Anders Hanson

I always hate moving house, but today went remarkably smoothly. But then I’ve started to get used to it. In my first 22 years I moved house once, (unless you count going to and from university), but in the last nine, I’ve moved house six times.

It’s going to be odd living in Sheffield city centre after years of living in the suburbs, but I’m really looking forward to it. What’s also great is the actual building I’ve moved in to, which is a Grade 2* listed former cutlery factory. Sheffield is filling up with more and more apartment blocks, but at least this one is a bit more unusual and is a very distinctive building. So much so, that before it was converted it was used for filming some TV programmes like Micawber and Silent Witness.

The biggest relief though is moving out from my parents’ house. As much as I get on with them, I think we’ve both found it difficult living together again after I’ve lived away from them for seven years. I now have to get used to being someone’s lodger, as I am sharing the flat with a friend that I’ve known since school days.

FLIKR: Butcher Works, Sheffield