make it work

So, as per my earlier post on ‘Reasons To Be Cheerful’, despite the very happy and relieving event of finally having signed the contract for my new abode, I left with a heavy heart and a bit of a wobbly bottom lip. I don’t know exactly what it was that caused it; the realisation it was actually going to happen, the annoyance that my planned monetary/moving day negotiation didn’t come off, feeling inadequate in my new roomie’s presence, just the whole newness of it. Who knows.
Thing is, this should turn out to be such a good move. Less house based restrictions, a beautiful, clean interior, a genuinely lovely landlady/housemate, the chance to meet new people. THIS IS A GOOD THING!
And that’s why this is going here. I need to take this grain of irritation and turn it into a beautiful pearl :)

is wrong with some people?! I’ve been to look at two potential houseshares today, well I say two…
The first was lovely, nice landlady, beautiful house, amazing kitchen and massive bathroom. Nice. Said I was interested, need to wait til a few more people have checked it out, blah blah blah.
Second house, nothing. Stood outside it ringing the doorbell, knocking on the door. No answer. Excuse me…what?! People were clearly in, the house was lit up like a Christmas tree. How bloody rude. It’s put me in a right funk.
However, in the spirit of make it work I’m going to view it as somewhere that wasn’t meant to be. I didn’t have a great feeling about it anyway but this sealed the deal. I suppose that should be a positive. Somewhere better will appear and then it won’t even matter. It’s just stressful trying to find a place to live, gr!

OK, so I’m a massive Project Runway fan and the cherry on the cake of what is generally an ace show anyway, is Tim Gunn. Those in the know will be aware of his catchphrase ‘make it work’, usually uttered when he’s faced with a hot mess of a design.
So I thought I’d take his mantra and use it as a goal for when I’m faced with a hot mess of a situation. This will be a place to maybe rant, get things off my chest, and most importantly, work through how I’m going to make it work.