I actually use the word flat occasionally. And in fact, where my aunt used to live is a house that's been subdivided into one living place on the first floor, one on the second, and it's been referred to as a "flat" as well as an "apartment".

Anyhoo, the "flat" really is looking quite nice. I was impressed and OMG the kitchen floor! I had nightmares about it because it NEVER came clean no matter how hard I worked on it, how much bleach and scrub; but they're going to put a hard varnish on the wood floor in there now. the people doing the work have worked for my landlord for years so we've gotten to know them pretty well and they're true old-fashioned craftspeople.

I had one a couple of years ago out of the blue but I was home alone and how no idea what was going on.

Was that the only one? Every so often I meet someone who has had one seizure in their life but no idea why. Most seizures have no identifiable cause, actually ("cryptogenic"). It must have been terrifying for you - it's still terrifying for me and I've had them for over 30 years on and off. Your body is just completely out of your control when it happens.

it wouldn't be half as interesting

I guess not! I wouldn't mind trading a little of the interest for more peace and contentment between us, but I haven't figured out how to do that (short of us breaking up) and I'm not sure that's how life really works anyway.