I was going to share pictures from my last birthday, but left it later and later until it was too late. I was going to describe it as 'the best birthday so far'. At least it was in principle but in practice I was so plagued with OCD it was exhausting. My friends went all-out … Continue reading Best Birthday So Far
Category: Updates
It’s Happening
Council phoned me yesterday to ask if I'd be able to go to a viewing today for a flat which they'd kept aside specifically for me as they thought it would be ideally suitable.They knew the landlord was starting viewings on Friday after redecorating and wanted to get me in ahead. They put in a … Continue reading It’s Happening
Pass The Parcel Or Pass The Bomb?
Clare from Salvation Army just left. I swear I am currently existing off these weekly morale boosts. What has boosted my morale was not any good news in particular, merely the feeling of being understood: Clare's been contacting more landlords and letting agents, but hitting the expected brick wall of everything being 'means-tested' and not … Continue reading Pass The Parcel Or Pass The Bomb?
A Chain Reaction
I've been unable to look after my car the last several months due to OCD, so the battery eventually ran flat.I couldn't get the foot pump from the boot of my car, which I use to top up my scooter tires once a week to prevent punctures. Since Jan 2021 I haven't had a puncture … Continue reading A Chain Reaction
End Game
Clare from Salvation Army started contacting Letting Agents for me from 'To Let' signs she sees whilst doing her job and also from online adverts.She's also sending me some to contact myself, so that I can show to the council that I've been actively looking.We're not expecting any of these enquiries to be successful (they … Continue reading End Game
Mulletless
Lately I've been overcoming my most limiting OCD enough to be able to think about having a haircut. So I booked it for the morning after the court hearing. It's the first time I've had my hair cut since February 2020. And this might be hard to believe but also the first time it's been … Continue reading Mulletless
Conclusion To The Eviction Saga
I had my third and final court hearing today, to see if the court would decide in favour of the landlord or me. Well as expected they did decide in favour of the landlord eventually, although the judge himself said it was marginal! He was by far the fairest and light-hearted of all the judges, … Continue reading Conclusion To The Eviction Saga
A Great Idea
I've just had a really great idea: once I've moved somewhere with more space where I'm not just living in a single room (since my car currently stores a digital piano and a sports wheelchair I used to use for wheelchair basketball π), I can give my car away to someone who needs it. These … Continue reading A Great Idea
Launchpad’s Paradoxical Feedback
"I just had a few concerns regarding how you would manage with our clientele.""Iβm also concerned with your housing benefit entitlement and the potential of topping up. It may be worth discussing with Clare and asking her to complete entitled to The rents with us would be Β£418.84 a week. Β£18.84 being a service charge.""My … Continue reading Launchpad’s Paradoxical Feedback
Noes All The Way Down
Went to Launchpad registration appointment last Wednesday, to register for the second time in 7 months after they randomly closed my previous case after accepting me.Appointment took 1 hour, carefully going through a bunch of stuff and completing a 'recovery star'. Right at the very end it occurred to them that they would have trouble … Continue reading Noes All The Way Down