WOW!! What a crazy couple of months...and so much for keeping up with the blogging!! So many things have been happening since my last post that I'm not even sure where to begin!! So I thought I would start with a quick recap, otherwise I could be here for days!
So it started when we went on holidays to Perth, whilst we were there my partner and I got engaged!! Sunset over the water very romantic and a big surprise for me as I had no idea! Also whilst on our holiday we put an offer on a house that we looked at the night before we flew out to Perth! It looked like we had the property, but there were dramas with the stupid agent who basically screwed us over and wasted our time on our holiday. It was a real pain in the rear end and we were both extremely annoyed, but it has most certainly made us wary of how we will go about putting the next offer in (if we find a place to put an offer on). The house we were renting also sold whilst we were on holidays, so when we got back we got our termination notice and had to move. Was a shame that so much happened on our holiday which was only for a week, but otherwise we really did enjoy ourselves in Perth!! It is the perfect location if you want somewhere to go to relax...it is soooo quiet even in peak hour!
Since we arrived back in Sydney things have been crazy!! I wanted to get a start on planning the engagement party, but the only thing I have done is book the location...the rest has been put on hold because weekends have been jam packed between packing, moving and unpacking!! But since things have calmed down slightly around here it's back onto planning our engagement party, if I'm lucky I might even get the time to get my hair cut which I've been dying to do for weeks! But at the end of the day I really shouldn't complain, things aren't bad...it has just been a lot on at once! I'd say "I need a holiday" but look what happened on our last one...lol!
Monday, August 2, 2010
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Still at the starting line!
So weeks later and I am finally writing my next post! I really must start making more of an effort to post regularly.
Life has been a little crazy of late! My partner and myself are currently renting, and one night on my drive home from work I received a phone call from our real estate telling me that the owner of the property had decided he wanted to sell!! I must admit that when I first found out I freaked out a little, my usual worried self with a thousand thoughts running through my head, making everyday tasks seem complex because my mind was off elsewhere. All I could think of was where were we going to live, how long did we have to find a new place, etc. But luckily for me my partner is pretty calm and he told me that there was no point worrying about things that hadn't even happened yet...as usual he was right, I was stressing for nothing!! "Que Sera, Sera"
So yesterday was our first open house...talk about a lot of people!! Over 10 couples/families went through, seemed like there was people everywhere. Although a few were only there for a short amount of time... obviously not what they were looking for!! It did feel weird having people come through the house. I know they were looking at the house, and although it isn't my house, it is still currently my home so it felt somewhat intrusive. I wanted to stay inside and see what people had to say about the property but at the same time it just didn't feel right, so we headed outside and watched people come and go. We are lucky enough to have fantastic neighbours and once our neighbour saw the two of us standing out on the street, she was nice enough to have us over for tea and coffee while the open house was going on. And if it wasn't annoying enough having people come through the house it was even more frustrating having people show up an hour after the time specified for the open house, and if it keeps happening I think it will drive me batty!
Before all of this came about we had actually been saving for a deposit for a house anyway, but we hadn't really decide when to start looking at actually buying a house. So I think is the kick in the backside to get us out there and get the ball rolling, because knowing me in particular, I'd keep putting it off until the "time was right" which I don't think there is ever a right time to buy property.
So now the search is on for us to find a house...and with my partner and his job sometimes requiring him to travel all over the country it looks like I'll have to get in there and do most of the research into the properties and relay everything back to him! He wants to be here...but who know where they will send him to next. Cross fingers it is somewhere close to home. The rest of this year is going to be crazy!!
Life has been a little crazy of late! My partner and myself are currently renting, and one night on my drive home from work I received a phone call from our real estate telling me that the owner of the property had decided he wanted to sell!! I must admit that when I first found out I freaked out a little, my usual worried self with a thousand thoughts running through my head, making everyday tasks seem complex because my mind was off elsewhere. All I could think of was where were we going to live, how long did we have to find a new place, etc. But luckily for me my partner is pretty calm and he told me that there was no point worrying about things that hadn't even happened yet...as usual he was right, I was stressing for nothing!! "Que Sera, Sera"
So yesterday was our first open house...talk about a lot of people!! Over 10 couples/families went through, seemed like there was people everywhere. Although a few were only there for a short amount of time... obviously not what they were looking for!! It did feel weird having people come through the house. I know they were looking at the house, and although it isn't my house, it is still currently my home so it felt somewhat intrusive. I wanted to stay inside and see what people had to say about the property but at the same time it just didn't feel right, so we headed outside and watched people come and go. We are lucky enough to have fantastic neighbours and once our neighbour saw the two of us standing out on the street, she was nice enough to have us over for tea and coffee while the open house was going on. And if it wasn't annoying enough having people come through the house it was even more frustrating having people show up an hour after the time specified for the open house, and if it keeps happening I think it will drive me batty!
Before all of this came about we had actually been saving for a deposit for a house anyway, but we hadn't really decide when to start looking at actually buying a house. So I think is the kick in the backside to get us out there and get the ball rolling, because knowing me in particular, I'd keep putting it off until the "time was right" which I don't think there is ever a right time to buy property.
So now the search is on for us to find a house...and with my partner and his job sometimes requiring him to travel all over the country it looks like I'll have to get in there and do most of the research into the properties and relay everything back to him! He wants to be here...but who know where they will send him to next. Cross fingers it is somewhere close to home. The rest of this year is going to be crazy!!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Hmmm where to start?
I guess I could start with a little insight into myself and my life!
Nothing exciting really...I'm a draftsperson for a construction company, living with my partner and our dog Nitro!
I don't know what else to really say about myself...I guess my friends would describe me as a little bit of a neat freak, some might even say I'm a little bit OCD! I like to organise my house...actually I LOVE to organise my house. I am constantly roaming around looking for a better storage solution to make my life "easier". Although sometimes I can make things worse by starting 100 jobs at once, but it's just because I can't help myself, I just want to dive in and do it all...it just gives me that buzz, I guess you would say it is my drug of choice lol!
I am a bit of a homebody. I love to spend time at home just relaxing, but I think that is due to the fact that I spend most of my time running around! But when I do get a chance to stay at home I love to bake, clean, organise, start a new craft project and come up with new ways to decorate my home. I love sitting down and going through home magazines thinking of what I could do to my own home, but because we are currently renting I usually just store the ideas that I like away in anticipation for our first home!! One of the many chaotic yet exciting things we are about to dive into!!
Well i guess for anyone reading this, this is just a little about me and my life.
Nadia
Nothing exciting really...I'm a draftsperson for a construction company, living with my partner and our dog Nitro!
I don't know what else to really say about myself...I guess my friends would describe me as a little bit of a neat freak, some might even say I'm a little bit OCD! I like to organise my house...actually I LOVE to organise my house. I am constantly roaming around looking for a better storage solution to make my life "easier". Although sometimes I can make things worse by starting 100 jobs at once, but it's just because I can't help myself, I just want to dive in and do it all...it just gives me that buzz, I guess you would say it is my drug of choice lol!
I am a bit of a homebody. I love to spend time at home just relaxing, but I think that is due to the fact that I spend most of my time running around! But when I do get a chance to stay at home I love to bake, clean, organise, start a new craft project and come up with new ways to decorate my home. I love sitting down and going through home magazines thinking of what I could do to my own home, but because we are currently renting I usually just store the ideas that I like away in anticipation for our first home!! One of the many chaotic yet exciting things we are about to dive into!!
Well i guess for anyone reading this, this is just a little about me and my life.
Nadia
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