Christmas is creeping up so fast! It feels like only a few months ago that I was moving from my family and friends to live in Devon. Suddenly, twelve months later and things are completely different to how it was all planned, but in a better way might I add. I’ve been looking for a new home with my two all time closest friends. They’re making the move from Somerset and Devon to start fresh in London / Surrey and we’re going to do it together. I can’t wait for the day we get moved in, it’s going to be a great few years!

The aim is to move around the 25 January when I recieve a full pay packet. Until then I’ve been living off advances and generous friends / boyfriend. Oh, good time to mention I met a new guy. We’ve been dating now for six weeks, I really really like him. He’s such a gentleman, not like the rest I’ve been involved with. We’re just taking it easy, enjoying eachother’s company. But you never know.

As for work, commuting is a problem. I drive for around 3 - 4 hours a day to get to work and back, which is a nightmare and the wage is good but I’m only doing 30 hours a week as opposed to the full time 37.5 hours. So although I enjoy the company it seems I may have to start to look to further my career elsewhere after aroudn six to twelve months. I can’t live off a barely full-time job forever with no room for promotion or improvement. It’s a stepping stone though… a year here and I can be on to bigger and better things in no time!

Oh, and I’ve been reading The Devil Wears Prada again. I bought this book almost two years ago and still haven’t read it through. I get so involved in the story that I never wanted to finish it in case it had a bad ending so I used to just put it down and start over a few months later. If only everything was like that!

So I’ve managed to set up the internet in my flat. Finally! No longer have to go into my dad’s house to use it. Hooray.

I’ve been super busy these past few weeks. I’ve been accepted for a full time job in Administration. I’m a PA to the director of the Catering Department of a famous Nursing Home in Outer London. The wage is £8 an hour and the plus sides fully outweigh the negative aspect of the 2 hour drive through traffic to get there each day. It’s a Monday to Friday, 9.30am til 4pm. Very respectable position, very professional job.

Very happy Laura!

I’ve also been doing a lot in the flat. I’ve put together some cupboards, sorted through all my old clothes, fixed the Internet and my Freeview signal for my television. The sink has been plumbed in and I can finally do my own washing up etc. I’ve got used to such a small oven and kitchen space, it’s not as bad as I thought it’d be.

I’ve also been designing the decoration of the flat. Colour schemes, wood themes, furniture etc. Everything in there at the moment is fantastic but I would like something a little more classy, perhaps a bright and funky theme in the kitchen and then black/white furniture in the living area. My bathroom, of course, will be pink

Also - VerityMB is back up. I spent hours last night coding and tweaking all sorts to make it look super unique and better than ever. A lot of the old hacks aren’t there and won’t be returning along with the new rule of members at 16+. I’d like to keep a mature board and have scrapped all the Shop and Verity Coins palava, it was hardly used anyway.

So please sign back up if you were a member before, or if you’d like to join as new. I can’t wait to get everyone back on the scene