Notes by Nectar

So, I moved into my own apartment exactly three months ago yesterday. The time has flown by and I’m still loving being on my own. I love days when I can just sit around in my pajamas and get on with work or reading or writing. It is total bliss.

I have finally put up my paintings and mirrors too – so the flat is really starting to take shape.

I still hate cooking – but eventually came up with a solution. I spoke to a couple of friends about meal plans which are delivered to your doorstep on a daily basis. I made a few enquiries and ended up going with Daintree – because they have the option of delivering just one meal a day. Every Monday they send out the menu choices for the following week, I fill in the form online, and then six evenings a week, one main course, one side dish and one snack are delivered to me. My breakfast is usually tea, almonds and a banana, and one meal I can manage on my own – pasta, cottage cheese and crackers, or whatever. And then one meal is a proper hot meal. The meals are all healthy and low-carb and I’m happy with that.

I’m loving not having a TV. By the end of January I was already on my fifth book of the year – and my goal for the year is to read 30 books. A friend asked me if I’d perhaps be able to finish all the unread books on my shelves. I told him that if that pile of books was Mount Everest, I’m not even at base camp yet! There’s a long way to go. And I still need to sort out that second bookcase.

I’ve discovered I quite like plants. I inherited my mum’s curly bamboo, but have also received two orchids, one Chinese money plant (Pilea peperomioides), a prayer plant (Maranta) and some basil. The basil was brought by a friend from Spinney’s for a small get-together. I put what we didn’t use in a pot and it hasn’t stopped growing. Miraculously, all the plants are still alive.

I have some very intriguing neighbours. One guy walks around naked/semi-naked most of the time. Seriously, he needs curtains more than I do. I actually quite like not having curtains and I think putting them up will make my room seem smaller – but I do need to sort that out at some point. When I buy mine, I might buy him some too.

Oh, and the laundry guy has not dared to show his face at my front door.