Hi everyone! I’m very glad today is Friday… this week has been exhausting! So much going on at work, and I haven’t been getting a tonne of sleep either (thanks, boyfriend who grinds his teeth in his sleep!). I won’t have much of a chance to relax over the weekend either… tomorrow we have three flat viewings in Basel, the first of which is at 11 a.m., meaning we’ll be setting off at 8 a.m.. *Yawn*. Anyway… I’ll try and think of some letters for you, even though I haven’t been doing much of interest this week. Most of my free time has been spent scrolling through flat websites trying to figure out whether we’ve already replied to that particular ad (and getting accused of being a robot for my pains!).
Dear tomorrow’s flats. I hope either one of you or last week’s works out because I really don’t feel like spending another Saturday running round Basel (or another week desperately trying to find new adverts to respond to that aren’t only available from 1st May, i.e too late).
Dear boyfriend. Please go to the dentist and get a new bite guard or I may have to murder you in your sleep!
Dear tea. You have been my saviour again this week. Without you, I would either have frozen to death or fallen asleep at my desk ❤
Dear weather. I know February is statistically the coldest month, but could we at least have some sun? I’m so sick of clouds!
Dear self. Here’s a reminder: buy stamps! Also, find your customer number and write a termination letter to your Internet provider.
Dear friends/family with birthdays coming up. All of your cards and gifts will be late. I apologise.
Dear fellow bloggers. Once again, I apologise if I haven’t been by to say hello recently, but if you read the introductory paragraph you have your explanation.
That’s your lot for today. It’s supposed to be my lunch break, but I need to cut it short so I can get a translation finished by the end of the day. Have a great weekend, everyone!
Confuzzledom 
Sounds like a stressful time! Just don’t murder Jan – I’m sure that would only add to your stress 😉 Beautiful sunny weather here the last few days – I’ll send some your way 🙂
Yeah, I think it might be sunny here today as well… somewhere out the window.
Surely sleep deprivation is a valid defence in court though? 😉
It is. I nearly murdered someone for snoring the other night – it’s fun to hold their nose and watch them squirm 😉
I continue to feel your pain. Now imagine losing week-long chunks of valuable house-hunting time because you’re traveling all over the g-damned world. GAH!
I swear I replied to this? Never mind. I hope you have some leads!
I clench my teeth in my sleep, I really should get one of those guards…will put it on my list now actually. Good luck with this weekend’s house hunt!
Yes, dooo it!
He doesn’t need to go to the dentist! My husband grinds like a maniac, and he ordered one online. I’ll look for the link.
Good luck with the flats!
Here it is. It isn’t effective when the grinder spits it out in his sleep (I once awakened to grinding to find the bite guard in his hand!), but it’s improved things for us and is cheap enough to be worth a try.
https://www.aliva.de/stressgard-ii-aufbissschiene-gegen-bruxismus-1st-09505894
I will suggest this to him, but I suspect he will still want to go to his dentist and get the one that’s precisely moulded to his teeth.
Ha the bite guard thing made me laugh out loud.
Good luck with the apartments – fingers crossed!!
I’m glad I amused you 😉 Thanks for the good luck wishes.
I am sorry things are so stressful right now. I really hope that today went well! Keeping my fingers crossed!
Thanks. We obviously have a favourite, but would take any of the ones we saw today.
Good luck with the apartments – fingers crossed that you find something suitable.
Thanks. We have several more forms to fill in.
Form filling – oh joy…. 😦
Yep, every potential landlord wants a form filled in, THEN they will choose who actually gets offered the flat from those who filled in forms. So much work!
Have you read this? I’m enjoying it…
Yes, I have. I really liked it.
I’m at 10% 😉
Are you on Good Reads? I reviewed it there.
Please, please don’t entice me with more book-related things!!! BTW, have you read Uwe Timm? Die Entdeckung der Currywurst – fabulous!
No, I haven’t read that one. Didn’t he also write “Am Beispiel Meines Bruders”? I vaguely remember that being mentioned while I was studying on my year abroad. I think we read a short chapter from it?
Yes, he did! I’ve not read that one yet.
Hope one of the flats at least works out for you
Thank you!
I hope one of the apartments worked out over the weekend! How did they go in the end?
Ahh, teeth grinding, that must sound horrible! My bf snores, but if I fall asleep before him I can’t hear it, but if I’m awake, it drives me insane!
We have picked up forms for them all, but other people are interested so all we can do is fill in the forms and then wait and see if we get chosen. In the meantime, we continue searching the websites and making appointments.