It's been a while since I've done a blog, not that I've been avoiding it, I just haven't had time.
Since moving to Newark everyday has seemingly been busy with one thing or another, it's all been a bit of a blur really. Firstly after moving I realised I had the most awful anti-social loud neighbour living above me, with an extended family that rivalled an amazonian tribe that were constantly visiting. I couldn't believe my bad luck initially and after a couple of diploamtic complaints I realised I wasn't going to get anywhere, so I took up the issue with the estate agent/landlord who offered me another flat that had become vacant very close by. Having just got set up in the new place I was reluctant to move again and suggested it should be my protaganist noisey neighbour that should go but the landlord hinted that they would be dealt with in due course, perhaps when their tenancy ended. So, wanting peace and quiet I decided to move albeit with an air of reluctance. Having now moved I'm glad I did, the new neighbour is fine, lovely and quiet and the new place is better than the last for several reasons.
The problem with moving is I now have no internet again, another long story, see my previous blog. It looks like I could be a few more days without internet at the new place due to a legality with Virgin Media getting install access rights to my new place because a previous tenant had NTL installed illegally by some rogue outfit.
I've also been busy preparing for my upcoming operation, having had the pre-op last week and everything explained to me in full I can honestly say I am not looking forward to it at all but I'm sure it will all be worth it in the long run and at least the existing pain I am in will have gone.
Apart from the above, things have been generally good, I really like living in Newark, it's a lovely place. It did seem strange at first but I guess that was just a settling in period but now I feel content. I have a new local pub close by which has a large range of real ales and some entertaining local characters that have embraced me as one of their own. Everything is really accessible in Newark, which is good with my current leg problems and will be handy after my operation.
So all in all life is good, I'm glad I moved, it was one of those life changes I really needed and I feel positive about future months, apart from being a bit worried about the operation, all that talk of morphine and needles and stapled stitches!
