And Relax, Phew!

Well, the great Southern house hunt is officially over! I viewed two properties yesterday, one in a rather prestigious part of the town I work in and the other just off the town centre.
The first one I viewed was a no as soon as I stepped in the door. The hallway was laminated but very uneven. You felt as if you were drunk walking through there! The single 40 year old male landlord (and potential housemate) showed us upstairs to the room, it was awful. The room had absolutely no character, was cold and had mysterious Chinese symbols around the door and window. I certainly didn’t feel comfortable in there and not only that but it had a single bed! How would I explain that to someone I take home?!
The man then went on to explain that his 16 year old son usually stays over a couple of times a week, hm, yeah that’ll be a no then! And just to make matters worse, he was a musician and admitted to getting most of his inspiration to compose at ridiculous times in the morning! We then saw the kitchen. Let’s just put it this way, all council houses have nicer kitchen standards than that! All I wanted to do was run out of the front door back to the safety of the car. We made our excuses and headed off back into the town to view the second property.
We were just around the corner from a house I saw last week and walked up to a hideous glass front door, you know the one, usually found in a council house as a back door! I was keeping an open mind though as I had chatted with the girl living there a lot online and she seemed nice enough. We walked in through a relatively narrow hallway (it was a terrace house and looked small from the front) and soon entered what can only be described as a Tardis! For all of you non Doctor Who fans, a Tardis is something which is a lot bigger on the inside than it appears on the outside. The lounge had obviously once been two separate rooms knocked into one and was enormous, and very bright and airy.
We walked into the kitchen/diner to again be shocked at the enormity of the room! It had a row of cupboards and built in appliances stretching for at least 12 feet along one wall and a large dining table (to seat 6 comfortably) the other side of the room. I was told that I would have my own fridge and that we would share the freezer space, I’d of rather had my own freezer and shared the fridge, but hey, what can you do?! I soon spotted a rather drafty hole in the kitchens exterior wall which Mo (the girl) told me was for the cat as she couldn’t get a cat flap to go through the French doors leading to the garden so she created a kitty tunnel! I think I may help her on finding an alternative to get that hole blocked up!
I saw into the garden, which obviously needed some grass seed putting down, and saw there was a strong, secure looking shed. That’s my storage problem solved! Mo took us upstairs and into my room. First impression… It blatantly needs a good lick of paint! Oh and that carpet, yuck! It was a beautiful colour, however bright lilac really doesn’t look right as a carpet! The ceiling also matched the carpet, ouch!
It had all the essential furniture to get me started, bed, wardrobe, chest of drawers, desk. Sorted! And there was plenty more storage on the landing, all of the cupboards are currently empty, however Mo explained that they can be used for me if need be. The bathroom was like a sardine tin, but even so, I’m not exactly going to be in there too long! The cat then made his way up to meet me. He was a gorgeous ginger tomcat and rather vocal with it! It turns out his name is Tango, I have gone from Noodles to Tango, fabulous!
We went back downstairs to discuss the rent and any issues we may or may not have and sat down with Mo’s dad and step mum (they own the house). I said straight away that I wanted to put a deposit down. All of them looked pretty happy with me, but I am still paranoid that they may change their minds! Other than my paranoia the house is perfect for me, and not only that but Mo and I seem to have loads in common and are both just as ditzy as each other!
I can move in starting a week on Tuesday, now all I need to do is to find someone who has a large car or van! Everyone I know seems to have hatch backs! Might be a few trips I think despite it being an hour each way. The joys of moving.