any doubt, the best of these situations was Josie's flat, but it really is time to recapture my independence once again.

Prior to the apartment in Cheltenham, I resided in a start-up home in a suburb of Bristol for two years, and immediately before that I enjoyed three fantastic years living in a small village just outside Bath, where many memorable times were spent in my split-level studio apartment along The Batch (pictured).
One special lady provided me with plenty of fun, headaches and heartaches (in equal measure), although the overwhelming feeling was one of happiness over the precious moments we shared, and she'll forever remain close to my heart as she knows I'll always love her to bits...I'll always adhere to the principle that gentlemen don't 'kiss-and-tell', so I'll not name names but she knows who she is! ♥

Getting my own place again has been in the back of my mind for quite a well, but the practicalities and financial implications always prevented it from being a realistic option. However, I now feel that although the money is going to be tight, I can be resourceful enough to cope, and I can cut my cloth accordingly.
It will just be great to have my own front door, my own bathroom, my own kitchen, and my own living space once again, although I must stress that I'm not looking to remain alone forever...some loving companionship would be very welcome I can assure you!

Between now and then, it will be a case of notifying a few letting agencies to get the ball rolling. Although for the next month I have other priorities, I fully expect to be saving hard between the end of July and the start of October, so that I can be in a position to realistically start looking with serious intent. I think for the spare income at my disposal, I should be able to secure a small one-bedroomed apartment relatively central to the town centre, although I'll also consider moving slightly west if neccesary to somewhere like Fishbourne or Emsworth maybe?
If anyone is looking for a reliable tenant, then I'm yer man! Contact me now!
stevemuskett@yahoo.com  (07968 029074)

It's quite exciting to be thinking of getting my own place once again after all of these years, and it reminds me of when I had to start over after finally moving away from my home town 14 years ago. This was after a failed long-term relationship, the severance of a mortgage, and the loss of my car, meaning that I had to learn to try to live within my limited budget on my own for the very first time. But I did it, and I enjoyed some wonderful times living in various flats in Langley and Slough for five years, until I was in a position to move on to pastures new...I wonder if our paths ever did cross without either one of us ever actually realising it, Nicky? Maybe in a bar in Windsor, or maybe late one night in 'Harry's'?! Lol.
Once I left Berkshire due to the relocation of my work, my 'Ramblin' Man!' days really began, as my residences became very short-term wherever I went thereafter, right up to the present day.

Maybe now that has all changed, and maybe now I'm finally ready to put down some roots...?
Time will tell, although I'll sign off with my mantra concerning 'time' and 'life':

"Life is a waste of time; Time is a waste of life;
 Get wasted all the time and you'll have the time of your life!"

Cheers!

Ramblin' Steve