The new house

Having spent some time there today, I thought I would share a bit about the new house. We are moving approx 2.5 miles from our current home, to go and live in hubby's late grandmothers house. She sadly passed away in January, and will be much missed. The house has been the family home for 50 years, and so it is nice to know that it is going to stay with us.

The house has lots going for it. Although it has fewer bedrooms, it is comparable to our current abode in terms of living space, but it is set out better, having a separate utility room, a double garage, 2 reception rooms, separate toilet and bathroom and, wait for it, a pantry. I am so excited about the idea of a pantry! The other very attractive feature is the garden- 300 foot long, with fruit trees and plenty of space for the chickens (and hopefully eventually bees), space to grow veggies and generally to be outside, den building, having bonfires... It is going to be great.

Small Boy and Small Girl are going to love it. We have spent lots of time there in the past, and so they are used to going there to visit and have fun, which should take some of the trauma out of moving home. Small Boy is going to have the bigger bedroom- mainly because he is older, but also because he has bigger toys. Small girl will be very happy in the small room- is is lots bigger than where she is currently, and she will get a bigger bed.

How do I feel about moving? I guess it is mixed emotions to an extent, I have worked so hard to get this house how I would like it, and now we are going to move. I am sad that all of the time I have spent planting soft fruit here will be wasted, but am excited about having fruit trees and lots and lots of space to grow things, for the chickens to have more space, to have a hot tub under the stars (that's the plan anyway)... It will be a whole new way of living, trying to grow what we can, spending as little as we can to do what we want to.

New house, new start. There is a long way to go yet, (we need to sort out the new house legally) but hopefully we will get there soon.