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Oct. 6th, 2012 02:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hathycolOkay, so it's looking like Richie and I will be heading down to what I am now apparently refering to as That Thar London at the beginning to December, which in a way is good as it means we can squirrel some money away and not do too panicked a move. GOOD TIMES.
However! I am looking for ADVICE, oh wise internet.
1. Richie and I do not want to do the house share thing. This is because we have Done Our Time. We know what this will mean in terms of places we can realistically afford to live. Does anyone have any advice on areas? Some independent research seems to be pointing towards either Leyton or New Cross. WILL WE DIE IF WE LIVE THERE is basically what I'm asking.
(To put this into context: we have informed our parents that we are moving. They all seem to share the opinion that London is Sodom and Gomorrah without the charming tourism. I feel if we could assure them that statistically we are not going to be mugged on a daily basis they may calm down. I fear for my father's blood pressure.)
2. WORK. I need to get a job in London. Can always start quicker than Richie if I need to - December is the deadline for us to leave, we can always push it forward and if need be he can live for a week or two up here with friends. The last two attempts to find new employment have failed massively and although I reckon I'll find something I know I could do with all the help I can get. Does anyone know of anywhere that's hiring in the Greater London area? Have car WILL TRAVEL. My actual CV points out that I am excellent at administration, P.A. and customer care work, but in a dream world I'd like to move into a press/communications office role or indeed a non-profit organisation. You know, if we're talking dream job time.
3. Anyone know any moving firms? I already feel bereft about leaving my lovely flat (I dislike Southport, but my neighbours have improved exponentially and I do love the flat itself) and the thought of taking the sofa down the stairs myself is an unfathomable one. Thank god for getting married, though, at least we have a well-stocked kitchen.
4. Anyone else have other London tips? I am very excited about this move, because, well, it's LONDON. I've always wanted to live in London - culture! people! really big buildings! - but noe it's actually going to happen I'm also a bit scared that I'm too Northern. When I told Mum she looked properly bereft. "I've got used to you living around here though," she said.
"I used to live in Scotland. London is MUCH NEARER than Scotland. You can get the train to visit! You can drink on the train!"
"There's no way I'm driving down there," she sniffed. (Which is another fear I have, but I'll ignore for now.) "Besides, St Andrews was basically toytown, I knew you were SAFE there."
Now back to the job hunt. There are only so many ways I can write 'good at admin, honest'.
However! I am looking for ADVICE, oh wise internet.
1. Richie and I do not want to do the house share thing. This is because we have Done Our Time. We know what this will mean in terms of places we can realistically afford to live. Does anyone have any advice on areas? Some independent research seems to be pointing towards either Leyton or New Cross. WILL WE DIE IF WE LIVE THERE is basically what I'm asking.
(To put this into context: we have informed our parents that we are moving. They all seem to share the opinion that London is Sodom and Gomorrah without the charming tourism. I feel if we could assure them that statistically we are not going to be mugged on a daily basis they may calm down. I fear for my father's blood pressure.)
2. WORK. I need to get a job in London. Can always start quicker than Richie if I need to - December is the deadline for us to leave, we can always push it forward and if need be he can live for a week or two up here with friends. The last two attempts to find new employment have failed massively and although I reckon I'll find something I know I could do with all the help I can get. Does anyone know of anywhere that's hiring in the Greater London area? Have car WILL TRAVEL. My actual CV points out that I am excellent at administration, P.A. and customer care work, but in a dream world I'd like to move into a press/communications office role or indeed a non-profit organisation. You know, if we're talking dream job time.
3. Anyone know any moving firms? I already feel bereft about leaving my lovely flat (I dislike Southport, but my neighbours have improved exponentially and I do love the flat itself) and the thought of taking the sofa down the stairs myself is an unfathomable one. Thank god for getting married, though, at least we have a well-stocked kitchen.
4. Anyone else have other London tips? I am very excited about this move, because, well, it's LONDON. I've always wanted to live in London - culture! people! really big buildings! - but noe it's actually going to happen I'm also a bit scared that I'm too Northern. When I told Mum she looked properly bereft. "I've got used to you living around here though," she said.
"I used to live in Scotland. London is MUCH NEARER than Scotland. You can get the train to visit! You can drink on the train!"
"There's no way I'm driving down there," she sniffed. (Which is another fear I have, but I'll ignore for now.) "Besides, St Andrews was basically toytown, I knew you were SAFE there."
Now back to the job hunt. There are only so many ways I can write 'good at admin, honest'.
