Just gotta sign the contract but -
we got it!!!!!!!!
The house is ours from March 23rd! YAY!!!!!
We've got an addr-ess, we've got an addr-ess, na-na-na-na-na-na!!!!
(Can you tell I'm pleased)?!! *L*
We're back!!!
And we have a possible 'winner' in the housing stakes!This lil beauty, (pictured left) is the one we want and is, pending the prospective landlord's approval, in the bag.
It's situated just outside the town my parents live in and is just as good-looking inside as it is outside.The back garden isn't huge - it's part lawn and part decking, (perfect for ride-on toys for the lil man) and has a small shed but it backs onto a large field/footie pitch which is perfect for the older boys to go play on
and kick a ball around.The local primary school is just up the road which will be great should we still live there when the lil man is old enough for school but, even so, I just really enjoy hearing the kiddies in the playground during the day - that's about the loudest noise around there.
Perfect! *L*
Another day...
...With my wonderful Hubs at home! *L*
He's actually been helpful while I've been recuperating from my visit to the mouth butcher.
For the second night running he's let me sleep on my ownsome downstairs while he gets the bed upstairs - he also gets sole supervision of the lil man during the night which means I can get some restorative sleep down here, (which is the main aim of all this seperate beds business)!
He was on a bit of a downer earlier when he discovered that the gold on one of the watches he wanted to sell, (to help fund our move) was just plating and was starting to wear off. Now he'll get nowhere near the price he wanted for it and is debating whether or not to sell his beloved Panerai instead.
I really hope he doesn't have to as it has sentimental value, (we got both his and mine on the same day) and, despite the emotional ties I have to my Rolly, I think I would rather that he sold that instead.
I'm kinda kicking myself as I've gotten myself hung up on 'stuff' since I've been here in the States. It's the same trap that so many have fallen into and it's hard to get out of that way of thinking but it's something that has to be done cos living in the UK is not really about having 'stuff', though it's nice, it's more about quality of life and time together there, (at least to my mind it is).
Still, so far, so good, as far as the moving funds are concerned. We've not done bad considering we've not concentrated too much on it, (well, to be honest, I haven't given it much thought yet anyhow)!
We've a ton of stuff to put out there to be sold - it's just a matter of jotting down details and getting them out there for people to see.
Well, I should call it a night - just over 5 hours til Hubs has to get up for work so I need to get some sleep in to make this seperation worthwhile!
He's actually been helpful while I've been recuperating from my visit to the mouth butcher.
For the second night running he's let me sleep on my ownsome downstairs while he gets the bed upstairs - he also gets sole supervision of the lil man during the night which means I can get some restorative sleep down here, (which is the main aim of all this seperate beds business)!
He was on a bit of a downer earlier when he discovered that the gold on one of the watches he wanted to sell, (to help fund our move) was just plating and was starting to wear off. Now he'll get nowhere near the price he wanted for it and is debating whether or not to sell his beloved Panerai instead.
I really hope he doesn't have to as it has sentimental value, (we got both his and mine on the same day) and, despite the emotional ties I have to my Rolly, I think I would rather that he sold that instead.
I'm kinda kicking myself as I've gotten myself hung up on 'stuff' since I've been here in the States. It's the same trap that so many have fallen into and it's hard to get out of that way of thinking but it's something that has to be done cos living in the UK is not really about having 'stuff', though it's nice, it's more about quality of life and time together there, (at least to my mind it is).
Still, so far, so good, as far as the moving funds are concerned. We've not done bad considering we've not concentrated too much on it, (well, to be honest, I haven't given it much thought yet anyhow)!
We've a ton of stuff to put out there to be sold - it's just a matter of jotting down details and getting them out there for people to see.
Well, I should call it a night - just over 5 hours til Hubs has to get up for work so I need to get some sleep in to make this seperation worthwhile!
Labels: funds, money, moving, separation, stuff
Crafty!
Money makes the world go round, (if we didn't have money would the world be square)?!
The aim is to have money, to make money, to live comfortably, to not have to worry about bills or whether you can afford something.
Hubs and I would like to work from home, to make our money working for ourselves - my speciality being crafts, (I've made some necklaces which I hope to sell) and painting and Hubs' being photography and writing.
Sounds great, doesn't it?
Well we both hope that it works out for us.
My personal inspiration doesn't even know that she is a role model of sorts for me. I have not even met her in person yet what she does spurs me on to my goal.
I started talking to Pauline over two years ago on the internet. I met her through an excellent marriage-based immigration site - visajourney, (which was called something else entirely back then).
Since that time, she, like me, was granted her fiancé(e) visa, came to the States and married her, then, fiancé.
Whilst here, she painted rocks and made FiMo characters and sold them. Though she hasn't made her fortune yet she is perservering with her chosen method of generating money and I've not heard her complain about it at all!
She and her husband have moved back to the UK where she continues to make the FiMo characters but now mainly produces cake toppers!
Her husband is also planning a work at home business and, hopefully, will do as well as his wife. *L*
Labels: immigration, money, moving, role model, UK, visa
Thoughts on moving back.
Back again! I just wanted to spend some time writing about what we're looking forward to with this move of ours.I'm going to enjoy finding furniture for our place - scouring second-hand shops, that kind of thing. We should have the finances available, (at first, at least) for me to be a lil choosy about the decor and furnishings which means that I can make the place look real nice on a budget. That's something I've not been able to do before, start from scratch.
I'm looking forward to rediscovering England again while showing the place off to Hubs and our lil man. Taking them places that mean something to me and introducing them to people I know. Hubs has only met mum and Mark, Josh only knows my mum.
I know that Bruce and my dad are gonna get on so well! *L*