So after five years of being considered a northerner by many of my friends I have most definitely become a southerner...honestly the midlands does exist but apparently only to those who live in it! The move 'up north', despite the hours I committed to stressing about it, went remarkably smoothly. I have according to the local sedgefieldians moved to the posh end of the village, this means a one bedroom apartment in a little block of flats, which to me seems huge compared to the little one room basement flat I lived in two years ago. Magnolia walls and beige carpet throughout, with white paper lampshades, it is perhaps the epitome of the modern rented flat and being unfurnished I have entered the exciting world of owning furniture...
Buying a sofa is an interesting experience, from the second you walk into a shop you are judged, furniture village I wondered round for a good half an hour without anyone approaching me...clearly they had decided I was not going to be buying anything...instead the floor manager's eyes dubiously followed me round the store, it perhaps didn't help that Jonny commented loudly at regular intervals how expensive the shop was! SCS sofas was an entirely different kettle of fish. Here after ten minutes of being closely stalked by the overzealous salesman we made a hasty exit humming the mission impossible theme. In the end I have settled for a homebase sofa in a pretty teal colour, which will look lovely and hopefully make my lounge a little more complete, however, it has yet to arrive and I have yet to discover if they will deliver to a first floor flat - I may have just provided my apartment block with a communal sofa...
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