Changes

So... I really don't know where the time's been going lately? What with one thing and another, the past few months have been pretty hectic. The most exciting part though, is that at the end of August, The Boy and I moved into our very own house. Yay!

The downside of this is that our lovely new home came complete with an array of hideous colour schemes, plus excessive dog fur / dog smell / dog damage and what seems like about 100 years of general dirt. So we'll probably not be short of things to do around the house for the foreseeable future. Sigh.

The lounge area was the first on the hit-list. And over 2 months on and still only two-thirds decorated, our motivation seems to be flagging a bit. Still, in the interests of keeping motivated, I'm going to rejoice in the fact that at least it doesn't still look like this...

A Little Pick-Me-Up

I doubt that anyone would be surprised to hear that we've still barely got off the ground with the packing. I just keep sitting and looking around and thinking it all looks such a mess and I don't know where to start. So for a break, I decided to take advantage of the free listing day on ebay, and try and sell a few things so we don't have to be paying removals for items which we don't even want to keep, 'cos that would be stupid, right?

Whilst looking for photos of 'to be ebayed' items, I came across some snaps of beautiful things and happy days, which made me smile and reminded me why we're doing all of this. 

Stuck In The Middle

It's weird isn't it, how you can be super excited that something you've waited the longest time for is finally happening, but yet at the same time your head can't really get a proper hold on the idea. Or is that just me?! 

In exactly one week from now we should be picking up the keys to our new house (touch wood and fingers crossed). I'm so excited, and bursting with ideas for how we'll decorate, as well as a million and one other projects which I'll be able to get started or back on track with once we have our own space and can really make it our own and feel settled. All this excitement and looking forward and thinking "this time next week", and how much packing have I done? One box. It's probably because there's still a part of me that can't let go of the thought that it's not definite until we've got the keys in our hands, but I just can't get my brain to cotton on to any sense of urgency. Not good. 

Hopefully tomorrow will be a more productive day. In the meantime though, if any Packing Fairies would like to pay a visit whilst I'm snoozing tonight, they'd be more than welcome!

The End Is Nigh

So yeah, I guess I didn't do very well with the blogging every day idea...that's not to say I've not been busy though .I feel like I've barely had a minute to myself. After having our offer accepted on the house we liked way back at the end of May I think it was, we finally exchanged contracts last Thursday. Yay! So that's all very exciting, although we're nervous about feeling to pleased until we have the keys in our hands...but fingers crossed and all being well, we'll be homeowners on August 26th. Just can't wait to get in there now and make it our own. The most pressing item on the 'to do' list right now though, is deciding whether to pay for removals, or to save a bit of money and just hire a van and move ourselves?! And then, of course, there's the packing...and packing....and packing...

Positive Vibes

Today has been a good day. On our way to visit the Home & Gift Show, we popped in to the Habitat sale and spent a happy half hour looking at random household items that we have no need for whatsoever, and I am now the proud owner of this...

I've wanted a flour sifter for ages (don't ask me why, as I rarely bake anything). I know we're supposed to be saving, but every new home needs a flour sifter, right? We were restrained though, we had our eye on these too, but managed to resist...

...although if I'm honest, it was only really my eye that was on the pink scales, The Husband wasn't so keen on those for some reason - I can't imagine why not?!

After filling our boots with random kitchen gadgets, we went on down to the Home & Gift. I love going to the trade shows, I find them really inspiring and always come away bursting with enthusiasm, plans and ideas (I can sense a new "to do" list coming on). Watch this space...

The Best Laid Plans...

So, one of the things I had intended to blog about was my wedding preparations, and all the things I was making and planning and how it was all going and all of that....well, it turns out that time ran away with me once again. I'm slightly shocked to realise today that I've been married for a whole month already.

Several times I thought about blogging about things I was doing, and how the plans were progressing, but it just never quite got as far as me actually sitting down and writing anything. This seems to be a recurring theme with me. I think I over-think things, not just about writing, but in general about doing anything. I think things over and over in my head or, as I found with the wedding planning, I research something almost to the point of ridiculousness, because can't stop trying to think of ways to make something either turn out better, or be cheaper, or both. I find it really hard not to leave doing anything until the last possible moment, but in the most part it's not due to laziness, I think that actually I'm just secretly terrified of having something turn out not quite the way I'd imagined it. The thing is though, that all these good intentions have only really led to things just not happening at all. I will think about something for so long, that by the time I feel that I've got it all worked out and I'm ready to go, I find that it's too late and the moment has passed.

I think the time has come for me to give myself a metaphorical kick up the bum. I have a "to do" list as long as both my arms and I'm determined to get some things crossed off. I thought I'd also try to write here once a day, for maybe a month or so to try and help keep myself on track.

There, I've said it, it's in black and white...there's no backing out now!

Time Waits for No Man

I have a really nasty habit of giving myself too many jobs to do whilst simultaniously massively underestimating the time required to complete said jobs. Or rather, more accurately, the time I will spend procrastinating and faffing about before I actually get on and start each job. I just always have this idea that "there's plenty of time, no worries!" and usually, there's much less time than I think there is. This is how I come to find myself with a good friend getting married on Saturday, and me having commited to making them a quilt as a gift. Is the quilt started? Nope. Have I cut any pieces? Nope. Have I even checked that I have enough batting in stock?? Nope. I have done nothing. Well, that's not entirely true, I have been doing things, but other things, with less imminent deadlines. So, I now have 3 days to make a quilt which I first decided to make back before Christmas *big sigh*. Why do I do this to myself?!

A Whole New World...

So. I've been thinking about it for like, forever, and never actually quite getting to the point of actually doing it - starting a blog, that is. I have to be honest and say that mostly I was (am) nervous about it because I have a habit of being all gung-ho about something and then just sort of getting distracted and letting it fizzle out. But like I said, I've been thinking of starting my own blog for I don't know how long, and so - in a moment of determination and possible madness - here I am, poking my head above the parapet and hoping it will all turn out ok. I have no real plan, so this will likely become a random collection of ramblings, musings and other bits and bobs from my life, but if you do happen to see me here, please stop and say hello because it is all just a tiny bit scary here all by myself!