Nicola

Hello there,

I'm Nicola, in my early thirties. Looking to go on a lease for the long-term.

I've spent the last four years sharing a house in the inner-north where I'd love to stay for a few more years. My current share house has been an incredible one, but it's time to move on to somewhere quieter to stay focused, write and continue recovery from PTSD.

What makes a good housemate, FlatmateFinders asks and I answered.
A good housemate is like a good neighbour. If you go away for a few days, every now and then they'll make sure your house is okay. If it's been a while since they've seen you, they knock on the door to check in.

Being considerate of other's needs to live in a comfortable space fosters a sense of solidarity.

Of course the paying of rent and bills on time is a must. Keeping a reasonably clean home is important to me, which I will do together with you. However tidiness goes against entropy and creativity! In my current sharehouse we have a weekly cleaning roster which keeps me on my toes!

A bit more about me:
I enjoy pondering the precariousness of our material existence, owning more books than I can handle, reading newspapers and complaining about being governed by a bunch of psychopathic oligarchs.

At the beginnings of learning how to read music and play the bass guitar and piano (with headphones). Playing bass in a band. Rescuing and transporting injured wildlife with Wildlife Vic. At the moment I'm looking for casual/part-time work. I get seasonal stints with the electoral comission. Planning to return to uni in 2027 to complete post-grad studies. Previous BA majors were in history and political science. Current writing projects are on the social democratic era in Aus and my family history.

I've lived in sharehouses with people who like to socialise a lot and others where we've all kept to ourselves. Always nice to spend some time with housemates, play board games, share the day and life's dilemmas over cups of tea and glasses of red, walks, camp, nature watch. But I do mostly keep to myself and so fine if the people I share a house with do the same.

Try to keep my physical fitness up with the use of a squat rack/chin-up bar and I do have gardening tools, plants and various shed type things so some storage space is something I'm after, but am flexible about this.

Hope to hear from you.