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Doncha love freecycle/freegle!!
I concluded commuting a thousand kilometres a week was not terribly good for the ute (or me, or my bank account, or the environment) so have found myself a bedsit in Hobart that will let me stay over in town during the week. Problem was, I only own one bed. And that, being queensize will not fit into the unit, and even if it did, I would not have anywhere to sleep when at home on the weekends.
So I put an ad on freecycle this afternoon, and here i am three hours later, the proud owner of a king-size single bed! How's that for service?
So now all I have to do is collect it on the way to the flat on Saturday next weekend when I move in!
Very exciting stuff this!
Great. Always useful to have somewhere to sleep. You don't really want to be in a sleeping bag on the floor 4 nights of the week.
Well, certainly not long-term, lol. I was contemplating an inflatable mattress if all else failed in the short term. Floors without padding are a bit more than I can take at my time of life, lol.
It is a cute little bedsit with windows on two sides (not much use as they look out into a lemon tree, but windows nevertheless), a bathroom and the kitchen at one end. The floor has a step in the middle of it, so the bed will be down on the lower level with the kitchen, and the seat and table at the windows to enjoy summer sunshine. Fireplace (non-functional) and a wall-mounted electric heater - what more can a girl ask for! And a ten minute stroll to work through a park that is presently filled with Spring blossoms! Then there is the supermarket just down the hill, the vet close to hand and a bus service if I get really lazy!!
sounds ideal Ozzibain and i'm sure you'll put your stamp on it in no time
I don't plan to personalise too much VPB, this is just a pied a terre while i am working in town. Sick of commuting and this is actually a lot cheaper option!
And you'll have the evenings to stroll around finding new things!
I love freegyle too! Pond weed anyone ...........
And you'll have the evenings to stroll around finding new things!
And spending the money this will save me .......... already I have friends planning meals out .............. I should have kept my mouth shut, lol
You could always invite them back to your bedsit for a meal to save money. I am sure they would love some of your creations as much as a restaurant meal, especially with some of your own produce from your 'other' home. Might give them the inspiration to try cooking themselves.
The bedsit 'kitchen' is pretty basic. I plan on an electric frypan and a microwave. Cooking will be limited to the weekends and taken down in freezer packs for use during the week I suspect. Besides, I have no intention of setting up a parallel universe cookingwise - my own kitchen will be where I do the bulk of the cooking.
Good on yer Jo,
As an addicted "worker awayerer" I think the cutoff point between travel and stopover is about one and a quarter hours - it's a good thing too to keep the working part of your life away from the rest of it - the drive there and the drive back give just a nice amount of time to "change heads" - means you can concentrate on "workingh" during the week and "being real" at weekends with out "bringing the problems home in your head"
I think you "needed that" & I'm pleased for you !