Manifestation

New beginnings

Today's my first day in London. I'm so tired from the 16 hour flight ride here from Los Angeles. The flight was long and draining, so the only thing I desire now is a hot bubble bath and a comfy bed but the thought of unpacking is exhausting. I'm on my way to my apartment in Westminster. I hope it's as beautiful and homey as the real estate agent made it seem like. I'm paying a hefty amount for it just by looking at the pictures the agent had emailed - it better be worth every bit of my money & I hope I'm not being apartment-fished!

The cab drive to the apartment took awhile due to traffic witch plummets my mood even more. I get my keys from the receptionist and finally I'm at the door of my new home. It's an apartment on the 5th floor of a gigantic building.

As I was about to step in, a very attractive young woman stepped out of the apartment next door.

'' Oh, hello there! You must be our new neighbour, I am Laili!'' she says smiling brightly and despite my current mood I smile back and shake her hand.

''Yes, I'm just moving in today, my mane is Akira, but you can call me Aki.''

'' Yeah, settling in a new place can be a major pain! Me and my sister Alizeh moved here last year and it took us forever to unpack and sort everything out!''

''In my case add a severe case of jet lag to the mix to make the whole experience a nightmare'' I add with a chuckle.

''Oh my, how inconsiderate of me to bug you with my chit chat, sorry!''

''Don't worry, it's ok. I was planning to get in a bath and hopefully unpack all the stuff later.'' I say still smiling, I like Laili and I can see us becoming friends in the near future.

'' Well I was about to grab some take out, a bottle of wine and have a quiet evening in with a movie, maybe you would like to join me?'' she asks hopeful.

'' I still need a shower to feel human again, and I really need to unpack before my parents come here which is tomorrow! I promise I'll be knocking your door once I settle in and we can have lots of wine and just chitchat!'' I answer with as much enthusiasm as I can muster right now.
"Yeah no worries! See you soon!" says Laili as she waves me a goodbye.

Finally I drag myself into the apartment, it's a nice two bedroom place with an open plan living room and kitchen. The master bedroom is of a decent size with an ensuite bathroom which has a nice tub and a separate glass shower. It will take time to make this place more comfortable, because at the moment the apartment looks more like a hotel than a home. Everything here is stark white, the walls, the furniture and even the bedding.

"Oh my god!" I squeal in excitement as I step my foot into the balcony. What a gorgeous view! I absolutely adore the scenery... The tower bridge in all its glory! It has been a dream of mine to have such an iconic view. "Well it's just your rented place..." my mind spats back at me. Well, that's true... I'd have to leave one day...but it's still my place! I've always been a pessimist; I always look at things through a negative light. It's my version of gauging things and setting boundaries. I don't know why but whenever I get too excited about anything, they always go south. It's very weird because I want to be happy but I feel if I'm too happy, I'll be even more sadder later.
"Anyway the view is still fantastic and I'm going to enjoy it until I live here!" I reassure myself.

Unpacking is such a bitch. Jeez. I have stuff all around the place - some lying on the ground, some still in the packages, some on the table. "What a mess!" I yawn. I could really appreciate some help right now but I don't really know anyone here. I could invite Laili but I just met her and she has a really fancy vibe - definitely not someone who enjoys unpacking. I do have a couple of friends around the city from college but I don't want to invite them over and just ask them to arrange my stuff. Lol. I wish. My parents are flying in tomorrow from Dubai and i want everything set up and arranged by then. A mammoth task but I can do it!

I quickly turn on my iPad and open the inspo folder. I have a bunch of images saved from Pininterest and the likes to give me some inspiration to arrange my furniture. I was planning for this day but little did I know that actually arranging things isn't as fun as planning them!

3:15 AM. Wow when did I even fall asleep? I'm surrounded by a clutter of clothes and accessories. I really fell asleep on my bedroom floor... well, knowing me, I'll prolly not be able to go back to sleep anytime soon. After years & years of traveling from one part of the world to the other, one would assume I won over jet-lag but nope, your gal is still fighting it. Jeez.

"Time to arrange these!" I think as I eye the clothes lying on the floor. There must be something good about jet-lag after all?