Moving House Cheaply Is A Very Silly Idea Indeed.

So as you’re all aware, I bought a house a few months ago. If you actually know me personally, you’ll know this is the case because I’ve been going on about it for the last few months like a yappy child awaiting the arrival of a new puppy, only far more frequently and annoyingly. In the last six months, I’ve spent more money on this house than I probably have done in the rest of my life combined. I don’t know exactly how much, but it’s very much into the five zeros territory! I’ve mentioned the vast deforestation and extinction that hasn’t been seen since the last great asteroid impact that came about from the mountains of paperwork I’ve had to autograph, and the carpets I’ve had to actually co-ordinate with something called “fleck”. On a slightly side-note, talking about “carpet-fleck” is the surest sign that you’re now officially an adult. No longer can you grasp desperately onto being still vaguely “young” when you’re talking about high-traffic areas, and you suddenly realise that you sound like your Dad. It was quite awkward walking out of Carpet-Right thinking to myself “Max, you adulted the hell out of that situation”. But, whatever; It’s all in now, and I’d rather have that than acne.

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