wheelies binned

Today we sold the van!  Something has gone right!
Months and months ago (decades even), after we “sold” the house the first time, we decided to start marketing the van, even though we wanted to keep it for a while.  After a few weeks of driving around with For Sale signs in the windows, Michael (not [...]

There’s more than one way to skin a cat

Rebecca:
I HATE that cliche…  (“That’s HEDLEY!”) but it is quite apt for our current situation.  Our third sale has fallen through; the buyer was approved for a mortgage 3 months ago but on applying for it in order to buy our house, was refused.  Credit crunched for her, and sale sabotaged for us.  After a few [...]

still sold

So four days and the sale still hasn’t fallen through…  which is nice.
Rebecca has thrown herself into getting ready now.  Loads of stuff has been cleared up, some taken to charity shops, some thrown away, some is going to a car boot sale tomorrow.  We’re also making plans for what will go in suitcases on [...]

sold again (again)

Yay!

6 weeks to go

Rebecca:  I woke up this morning feeling quite depressed. There are six weeks until we get on the plane, and the enormity of what we are doing is starting to sink in…….  There are still no doubts that we are making the right decision.  My negativity is because of fears that I won’t be able to [...]

My Super Troopers

Thursday 3 July – ran my last fitness class at CALAT (Croydon Adult Education).  I passed my Studio Instructor CYQ with CALAT last year and they offered me a class right away at South Norwood.  This was perfect as it got me into teaching straight away and I was able to start building my experience [...]

booked it, packed it

The deed is done and we have a date -
August 17th.
It would be great if we also had a buyer.  As it stands I have to come back.  We are still getting interest in the house and I do believe we will sell it soon.
But we are committed and we are convinced as much as [...]