Moving house as a single woman and the lessons I am learning about myself

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I’ve done it! I’ve officially moved to Shrewsbury and into a gorgeous house that I love. I meant to say last week that this newsletter would likely be late but forgot to mention it. Not only have I been unpacking, cleaning, shifting boxes and sorting all day but I’ve also been to Birmingham this evening for a Guardian article I’m working on. It wasn’t the best timing but also kind of made my new life seem more real.

Ever since lockdown began, people have been asking how my new life in Shropshire has been going but to be honest, it was hard to answer that question firstly – and most obviously – because of lockdown impinging on what I could actually see and do and secondly I have stayed for extended periods at my parents before because I used to teach English abroad and would come home for the summer months and work at a summer school in town while home. So this whole experience has felt a bit like an extended version of that. I really think now is when it will actually sink in that I d…