I have officially signed the lease on my brand new, probably 100 year old, flat in London! The current residents are three boys, so it is in definite need of some style and the womanly touch, but it has a lot of potential. And the kitchen is big. And it has new(er) appliances. That was all I really needed to see to have me sold on the place.

My room is only slightly bigger than a queen sized bed, which will make for some interesting decorating and living tactics, but it can be done. There is definitely a blessing in the fact that I do not yet have a job, and that blessing is allowing me to play Susie Homemaker and convert this boy tortured flat into a home for three girls while the other two ladies bring home the bacon with their 9-5. Plus, it gives me an excuse to shop and an excuse to bargain - probably two of my favorite things (along with raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens...)