I have been driving for 13 years and have never worried about driving on motorways, in city centres, traffic, etc. Except for one place, Leeds! I don't know why but the thought of driving in Leeds fills me with dread and I break out in a cold sweat just thinking about it. So I have decided to face the fear and do it anyway :) Sunday was the day I decided to step out of my comfort zone. The first of hopefully many journeys to the city. It was an adventure and my heart was racing on a few occasions but it wasn't half as bad as I thought and guess what? I can't wait to do it again.......I feel free!!!!!!
The pictures are of my son's new house share for his second year at Uni. They don't go back officially until September but they are slowly moving in bit by bit. It is a lovely spacious old double terrace house. I'd love to live there and do it up. It is wasted on students! There are 9 lads sharing the house and one lucky/unlucky girl. I thought I'd take a few pictures before they have chance to make a mess.
Students + beer + these stairs(straight outside room) = very worried mother :(
What is the first thing to do when you are a student moving in? Help your mum unload car? Unpack some of the many boxes? Make the bed up?
Nooooo....put up posters, that is way more important apparently.
Oh yes, posters first - of course!
Congrats on the driving. I am a total scaredy cat in a car. The one time I've driven across the Queen Elizabeth bridge at Dartford on the M25 I seriously thought I was going to have to pull over and throw up. In the end my daughter did that for me about 10 miles further on :-(
Posted by: dottycookie | July 07, 2010 at 10:35 PM
Yes I love driving too but not brave enough to drive in London which is only up the road from me! Well done on facing your fear. Love that house, it would be my dream house. I wonder how it will look in a few months?!
Gill x
Posted by: gill | July 08, 2010 at 06:18 AM
You are much braver than me. I just can't do motorways they scare the pants off me!
Lovely,lovely house, hope the move goes well.
Lisa x
Posted by: Lisa | July 08, 2010 at 07:49 AM
I used to have a job that meant driving up and down the country. Yhe only place I hated driving was Leeds! So you are not on your own! I was ok going through Leeds one way, but coming back, I always ended up in the railway station! Great house - I agree - totally wasted on students (but great posters!)
Posted by: Diane | July 08, 2010 at 09:24 AM
I have driven through Leeds (and London) but only once! My girl was at uni there, too. I remember the halls of residence and then the big move into the shared house in Headingley. Happy days.
Posted by: Liz | July 08, 2010 at 10:56 AM
we're just new to the UK and I think you are pretty damn brave driving around here full stop! let alone the way too skinny little streets that i guess you might find in leeds!
We're here on a working holiday, and some of my friends are focused more on working their way around as many pubs as possible. Exactly the same though crosses my mind re: the steep stairs.
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