Greetings Furries of Weasyl.

It's been awhile since I've posted on here. Four months, I believe. Anyway, there has been so much going on lately, and a lot of it extremely stressful.

University

My Master's has not been going so well. After spending one semester on a course that I should be really good at, this being Welsh Politics, I have secured a poor mark on the first module. Basically I was about 12% below what I believe I could have achieved. I've attributed this to stress, work and travel pressures which have led me to not being able to spend as much time as I could on the course.

So I resolved to suspend my studies until next September at which point I will decide whether to continue with the course or not. This was not an easy decision for me, as I really enjoy the course and University in general. But all things considered, I believed that it would be good for my health not to continue at this point, especially considering other stuff.

Work

I love my job, I really do! As a first job after graduating I have felt really lucky to be in this one. It's challenging, my colleagues are amazing and the workplace is fascinating. Unfortunately it is only a 6 month contract and it's due up at the end of March. There might be something coming up in terms of permanent employment, or not. Sadly, there's not much stability to be found there right now. Accordingly, I'm spending much of my spare time now writing job applications and fitting interviews around an almost full working week. I just really hope I get some form of stability by April.

Housing

Again, I really love my flat. Sure, it's in a crummy neighbourhood and the neighbours are loud as fuck and those next door emanate cannabis fumes into my room, it's still pretty good. Perhaps it's somewhere which I've finally been able to call my 'very own home' over the past 7 months and I'll be honest, I've gotten rather attached to it.

Oh how shit my day got when I was served an eviction notice. After constant reassurances from my letting agency that my tenancy would be renewed, I've now been told to get out and never come back. It's horrible being turfed out, and the cost of planning relocation has been causing me much headache over the last few days.

Of course, I've been keen to sort this out quickly, as I did not want to have to deal with the time, stress and crap that comes from moving when I'm trying to ensure that I'm employed. So, naturally - I tried to sort this out, and I have found a new place. Unfortunately, my original letting agents will not let me out of the contract, and insist I must pay rent for the next month...so yeah, for the next 1.5 months I'm paying TWO rents.

Furthermore, with the new place the letting agents originally told me that I could go onto a rolling contract after 6 months for flexibility. Now this isn't the case, instead, at the end of the tenancy, I have to renew for 1 year or get out. Naturally, I was pissed at this and they compromised whereby I would have the option of a 1 month extension if I needed it. So, it's a little better...but the whole situation has left me feeling upset, and rather vulnerable too.

Other Stuff
Well, I've had my registration plates stolen, and I've since replaced them. So I'm working with the local police in the hope of catching this crim. So that's a thing.

All I can say, I think I would have lost it by now if I didn't have the support of Fevrier , he's been amazing as always, so despite everything, I can still go to bed with a smile on my face.

Anyway, here's hoping for a better few months.