Sadly this house went for sale . Despite how much I disliked this idea I had face this challenge . Housing became challenging from 2014. By 2023 situation just got worst . 

It was second of January 2015 . Notice from landlord asking me leave in three months hit me massively , I exactly understood situation . Happy relatively accommodation passed away . This society began change in not positive ways . It made me stressed up for another six months . Where do I gonna live now ?Who will help me move on my stuff . 

Uff . For what particular reason I would need all these things . And for what sake I left Clonmel ?

This questioning returned again . 

But I had a major problem at that time . 

I just lost my mind . Moving for sharing after many years of independency seemed like a nightmare .

Wherever I went to see potential room for me it looked disaster . It is not easy move in with students .Anywhere I went to have a look at something in realistic  rate  it was usually a long list of others also interested in living there . Casting like to Hollywood movie. what was so insulting . 

Where I would move my stuff? I saw  adopted monastery . It was too much . 

How I would move from independent place to living in  community. What I was suppose to do with my non stich saucepans? How to keep them in communal kitchen? 

I didn't have any idea where to find my new home. 

Three months went and I still haven't clue where I would move out. 

Leen-friendly Irish -Lithuanian journalist offered me roof over head but I didn't like choose this option  even if His cat would not bother me . 

Dorothy who was my English teacher decided offer Her house to Syrian refugees. .I have found myself in the middle of drama. 

Aideen who was managing that house promised me don't throw on the street . So I would stay for another three months .

Some day my acquaintance from poetry meetings which I organized called me  ''Hey let's meet up. It's something to talk about '' .

,,Well .Ok '' 

She was looking for room too . Her landlord rose  rent. She could not afford to pay this amount .So we began seek something for sharing . Uff. Sharing again . No hurray . But when You need switch off for emergency mode this is an only option. 

 It began be irritating . Lucy didn't like approve that what we were seeing . 

I felt so exhausted .

And then miracle happened .

I made appointment with Lucy's landlord . We got surprised . It was hard to believe in . I guess John understood our dramatic situation. So he let u move into one bed apartment . There we go , We had to share just one bed facility . Lucy wanted stay in daily room and sleep on the sofa bed . I got pretty good king size bed in bedroom . Only this bed and wardrobe were a bright side of this flat . Please don't ask me call it apartment. It was attic. After many years of living on the ground floor Lucy was delighted  live somewhere on the top .I just was devastated by this change . I just hardly adopted to these new circumstances. My privacy became limited. But at least I was able fit my things ,set tv and dvd player. This wardrobe  was specious enough . I even could give up some space for Lucy .

Day by day we settled our daily routine . That's what we had in common .I am the best flat mate type as I'm never in. This is kind of mechanism which I developed during  my childhood -the best form of defence -just escape -go out.

After a bit chat during a breakfast time I walked to work . Yes . When wasn't rainy .With this changeable weather aura is hard to predict . Even if You check in Google. Sometimes when I left home was rainy already so I was taking bus in that case .But often rain stopped just when I got a bus. In other days weather was fine so I went for a walk. However I would catch up shower on the Grafton  Street . I liked my walks . Just headsets on the ears an let's go and listen to the music. Kind of attraction .

I couldn't quit gym and zumba  . So I was moving on a lot that time . But what I concluded after a few years it was that I also didn't need worry about putting on weight , doesn't matter how much did I eat and also I haven't caught any infection . 

I definitely would notice some pros of living there . I could easier get airport when I was going away . 

But this area is not the best for living  . Likely I worked during weekends. Croke Park is so close  . Whenever we had events this area was becoming mad. Thousands were coming along and locals were trying trade whatever was possible.  I was so brave when I walked via Talbot Street after 10 pm .

Guys threw eggs on me when I walked from Parnell up to Summer Hill  I heard that's normal there. Who ever named this road Summer Hill?-.no idea. 

Terribly one night I have noticed crowd around. Someone was killed in pub. Why people are so curious of anything bad? That is just human nature. We may watch it in news every evening. 

With Lucy we agreed for a one year . I have changed location after one and half year.

 One Lithuanian acquaintance who I knew from Off Licence offered  me room because her son was leaving for Hong Kong .

After negotiation we got a deal . So I returned to Rathmines .

I tried explain Lucy that it was  no problem with sharing that room . I just could not bear with that location. 

I will hod our evenings chats in my memory for always. 

 

Currently after almost ten years we don't see any chance for any improvement . Experts are not predicting that situation will get better soon. After another three and half years of sharing I have got my lucky deal This place didn't even gone on market.

As eviction is banned after pandemic time I pray for staying here for a longer . 

Where We all are meant to go ?

Should I emigrate again?

Another Crisis .

 

International Open House .

 

Possibility came along. How to organise my transfer to a new place has been something to figure out. My zumba instructor has been moving around so many times. I thought that she knows somebody with van .I have guessed correctly and two men arrived to help  me move my stuff including bed . I thought that it would be cool have double sofa bed in communism system style . I think it is a very good solution for studio flats in Dublin .

I don't have any idea where they have found it , Because I paid for I brought it to the new place .Single bed which Pati used for a few years didn't impress me at whole. John gave me mattress  protector behalf landlord but I said thanks .I had my own one. Guys had to break up my bed  into pieces to  get it into my room on the top of the house. Can You imagine this bravery . They were not afraid do this job and during pandemic let me sit together on the front seats in the car .Corridor with oldish, very used  carpet doesn't look well, I would notice shoes abandoned around flat's doors just from the time ,when I was visiting Patty before. Going up and down tired after a whole day may be annoying .Especially laundry is taking a long hours from a day . I often use a night time ,when I'm busy during days. 

What I like here is a view whenever I look out of the window.

Particularly sun sets in summer are such beautiful. 

We have fifteen flats here .All studios flats. Mostly singles are living in. Like all this area this home has international character .Residents came from a many parts of the World. Because in Ireland everything is possible. In one house may live  African and Muslim guy, Catholic Polish or Croatian girl and Lesbian couple with rainbowed doormat on their door .The meeting point is at the laundry on the back house . Normally that facility is extra paid but we have it included in rent. For this reason often is difficult to get free washing machine. Just night time is usually left for washing clothes .As Mada ,my zumba instructor said You need get used to anything if You want accommodation . What is so irritable form me that is when other tenants lave front door unlocked . What is a main thing in this place I have found peace of mind after my sharing experience in previous places. This is a lot of going up and down .particularly when I do laundry . But when the top is reached is no destruction because is nobody living above and whatever is going on down doesn't bother me. Even though  neighbours have  garden party .

What is however the most annoying thing around there that's a habit of unblocking a front door and leaving it opened. Just welcome   in international open house. Whenever I have tried talk about with other tenants they considered me as overexaggerated. Back to human needs pyramid accorded  to Maslow's theory safety is a cardinal one. 

In summary this is lovely community located almost in the heart  of Dublin city. Beyond convention all warks pretty well . Every  day I blessed God for this place . Sometimes more and in other times less happily at lest four years passed measured by clock on over the sink.

And then new ownership and notice shoot all of us like a thunders during stormy weather. We all got six months to move out . Where are we must to go ? Definitely no one from the lovely ghost agency doesn't care. They have renovation agreed .It's no any channel of communication settled .

So we have got six months to find new accommodation .perhaps they got idea to create brand new in the place where we are living for ages . The first reaction was shock typical in case of feeling grief .

I don't know how I was able to write anything . Action followed. I went trough many obstacles so I know how to mobilise energy during crisis. Job has to be done. What is an alternative . 

I started action immediately. I informed everyone who I know. I decided focus on solutions and I have found a few options .I pray that something must work out. But anyway trauma makes me feeling anxious .

However I must go on. My searching began .

The first trail was from recommendation one our charity group member. Polish lads and cats were looking for somebody to fill double room ;nice, quiet ,specious apartment close to Dun Laoghaire . Unfortunately You must turn before that place and go quite far from. Swapping buses didn't t seem like a nice perspective, so I decided quit .I wasn't prepare to move out that time and I'm still not ready yet to do it so .I don't like idea about pre-letting by somebody who is not owner. 

It was ,,Thank You'' from me . 

I just started a game. By the time passing It's more exciting .I'm getting more resist.

I don't want cry over new rooms possibility lost over and over again.

No here. Alright . No bother . Next please .It makes me so curious . What will happen next ? How it's going be ended ?Where do I wonna live from November? Where we all will go? 

Or maybe something is going change here. This is such typical symptom of grief. Is taking a time to accept lose. How they can throw us on the street after many years of living here ? We have formed small community .

And all this doesn't matter perhaps our rents are under market rate. Basically there are not affordable studio flats on the market . Sharing is kind of problematic; suitable for a young professionals but difficult to accept in mature age. 

Any room in a good, central location and reasonable rent rate goes out immediately .They even don't respond on email in the most cases . If You are likely invited for a room viewing, You need to acknowledge ,that this is competition and another views are arranged . Secret of successful hunt is  to go from seeing one place to another without losing enthusiasm .Let's change a perspective. It can be always useful .

After many years It is not easy try and try again .

But what is an alternative here.

You need to apply ,go there ,find out where all these places are located God bless Google Map .Is so much easier get there.

So my journey to the new place began.

I started from Polish lads and cats quiet home.

By the way .I'm pets and kids friendly person . It doesn't bother me.

But excuse me. Room only for vegetarian female that's enough .Or I I would pretend vegetarian. 

That cosy apartment is located so far .I wasn't prepared for moving out yet . 

The problem is that after three months I am not ready yet to leave here . Nobody is .We all are staying in. 

That lovely agency must to throw us . 

It's our place .We are living here so long. 

But moving on . Let's go for another changes .

Girl from zumba class announced room for rent in Tallagh .

Pretty nice . Maybe I will start go for zumba again .

Specious apartment , cool location very close to the square,65 bus and luas stop. But her ness came to Ireland ,so that option gone.

Another single room which I saw was perfectly located in Lesson Street . Such great location . What I liked the most that  aircoach stop was seriously nearby to reach . It would be handy if I liked go away.

Sweety room has been lovely prepared for a student , but not so suitable for mature woman like me .The bed has been putted on loft which was great because made this room more specious but I couldn't imagine myself climbing to get some sleep. It was so nice couple from Iran who was living there . 

They offered me coffee what just touched me a lot . We had an interesting chat. They did research for Trinity College.

All they requested it was a silence . But that place wasn't specious enough to have any privacy .

All these who came for viewing were thinking that ii was  a rent for a whole flat.

That time I emailed them to inform that however I wasn't interested in. 

 

 

 

Another possibility came in Crumlin. One Italian architect had  a room to offer .

Lovely arranged house where he works . 

it was about forty min walk . Really not so but at whole. 

When I came for viewing another guy was looking around .

I joked something about using a gun . I got a message after two days. 

It was beautiful explanation why not me . Go away .That 's all about.

 

In another time I went to gorgeous Dundrum .

Sweety girl showed me lovely house close to luas stop. I have fallen in love with the room immediately .

Specious wardrobe in my taste took my breath away . However she didn't contact afterword .

On the one sunny Sunday I was invited to see  en-suit room in Stillorgan.

It was working from home couple with dog.

For some reason they used cloth as bathroom for pet. 

Well. Never mind. This room was down with bathroom .So perfectly nothing would bother me there or I would no bother them .

She informed me that he chose another candidate . 

I was crying . 

From the time perspective I realised how it was irrational .So what? Can you imagine dealing with shit on the cloth during your cooking ?

 

I must to move on and go to the next . This is not a choice . 

Another room which I applied was family house on the North Circular Rd ,family house recently refreshed offered for professionals .That lady who was probably  one of owner recommended investigate green luas connection and said that these in the worst situation are going be preferable. Rooms were large so it was none sitting or dining area. Well I would accept that. Bathrooms represented very basic standard and non private .I also was doubting what about isolation and warmth during a winter. Typically for old buildings I could be cold . By the way so high rent to pay. Anyway I have sent my references she didn't respond.

 

 

 

Previously  I went almost to Santry .

Far away but bus is going directly .Actually we may enjoy Irish summer . Perhaps sister bought own house and is moving out they offered double bedroom for rent. This is a lovely area with big park and many places for sport activity and recreation .Under these weather circumstances all seems good. Although we had a nice conversation on the phone, when i met them personally I felt like I didn't touch them . I don't expect that they contact. me.

 

 

This man contacted me again a few months later. He offered another room for rent . I called him accidentally . Well .All gone again . 

 

I had so nice meeting with Louise, pharmacist who works in St. James Hospital .

I liked when she said about second job instead having a partner. But it is non  contact after at whole .

Unfortunately this room is gone to somebody else . But it was nice to chat with me.

 

Meantime my the best friend from the charity group called me about midnight to come for her boyfriend friends house  viewing . So far ,yes indeed so far but eventually is a bus connection ,so good . 

They decided change a climate and go to Spain for a year . He works on-line so why not. 

It is a big chance to resolve our problem and win-win option for everyone interested in .

We  have got possibility share gorgeous house together, what we see as a nice perspective and they can be sure that we take a good care for. Fingers crossed .

Otherwise it must be another doors to open and keys to the different place .

 

It starts again .

Well . We were trying kind of fix problems coming along this house. However it wasn't possible take that opportunity in three . These people like have a nice time in Spain for a renting here ,but it would be too much and not good contracts given as well .

I had got idea of finding somebody else for sharing . It would help share expenses. But we haven't got extra college for single room .Under these circumstances we quit . To be more specific I cut it off .

I haven't clue they are going feel offended ,but I need to be sure of my tenancy rights. 

So the game starts again . My new friend with a lovely dog is unconscious . It must be shocking for some individualists to experience total helpless after twenty years of being resident here .

And I had room agreed already . Let's think about it. The game is not over . Finding a room requires taking a massive action.

With help of AI daft all is going be alright .

I went to see another place already. i simply can't give up 

 

Happy End 

 

I guess .Maybe Hitchcock wrote scenario for my last two days. That what happened during would be a good material for a thriller. 

I have been invited by Rose -lovely property agent to Finglas . Oh Gosh . I may say . Whatever is close to Charlestown Shopping Centre is fine . There are still many bus routes in operation .

But excuse me .After  there is just 140 bus only going . She showed me a lovely room  on the ground based apartment for  sharing with three guys ;one chef ,who doesn't even cook at home ,another night worker and one more who is working from home and goes  a lots of time away .

She accepted me and landlord too . 

But like in the movie action turned in more happy way .