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Jeepers life hasn't been easy the last few months! Quit old job, found new job, got engaged (well, that part was good!) no time, no money and then our landlords (as some of you know) decided to sell our beautiful house as they have moved to Sydney for work and can't afford to maintain two mortgages. The way the market is in Perth at the moment I'm surprised anyone can afford to maintain ONE mortgage!!
So, the aforesaid market being what it is, Max and I can NO WAY afford to buy - our little two-bedroom duplex is going for nearly half a million bucks
and we just don't have that kind of money. So it was back into the rental game, applications, searching, calling, looking `do you take pets' and no no NO usually being the case.
Anyway, finally got a lucky break and snagged the most beautiful place. Five bedrooms (including a small nook of a study), two bathrooms, airconditioned, heated, balcony, floorboards throughout, a park at the end of the street in a lovely location only a km from the river (massive rent increase but I guess that's life) and we are in the process of moving.
AND HOW IT BITES!!!! Ahhhh packing, cleaning, clearing out it's exhausting. To top it off we are both sick, the dogs have conjunctivitis, the cats are going nuts cos there's empty boxes everywhere
we had to replace the entire back lawn because the dogs ate the one that was there, plus nearly all the plants out the back. We built a 15m fence to keep them off the new lawn and they keep trying to eat their way through it, and now our neighbours over the back fence tell us the perimeter fences are all being pulled down and replaced on Friday and we didn't know!!! What are we going to do with our animals???????
So, a little stressed at the moment!! You never realise how much rubbish you have until the time comes to put it all in boxes. And, typically for us, we've known for three weeks but did we get organised and start packing then? Nope, of course not!! Leave it till the last minute (because of course, if it wasn't for the last minute a lot of things wouldn't get done!). And the lady I work with has been sick all week so I've had a double load at the new job and I'm stuffed and more than a little stressed!!!
So I thought I'd jump on here for some much needed relief and say hello and tell you all how much I've missed you!
I'll post some pics of the new house soon it's gorgeous!!! Ah well, back to boxing up the kitchen!
So, the aforesaid market being what it is, Max and I can NO WAY afford to buy - our little two-bedroom duplex is going for nearly half a million bucks
Anyway, finally got a lucky break and snagged the most beautiful place. Five bedrooms (including a small nook of a study), two bathrooms, airconditioned, heated, balcony, floorboards throughout, a park at the end of the street in a lovely location only a km from the river (massive rent increase but I guess that's life) and we are in the process of moving.
AND HOW IT BITES!!!! Ahhhh packing, cleaning, clearing out it's exhausting. To top it off we are both sick, the dogs have conjunctivitis, the cats are going nuts cos there's empty boxes everywhere
So, a little stressed at the moment!! You never realise how much rubbish you have until the time comes to put it all in boxes. And, typically for us, we've known for three weeks but did we get organised and start packing then? Nope, of course not!! Leave it till the last minute (because of course, if it wasn't for the last minute a lot of things wouldn't get done!). And the lady I work with has been sick all week so I've had a double load at the new job and I'm stuffed and more than a little stressed!!!
So I thought I'd jump on here for some much needed relief and say hello and tell you all how much I've missed you!
I'll post some pics of the new house soon it's gorgeous!!! Ah well, back to boxing up the kitchen!
