I am really not sure what is happening to me. Helen said she wanted to go to Harlow this afternoon to buy some clothes and not only did I agree without any hesitation but I also brought some new clothes whilst up there.
It has been a good day, I have given very little thought today about the sale of our house. I am hoping though that next weeks sees an increase in activity. The house is on right move again via the new agent.
Tomorrow we are going to the solicitors after we have done the weekly food shopping. Helen as normal has been organising a very busy week for the half term.
She has also sorted out our valentines night. It is going to be very romantic, an evening in Tottenham at our friend Marion's for dinner. When she arranged it she had forgot that Tuesday was Valentines Day. Anyhow saves me some money, we get to go out and have a free meal so all cannot be bad.
Mum and Dad were over today. Dad has been very active in the purchasing of new tv's and equipment to ready himself for the digital switch over. Apart from their need to have a tele in each room, they must also be able to record in each room and playback dvd's and videos in each room as well. At any one point there can be 3 or 4 programmes being recorded whilst mum is watching something in one room and dad is in another. I said this morning to him that should there be any more riots and looting they would need to forget looting the stores and head straight for Dad's house. He also overspends on everything, and cannot just get a black tv, some rooms need silver or white. It is lquite funny watching him try and coordinate it all. In the end I think he has settled on black everywhere.
Another box packed today. I got Helen to do her wardrobe of non essential stuff, that nearly filled a large box on its own.
Looking forward to watching al film tonight once Kirsty is in bed.
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Sunday, 12 February 2012
Saturday, 4 February 2012
4th February 2012
Ok so now it is done. The house is officially up for sale. The estate agents came round this morning, we signed and filled in paperwork, they took measurements and photos. Within a couple of hours, after we had approved the wording and photos, the property was listed for sale and on the Internet.
Yesterday however, we had already received our first viewing appointment, this Tuesday at 6.30. That put the wind up me being so quick, it all became quite real after months of planning.
It is totally different to the last time we moved house in 1998. Then I was in a hurry, we were on an estate, Craig was 2 and I wanted to get away from the noise and the problems we had there
Our shed had been set alight just beforehand and the neighbours were a right mixture, mostly fixing up cars out the front or playing loud music and making lots of noise. I remember having a go at the estate agent after only a week because we had had no viewings. In the end we sold it within the month and completed the move a couple of months after that.
This time, however, we need to drag it out as near to July as we can. Craig has his exams to do and we need Helen to work to the end of the summer term, so we get her pay through the summer holiday. So the quicker we sell the more time we will be with mum and dad, which I am sure neither party wants to be too long.
Have now finished packing all the stuff which was in the loft, along with other things which are non essential the box count stands at 39 and 3 rolls of parcel tape.
Now it all begins.
Yesterday however, we had already received our first viewing appointment, this Tuesday at 6.30. That put the wind up me being so quick, it all became quite real after months of planning.
It is totally different to the last time we moved house in 1998. Then I was in a hurry, we were on an estate, Craig was 2 and I wanted to get away from the noise and the problems we had there
Our shed had been set alight just beforehand and the neighbours were a right mixture, mostly fixing up cars out the front or playing loud music and making lots of noise. I remember having a go at the estate agent after only a week because we had had no viewings. In the end we sold it within the month and completed the move a couple of months after that.
This time, however, we need to drag it out as near to July as we can. Craig has his exams to do and we need Helen to work to the end of the summer term, so we get her pay through the summer holiday. So the quicker we sell the more time we will be with mum and dad, which I am sure neither party wants to be too long.
Have now finished packing all the stuff which was in the loft, along with other things which are non essential the box count stands at 39 and 3 rolls of parcel tape.
Now it all begins.
Sunday, 29 January 2012
29th January 2012
Today it seemed more real than ever that we are moving. We started boxing up a lot of the things that are not required day to day and what we could do without until we rent up in Kings Lynn in the summer. These will go into storage, once we sell, along with the larger items and other pieces we do not need.
Today we filled 22 boxes and it still seems like we have not made a dent in it. We tackled Kirsty's room as well, that accounted for 7 boxes alone and you would still look at her room and think she had too much stuff.
Yesterday we received documents from the solicitors to start looking over and filling in, some are easy, others I will need to get advice on to understand, for example are we responsible for maintaining any services on our property? Does that include sewage and drains which I know go through our garden and onto shared driveway but is that what is meant.
Some of the things on the fittings we are leaving sheet are strange. Light switches, plug sockets etc, do people really take those things with them when they sell? Well we want be taking them.
Anyhow much of it is filled in, and with the non essential stuff packed up, the gardens and front of house cleaned yesterday, we can now get ready for the estate agent coming in a few weeks time and potential viewings as well. Exciting now, well sort of, I feel a lot of responsibility on my shoulders as the one who does the finances and form filling, I hope I make no mistakes.
Today we filled 22 boxes and it still seems like we have not made a dent in it. We tackled Kirsty's room as well, that accounted for 7 boxes alone and you would still look at her room and think she had too much stuff.
Yesterday we received documents from the solicitors to start looking over and filling in, some are easy, others I will need to get advice on to understand, for example are we responsible for maintaining any services on our property? Does that include sewage and drains which I know go through our garden and onto shared driveway but is that what is meant.
Some of the things on the fittings we are leaving sheet are strange. Light switches, plug sockets etc, do people really take those things with them when they sell? Well we want be taking them.
Anyhow much of it is filled in, and with the non essential stuff packed up, the gardens and front of house cleaned yesterday, we can now get ready for the estate agent coming in a few weeks time and potential viewings as well. Exciting now, well sort of, I feel a lot of responsibility on my shoulders as the one who does the finances and form filling, I hope I make no mistakes.
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