This house has been up for sale for a while.
It isn’t ours – we’re renting, so we are not the ones selling, but we are having to move out.
For many weeks we looked, checked on the internet, saw enough houses to make me feel really fed up.
We fell in love twice; both houses had lots of character, and both of which would have required sacrifices from us.
And both of them fell through.
With about a month to go from our moving date, we went to see another one. It wasn’t advertised yet; we’d called the estate agent because of a different house we saw online, which was already gone by the time we rang them.
We were the first ones to view the house, with three more people scheduled for that day.
Walking up the stairs, before even seeing the bedrooms, we looked at each other. An hour later we had paid the deposit that took the house off the market.
It is lovely and ticks all the boxes, and most of all, it makes perfect sense for us right now.
This is not as big a deal as selling and buying a home – but I am oh so pleased.
Almost two years ago, when we left Camphill, we moved 17 miles East, for a new start and a bit of change.
Now we’re moving 15 miles back West, back down the same road where we came from.
For both of us, Camphill was our first home in England, and the area still feels like home – after the seven years I lived there, eleven for my husband. And Kaya will be very excited to live just down the road from his very first home.
I am so glad that I started the big clear-out so early, a few months ago (before we even knew we were going to move), because it’s taken time. Is still taking time. As we start packing, I am hoping continue in the spirit of clearing out; I am hoping to be ruthless.
A little bit at least.
In a week’s time, we will start moving.
(Before we can move in, we have to do something about the wallpaper in the sitting room though. Kaya would have done a better job wallpapering. )
But for now, we are starting to share our space with some boxes. Cosy.
Exciting times.
Wow, that IS exciting! Good luck with it all.
Thank you!!
this is really exciting and it sounds so good! I wish you all the best!
Very exciting indeed.
I know it is so much work to move oh so exciting too!
Yay! I’m so glad you’ve found the right place. Friends of mine were just in a similar situation…only a few weeks left in her pregnancy and their landlord told them she was selling! Crazy! I’m you’re not quite down to the wire yet.
I’ll be thinking of you as I’m packing here. xoR
Oh boy, no, I’m so glad we have plenty of time to settle before the new arrival!
moving is one of my favourite things to do …
congratulations on finding a house! It is stressful when there is an impending move and uncertainty, and wow, did you have a premonition to clean out all these winter months????
I guess I must have; we didn’t know then yet that we were going to move. I wish I’d finished by now though. The scary workroom and garage are still looming… Maybe it’s best to tackle them with a deadline!
wishing you a smooth move! are you anywhere near epsom?
Thanks Anushka; I had to look it up
We are about two hours west!
well thanks for checking! i have a friend who just moved there and she’s lonely. but, you’re a bit far i think…. : )
Thank you all for your good wishes; I hope I’ll remember the happy excitement in the midst of chaos!