overdue

This post is overdue, my apologies. It is in part due to a weeks holiday, and part due to laziness.

The holiday was spent in Devon, we had a lovely time - the weather was just right and we managed to get out and about a fair bit, I did more walking than I thought I would be able to and the rain/wind only kept us awake for one night. It is amazing how much louder the weather is when under canvas! While away we got to see some very good friends and it was fab to be able to spend time with them.

Whilst away we heard that contracts on the houses were about to exchange and a moving date had been set. We found this out as we had an answerphone message from our mortgage advisor asking if we knew what we doing transferring money. We couldn't get back through to him, so rang the solicitor who very casually told us contracts were exchanging and a date had been set. We wonder when she would've got round to telling us if we hadn't rung! We actually came back a day early from holiday as we knew we the husband having the Monday off, returning on Sunday gave us a day to get things sorted. We are now in the throws of packing, the trouble with being in such a small house is that there is no where to put the boxes once packed. Although the upside to having a small house is that we have less stuff in it.

I haven't been so well of late. It started a couple of weeks before holiday when I overdid for a week and then have been paying ever since. I was improving before holiday but we knew that after holiday would see me have a dip, unfortunately with now having all the house things to do I can't have all the rest I need and so it will take longer to get back to the point I was before.

I have found, as I often with big life things, that I have been missing my mum a bit more this last week. It just feels strange not having her around to chat to and to check with things like at what point should we pack the kitchen, how clean do we need to leave the house, what should we leave to take in the car. Those kind of things. And I know she would've spent a few days here helping us to pack and allowing me to rest up a bit more. What a good job I have the wonderful husband to be my companion through it all.