Lock-down Day 179

My Mew-larm went off before my alarm again, though not by much. I had a restless night. There was a power outage - only a short one, I gather, but my PC was off when I woke around midnight. I was wide awake, so I got up and turned it back on.

This living in fear and hyper anxiety is taking its toll. I'm tempted to call the manager and tell him to explain to the owner that he can do all the credit checks he likes - it won't give him any guarantees! All those checks are pre-lock-down. From my bank statements he can see that I paid my rent throughout the lock-down ... but if I hadn't received UIF, and if I had been retrenched ... 

I don't even want to think about where I would be now ... And if South Africa goes into a hard lock-down again? Well, I will survive that for a while, as I've cashed in an annuity - but once I've paid two rents plus deposit? Plus the move? It's going to take me a long, long time to re-build my safety savings! And I never, ever again want to be in this position! So, I'd rather do without everything non-essential, spend as little as possible for the foreseeable future to build up a nest egg again.

Remember when all I had on my mind was which seeds to sow when? And how to get my plants to grow? I want that back! Do you also remember when my landlord threatened to come into my home to put up curtains of his choice? And now he's threatening my cats! Anyone who mistreats animals is capable of anything! Even though I think his problem with my cats is that they are a threat to his dogs ... that still does not make it okay to traumatise my cats while I'm at work! And he's doing that! Abuse is not always physical! And my landlords are masters of non-physical abuse, I'm sorry to say. Yet, they think of themselves as good Christians! And people wonder why I have a problem with self-advertising Christians (people who advertise themselves as being Christian)! Actions speak louder than words. And the abuse just keeps escalating!

Enough of that! Though that is easier said than done. I wish I could simply fast-forward to the 31st October without having to live through it! Although, if I find myself living in the same place ... I don't know what I'm going to do! I just don't know ...

Phew! The manager just called to let me know I've got the place! They're just doing the credit check now, but apart from that, the owner says everything looks good! I've been floating on a cloud of relief ever since! I will go tomorrow morning to sign the lease agreement and once that is signed, I'll give notice! I just hope there is no problem with the credit check ... there shouldn't be, as I don't have any accounts, but you never know. All it takes is one fraud! I'm going to do my best not to obsess over it and wait ...

I've just replied to the garden cottage / house, that I won't be making an appointment to look at it. For now, there is nothing further I can do regarding that entire topic, so I'm focusing on my work. Tomorrow will be a different story ... the ugly dance will begin, I fear! I've changed my 'notice' - I've removed the 'shortly' after 'I will be moving out.' It now all depends on how fast I can pack ... It would be lovely if I could move on 3rd October! But I will have to see how the packing goes ... and how the box situation stands. But all that is tomorrows thinking ... 

By the way, that person I helped on Friday? She's being portrayed as a scammer - I agree that there are some discrepancies in her story, between what she says and what her Facebook shows ... But if you were to check out MY Facebook, you wouldn't see any indication that anything is amiss in my life ... 

WooHoo! I just got the call: My credit is clean - my new home awaits me! Tomorrow I sign the lease! I feel like I'm floating on a cloud!

I tried asking for legal advice regarding my notice period - I'm asked to schedule a telephonic consultation costing over R2000 per hour! Yeah, I think not! I just want to know whether they can actually hold me to the 2 months notice period in the contract - seeing as they are not keeping their end of the contract; specifically turning off my water, not removing my refuse. And what my rights are, with regards to moving fast, since my cats lives have been threatened. Ah, well. I'll worry about that tomorrow.

I meant to take a car load this week, but I think I had better postpone that to next week. Or to Friday - depends on the reaction tomorrow evening.

Tonight, I will order a second cat carrier - I'd like it in the house for mippies to get used to before they get crammed into it. I think the best would be for me to take mippies to the new home as soon as the guys arrive to load the truck; then get back in time to wash the floors, so I leave the place reasonably clean ... and leave with the truck.

I will also make a list of the car load - what I want to be available when I arrive; also the abnormal sized and extremely fragile stuff I don't want to risk on the truck. When I've packed everything I want to take, I'll load any spare space with clothes boxes ... I can open them, pack the clothes away, and take the empty boxes back for packing.

On the roads, Level 1 has visibly increased traffic! I drive under the road, where I'll be turning off in future - and it's bumper-to-bumper, in the direction I'll be driving. I may choose to leave earlier in the mornings and I'll have to figure out the best time in the evenings. But first, let's see how far this bumper-to-bumper goes on.

At home, I thought I could maybe get some packing done - not a chance! Mewthos is in full mewl mode - must play catch, must brush, must cuddle ... mewl, mewl, mewl. I did, however, manage to scrape the toilet bowl clean again - remember how I was threatened with 'needs to be replaced'? Bollocks! First of all, that build-up is NOT just recent and secondly - it's the water, not dirt, building up in the bowl! Well, it looks much better.

As I didn't sleep too well last night, I've got some sleep to catch up on tonight. I'm so tired, and the emotional roller-coaster ending in relief has me looking forward to a good nights sleep! Let's hope, eh?