22 May 07 A little bit of paradise

We’re all moved in and unpacked but with one slight problem - we’ve got no furniture! For some reason standard delivery times are two to eight weeks, depending on what you get and where you get it. The bed won’t arrive for up to 35 days, so the Aerobed is in semi-permanent position. The sofa comes by first of July. Then there’s still stuff to order like shelving and blinds.

There isn’t much storage space, so until we get some serious shelving set up (an entire wall in the livingroom) some boxes remain packed with books and things.

The waiting wouldn’t seem such a hassle if we didn’t have visitors showing up today for a two-week stay! Such is life.

The flat is great though! Overlooking the cemetary is fantastic, like a bit of paradise actually, especially compared to our last location on a major roadway. Now the prevailing sounds include chirping robins, the intermittent powering-up of the boiler in the kitchen, and an occasional airplane coming into city airport.

10 May 07 Exchanging contracts

It’s been two months since we made the offer for the flat and today the anticipation of completing the purchase reaches its peak! In a few hours we will have handed over the 10% deposit and signed the contracts. Next week our bank will supply the big dough to the seller, then we’ll get the keys to our new home! YAY!

Which means we are moving house. There’s all the packing to do, transfer of utilities to manage, removal logistics to arrange, furniture to order, etcetera… For some reason that stuff doesn’t seem pressing since we have two further weeks to vacate our current flat, but it’s just a week until we turn the key.