Laura

I’m Laura, I’m 26, queer, and neurodivergent. I’m home most of the time to my limited physical capacity and am not able to work, but in the past I was a music photographer, and still do lots of creative things. I’m learning to make music, sing, and play guitar at the moment, as music is one of my special interests and I love writing songs. I also have special interests in/my other hobbies involve film + tv, makeup + drag, animals + nature, fungi, dnd, and video games. I’m a quiet and introverted person, as I am autistic and a bit socially anxious, but I’m very friendly and easygoing and I do really enjoy connecting with people, especially over shared interests. I am always kind, considerate, and respectful, and would hope for the same in return. I’m looking for a balance of someone I get along with and can comfortably hang out with sometimes, but who is also comfortable with alone time and giving space. I’m happy to hang out but also have to recharge alone and unmask. I’ve become quite stressed out by feeling pressure to socialise a lot at home, so it would be nice to live with someone that understands I might often need space, but we can chat and hang out when I’m feeling up to it. This is why I might prefer to live with someone who works and is home less than I am so I have a bit of time to myself, but of course can be flexible with this.

I’m on the disability pension which is a stable income for me. Due to my disabilities I’m home a lot of the time. When I have the energy I will be working on music, writing, watching films, gaming, or spending time in the garden. When I do get out of the house I like to go for nature and foraging walks, and I love going to the cinema. I also really love decorating my house and room as it’s a very fun creative outlet for me and I love collecting art and trinkets and old furniture.

I also have some support workers who come round weekly to help me do things around the house and prep food, and a weekly cleaning service via my NDIS funding. I struggle to manage cleaning and household tasks on my own but I have funding to get the house professionally cleaned weekly. I’m also happy to work on things or fix things that bother you, please communicate with me directly and don’t assume I’m doing anything maliciously or ignorantly.

I have a cat, Smokey, that I keep indoors and only let out in the yard on a harness. He’s super sweet and friendly to literally everyone and he’d love a new human friend to socialise with. He has an automatic self-cleaning litterbox as well. I did have two pet rats that unfortunately passed recently, but I am likely to get more. They stay in a cage in my room and will cause you no bother, but they are very sweet and social.

I’m preferably hoping to only live with 1-2 people or potentially alone as sharehousing with lots of people stressed me out quite a lot in the past, but I’m open to different arrangements if it feels right. Maybe even just a room that’s a bit more private and separated. But flexible with this of course.

It would also be great to team up with someone and apply for a new home together :-)

I also need a place with some form of backyard/courtyard/garden/outside space or I will go crazy being cooped up indoors.

I have to leave my current beloved place in Coburg because the owner is selling, so I have 2 months to move. So my move in date can be quite flexible, as long as it’s in the next couple of months.

I would love to stay in Coburg if possible, I love it here and it feels like home. But this is flexible of course and I’m happy to live in surrounding Northside suburbs.

Also very importantly: I need a place that is fairly close to public transport as I can’t do a huge amount of walking all the time and it makes it hard for me to leave the house.

I would like to stay long-term and find somewhere that feels like home to settle in for a long while. Not looking for any short term rentals.

I also am looking hopefully for a decently sized or larger unfurnished room, as I have a queen bed and a few pieces of vintage furniture that are quite special that I do not want to part with.

I also have furniture to contribute to the house if needed, and lots of art and decorations I like to put around the house if you would like that :-)

And I have plants to add to the garden!

I also need to use a shower chair due to my disabilities, which can be a bit inconvenient but is fairly small and can be moved out easily. Would also be great to find a place with a bath :’)

I am a medicinal cannabis smoker so if that bothers you I’m probably not the right fit. But no tobacco ever.