It all started when I hadn’t seen my sister/house mate for a few days, I figured she was just busy but thinking back I should have realized as she was unemployed and poor so she shouldn’t really be leaving the house. Then Tim (the boyfriend) announced she had left. Gone to Mildura and may not be coming back… in other words she moved out and failed to tell everyone.

So the deal was she would continue to pay rent till we figure out if shes moved out or staying depending on where she can get work. Fair enough right?

Next Tim finds out his work is going bust, in-fact the whole company is going bust and it was hinted he should look for a new job, at the same time kayla finds work in Mildura – I guess this means she not coming back.

To make things worse. Our lease was up. We were out of contract.

So Tim says his not going back to Mildura he’ll continue to work at the failing company till he gets a better offer and both him and my sister will pay rent for a good 6 months understanding that we couldn’t live in the house with 5 people paying rent in total. The next day Tim takes off to Mildura.

So feeling rather betrayed not been informed that now both have left, its now clear that regardless of what was said their not staying and their not paying rent and certainly not for 6 months so it was time to make a choice.

Option 1: stay and find new housemates, Dan is still here (although um-employed by choice) so we need to either find a couple or two people (one happy to have a room without wardrobe). Only problem is Tim and kayla own almost everything in the kitchen, The big Fridge, Freezer, couches, tv, dining setting, bbq, washing machine, microwave and router/modem. To sum up we need housemates with a lot of shit or were going to end up buying things to cater for extra people.

Option 2: Nadine and I move out. We get our own place and we start again. Downside… well… moving… I hate moving… also that will leave Dan with nothing and no job.

We didn’t choose number 1 and not because of the reason above, but because if we managed to find someone that fits the description we would have to apply again for the house as we are out of the lease and break the bond and submit the bond again. So its option 2 without the heavy lifting But even if we did all this what stops these strangers from moving out in 6 months.

So we tell Kayla and Tim that “regardless we are moving out”. And and all four of us tell Dan. He replies “OK” and disappears to his room. I haven’t seen him since that Friday over a week ago, yes his avoiding me and yes his ignoring me but not only that, his ignoring his problem. I understand its uni time to hand everything in and he may be busy but that week ended Friday so he went out partying all night while everyone else packed the house into boxes.

Meantime Nadine and I did the house hunting thing and applied and found a place to move into.

So now in less then a weeks time. We will be out in our own house and Dan will be home with no tvs, no internet, nothing in the kitchen, no cups, no cutlery, no couches, no chairs, nothing. And yet nothing no panic no nothing.

With everything that has happened, I no longer care. I’m moving out and set up a life with my girl where I can invited people over whenever I want and no have my housemate move out on me without telling me. Dan may not like it but at least we gave him a few weeks notice. If he chooses not to do anything with that time then I’m sorry but his nearly 28 and should be able to look after himself and I wont care when I cut the power, water and gas on the agreed apon date with the landlord regardless of who is inside.

Like I said fun times.

“tomorrow is a new day, just like yesterday was to the day before that”