I never thought I’d be making one of these honestly lol, but life has humbled me a lot this past year.

For the last 10 months I’ve been moving between sublets, temporary stays, sofa surfing and unstable housing situations just trying to keep a roof over my head. What was meant to be temporary somehow turned into nearly a whole year of never really knowing where I’m going to be living next.

Every time I think I’ve found somewhere settled, something happens and I end up having to move again. It’s been emotionally exhausting constantly packing my life into bags, adjusting to new environments, trying not to overstay my welcome anywhere, and pretending I’m okay when internally I’m stressed all the time.

I’ve been trying really hard to manage everything on my own. I work, pick up extra bits of money where I can, sell my things when needed, and try not to ask people for help unless I genuinely have no other option. I know everyone is struggling in some way right now, which is why I’ve kept pushing through quietly for as long as I could.

But the truth is that constantly living in survival mode has completely drained me mentally, emotionally and financially. It’s hard to plan for your future when all your energy is going into figuring out where you’re sleeping next week.

I’m also doing all of this without family support, as i became estranged from my mother in university. Other members of family are wither unwilling to help or outside the country. This has made things a lot harder to navigate. A lot of people have a parent, relative or family home they can fall back on when things go wrong and unfortunately that’s just not my situation.

Every borough i’ve approached has denied me help due to not living in the borough long enough/not having a local connections. Because I do not claim benefits or universal credit and are not deemed a priority, I have also been unable to access to several homeless charities.

I hate feeling like I’m burdening people or relying on temporary solutions all the time. I just want one stable place where I can properly reset, focus on work, focus on my goals and stop feeling like my whole life is constantly in crisis mode.

Right now I’m trying to raise enough money to finally secure one stable place to live so I can stop bouncing around and actually rebuild properly. The money would go towards a deposit, temporary accommodation while I search, moving costs and basic essentials.

I’m not looking for luxury at all. I just want somewhere safe and stable where I can breathe for a second and feel human again.

If anyone is able to donate or even just share this, I’d genuinely appreciate it more than you know