Bad Patch and New Apartment!

I have this theory about good things and bad things. I'm not too sure when I started basing things off of it, but I was talking about it the other day to my girlfriends and realised that it was something that I haven't really had to articulate before. Although, it's not even really that uncommon so if you're expecting something epiphanical then...sorry! (lol). 

Basically, it's pretty much just the rule of three - "Omne trium perfectum"*. 

Good Things happen in threes and Bad Things happen in threes.

I'm talking about this because I (and Steve, to an extent) recently just existed through a bad patch. The thing about bad patches is that people could be going through them all the time without looking any different. For me, a bad patch feels something like a giant tsunami wave. It comes at you and you just have to get through all the pounding until the water eases. During the bad patch there are usually three big 'Bad Things' that I can pinpoint as obvious markers (the big waves), but there are also small bad things that occur during this time (these are like bits and pieces of debris in the water that scratch and bump into you). Petty sh*t like, running late, spilling your coffee, not getting enough sleep, losing your keys, etc etc. Things like this seem to be more prominent during a bad patch but please don't quote me on that because I have no physical evidence of this theory whatsoever.

Anyway, a bad patch is something that can be felt more than anything else, not seen, and the last couple of weeks definitely had some next level dark cloud looming over us. 

I won't be listing the three things because they are so not worth recapping, but you all read about one of them in my previous blogpost anyway. (Still mildly glaring daggers at the Realtor Who Shall Not Be Named). We weren't very vocal about our disappointment but Steve and I got kicked in the nuts by that one. We actually had to take a break to wallow and recover for a minute! But I'm not writing this post to talk about bad patches. The reason why I am writing this post is because I want to be able to come back and remember how I felt at this moment. The moment that has just defined another bad patch gone by and a good patch on its way because guess what guys!! 

WE GOT AN APARTMENT!! YAYAYAYYA!!

There's a story behind this one too! Because, I don't know if I mentioned it in the post before, but the apartment next to the one we wanted was actually also on sale, and the realtor for that one was SO MUCH NICER! And at first we were so down that we weren't even hoping to get this one, but he called us and it all happened so quickly and we viewed it this week and now it's ours! 

YAY!!!

I'm so very excited. Obviously, no one place is perfect as soon as you get it, but it's such a good space and the location is really good and, lastly, the biggest thing I'm looking forward to (and Steve too), is that we can finally have our own space again! It's actually ridiculous how much I've been daydreaming about our old London days of waking up, making and eating breakfast together, doing groceries and chilling together, haha. *CHEESE!* Yes, shut up, I'm aware. 

There's still a few things to finalise and we won't be moving in until much later next year but, guys, things are good! 

And Christmas is almost here and I just want you guys to remember to be thankful. Even if you're going through a bad patch right now, remember that it doesn't last forever and there are always good things waiting in the horizon. The threes are like ocean waves, you know? They come one after the other, and sometimes they feel good and sometimes they're tsunamis. 

But you aren't alone. Your friends are around you and your family, and me! I'm here too! All you have to do is make it through.

x

"Omne trium perfectum"* - the Latin phrase that conveys the same idea as the rule of three. (Everything that comes in threes is perfect, or, every set of three is complete) - via Wikipedia.

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