I have been absent! But with good reason – if you follow me on Facebook, Twitter or my other blogs (Teasets to Typewriters and Etc Collective), you’ll know I was unexpectedly served notice on my beloved flat and am now in the process of moving.
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It’s… an experience! After the initial shock and sadness of being ordered to leave somewhere that’s been home for two and a half years, and the first place of my own, I’m actually quite excited.
Last Saturday the snow spoiled my plans – Rob was due to visit, I was going to London to meet the fabulous Miss Joyful, and I was intending puppy cuddles and maybe riding on Sunday afternoon. Snow put paid to all of this, so I had a lazy, snuggly kind of a day and read two books cover to cover. On checking my post at lunchtime, I found my notice to vacate, which didn’t improve my mood! In a most un-Carla fashion, I threw myself into action and by the end of Saturday had booked five viewings and had a much better idea of what I was going to do next.
By this Saturday, I’d viewed a decent number of places and fallen in love with a house in Wivenhoe. Today, I’m dropping my reference paperwork off with the estate agents, and this evening I shall continue packing.
I’ll be sad to leave, but I’m hugely excited about the new house – it has a garden, a conservatory and a spiral staircase, space for my studio and it’s fifteen minutes’ walk from work. The village is utterly gorgeous – I’ll have to do a tour when I get there. No photos yet as it wasn’t listed online… it’s a wait and see one!
I’ll try and keep up the blogging during the move!
Hi Carla, sorry to hear about your flat, must have been a shock! – However, sometimes these things happen because something even better is awaiting you round the corner, which seems to be true in your case! Hope the move goes well..Nikki
You’re quite right, it was but I think it’s definitely a good thing, all things considered 🙂 x
Oh wow! A spiral staircase! I am jealous. Sounds like a bitter sweet event.
Hehe indeed it is – it’s small but perfectly formed and I really hope I actually get to live in it 🙂 x
Change can sometimes be a great thing, we’ve just moved house and although the new place is a mess with no kitchen, and get rewired while we live in, I am so excited about a whole new era for the Custard’s.
This move with ducking fabulous for you x
Only just found this in my comments queue – thank you so much, I’m also really excited about a new start for DF! Must try and catch up with the Custards in person this summer! x