Post!

I'm a little scared to post to be honest. Things have been looking up, things are going well. For once. If I post I end up typing my feelings I didn't know I had and come out with things I didn't realise were bothering me. I'm worried if I type this post about what's going on then I'll get all depressed about it... Oh well! Let's have a go anyway.

The positives:
So let's start with the job. I've been offered a week's worth of work, and it's fantastic for me. Gives me something to do with myself. It's nice, mindless work and they're really laid back there, casual dress code, free coffee, and I'm allowed my headphones in so I just listen to audiobooks while mindlessly metatagging hundreds of news articles. Not only that, but this week's work is going to pay £400, in theory. £10/hr is good money. The impression I got is that I may very well end up working longer because they're really busy and would be happy to keep me on longer. I like getting up early, I like being busy all day, I like the walking between bus stop and work (about 20 min). I know it's only a week but it's something! Done wonders for my mood - I have hope. I'm exhausted because I'm not used to doing things, but it's good.

Now then! House! I'm moving in with a couple of people in Stafford. The rent is £41/wk, with £300 deposit. DSS allowed, pets allowed, can decorate own room. And the housemates are awesome. There's Fran, who's a very... effeminate straight guy, but he's an anime fan, cross-dresser, lolita fashion designer and dressmaker. Then there's Ceri, who's a lovely gamer lesbian undergrad who keeps rats. And I met the regular guests, Ceri's girlfriend and her gay friend luke, both of whom are lovely people. And they're like. We don't care if you're trans. We look forward to you living here, Kait.

Now! Let's see. I've been told there shouldn't really be a problem with me going to Stafford college (got told by the college), and to apply online as soon as I'm moved, which should be start of March? I mean, I get paid my £400 somewhere between the 24th and the 2nd. At which point I'll send £382 to Shan (the landlord) which is my deposit + two weeks rent. He knows my situation and the moment I've signed an agreement to say I'm living there officially, I apply for housing benefit. If I get the extra week's work, I should have enough money to last me rent-wise and food/bills-wise until my housing benefit comes in, and hopefully have some left over to put towards my transition fund. Roisin gave me a load of her old clothes, which is good because I need to buy myself a wardrobe as I'll be living full-time in Stafford as female. *excited* ... Ah and I have to buy train tickets for the 28th/29th... I'll figure something out. So financially things don't look too bad... relatively. House is good. Full time is good. Education is good. Work is good.


And now. I'm exhausted. I'll write... the bad bits tomorrow. For now - Sleep. Lots of it. Goodnight world!


Kaitie xx