Yes, at last, after nearly 12 months of searching, we are moving house.
Yes, it’s still in this country. (little pout)
We are not buying, but still renting.
Here are the Pros:
- Close to Skippy’s school
- In a nice area
- In a security complex
- lower rental than where we are now
- It’s slightly smaller than our existing house, so easier to keep clean, forcing me to purge and de-clutter like a mofo. (yes this is a good thing)
Here are the Cons:
- No Swimming pool (this may actually be a plus, considering we are officially in Autumn, and Winter is approaching – and who knows we might be out of here before Summer anyway)
- Apparently the lady at no. 16 is a complete busy body. Oh well, I can deal with that.
- The garden is smaller (but easier to manage) but it does mean that my doggies will need more walking…oh well, my butt could use the exercise too
We are going to be selling a lot of our furniture off, and replacing it, because it’s old, we’re tired of it, and frankly, after living with the same stuff for 10 years I’m SO bored with it. We are not going to be going ballistic and buying the latest, greatest LCD TV or anything, just getting rid of our old two seater couches, and buying a nice new 3 seater and a single. Ditching the old TV stand and coffee table and picking up new ones, and a new rug. Maybe a new fridge if we can stretch to it, but like I say, our long term plans do not include shipping any furniture with us when *we go* (whenever that is), so ultimately, what I’m looking for is newer, slightly better looking stuff, not my dream house furniture. With two boys under 5, practicality and ease with which stuff can be wiped down is a major deciding factor in what to get!
Anyhoo, I’m just glad to be getting out of our current house, the landlord has been a complete douchebag and never fixes anything (we have fixed stuff ourselves and withheld it from the rent, with the approval of the rental agency) and well, there was that whole bureaucratic mess up with our water supply as well. So we are OUTTTTAAAAAAHHEEEEEERE.
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