Christopher Hamilton

In only four short months I’m going to be moving out of my flat/appartment/whatever the hell you want to call it. I’ve lived there for about two and a half years now with two friends, and finally we’re going our separate ways. I spent some time earlier this year looking around to buy somewhere and realised I was far to poor to do it, which was a real emotionally draining experience.

Now I’ve decided that I’m going to rent a place of my own, it doesn’t have to be big or flash, and to be honest I seriously doubt it will be. All it needs to be is somewhere I can have some time to myself, to write, get in some guitar practice, or just read without any interruptions or feeling guilty about disturbing anyone else.

I really can’t wait.

Financially it’s going to be a strain but emotionally and mentally it’s going to be such a relief. Don’t get me wrong I like my current flatmates, hell one if them is one of my best friends. There comes a time though that you just need to grow up and branch out on your own.

When you live with your friends it can easily make or break that friendship. You either find nothing changes in that relationship or you begin to be irritated by everything they do. I think that after two years things have gone surprisingly well for me but the time is right to move on before things deteriorate.

I’m hoping to stay in Edinburgh because I love this city, it’s one of the nicest, most beautiful cities on the planet. I’m biased obviously because it’s home but even so I don’t think I’m too far off the mark. The only problem I’m going to have staying in Edinburgh is it’s so expensive to live here. In fact in the UK I think it’s the most expensive city to live in outside London. If I can’t manage to find somewhere in the city to live I have a couple of backup options that I’m considering. They’re not ideal but they’re better than nothing.

I really think next year will be a great one for me. I have a lot of plans and goals that should be reachable if I don’t lose focus, and do what I’m doing now which is essentially killing time.

All I really have to do now is find somewhere that’s within my budget.