{"id":82608,"date":"2023-08-26T13:56:53","date_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/?p=82608"},"modified":"2023-08-26T13:56:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-26T13:56:53","slug":"liz-joness-diary-in-which-i-long-for-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mylifestylemax.com\/lifestyle\/liz-joness-diary-in-which-i-long-for-london\/","title":{"rendered":"LIZ JONES'S DIARY: In which I long for London"},"content":{"rendered":"

LIZ JONES’S DIARY: In which I long for London<\/h2>\n

Why are men so monosyllabic? And jealous?<\/p>\n

I texted David 1.0. I said I\u2019m in the land of indecision. I can\u2019t decide on dinner, let alone a car. And I can\u2019t make up my mind whether to buy up here in the Dales, or a flat in London.<\/p>\n

At first he was helpful. \u2018If the cottage you are renting next to the horses is secure, then moving in the same locale makes no sense to me. London is your spiritual home. London trumps all as an investment. And I might get to see more of you. But then so would the Scot.\u2019<\/p>\n

I am trying not to make another mistake, yet the green-eyed monster rears its ugly head. Just be helpful!<\/p>\n

My problem is this. If I move from the cottage, it\u2019s hard to look after the horses. I walk round to see them six, seven times a day, and that is with employing an assistant (Nic) full time. I would have to put the dogs in the car, but\u2026<\/p>\n

A) I don\u2019t own one. I can\u2019t decide which car to buy.<\/p>\n

B) Teddy is big and refuses to get in a car. Once, he sat in the driver\u2019s seat while I was getting petrol and wouldn\u2019t move, so\u00a0I had to go back into the petrol station and buy him a sausage roll. And I\u2019m vegan.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

I feel normal there. Clean, at least. But who will look after the horses?<\/p>\n

If I buy a flat in London, I can\u2019t take my dogs. I took Missy to London once, for an interview on BBC Radio. As we entered Broadcasting House, she was almost decapitated by a revolving door.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Which means that as well as employing Nic, I have to hire a dog sitter at over \u00a350 a night just to sleep with them. I also hate having anyone in my cottage, as I have severe OCD.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I worry they will put water on my work surface.<\/p>\n

I feel trapped by the horses and the dogs. On my mini Mini break in Devon next week, I can only take Mini, as Missy and Teddy are too difficult.<\/p>\n

Which, again, will mean employing two people to look after them.<\/p>\n

I sat down with Nic at my kitchen table to write a list of pros and cons. The first thing Nic wrote down was, \u2018It\u2019s London.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

London came out overwhelmingly on top. I will feel normal. Clean, at least. I can see my friends. I can do a day\u2019s work and not face a 500-mile round trip. It\u2019s home.<\/p>\n

JONES MOANS… WHAT LIZ LOATHES THIS WEEK<\/h3>\n