Time to get serious

EatingTheElephant

Another room finished - our bedroom. It looks amazing and is making us wonder why we would want to move. We have such big rooms here and all the houses we have been looking at the details for seem so small in comparison. Of course if we want to make use of our new field then really we do have to move, so onwards we go.

Food shop delivered yesterday, so that will be all the food needed to get us to the end of the month. Dog food is now the only expected expense needed from my account so should have over £100 to shuffle to savings. Very pleased with this as have had quite a spendy month (vets bills/dentist/wardrobe).

I will also have travel expenses too to shuffle over to savings when I manage to get some admin completed!

Lots more decluttering over the coming days. Our dining room is next on the list and it will be a big job. We store a lot in there and use it as a workshop too.

jodles16

One positive is that if your not sure why you are moving as its so good, then hopefully you will have lots of interest as others will think the same!

Other property sounds interesting, it does sound intriguing, and if you enjoy that kind of work perhaps it will be worth it in the long run!

Jodles

EatingTheElephant

Rubbish! Struck down by a yukky bug has meant I've not been able to do anything for 5 days. Do these bugs not know I have things to do!!??

On the one hand I haven't been eating, so maybe have saved a few pennies there, however also have not been on top of things that should have been shuffled into the freezer so the food wastage maybe balances out?

Hopefully will be able to get some work done tomorrow if all goes well today. Hubby is cracking on with the dining room, I thought I could sit on the sofa today and watch something easy going, went down to find all the dining chairs piled up in there!! :rotfl:

jodles16 wrote: »

One positive is that if your not sure why you are moving as its so good, then hopefully you will have lots of interest as others will think the same!

Fingers crossed I'm hoping so!

EatingTheElephant

Ooo it's my mse anniversary, 1 year today.

What a lot has happened in that year!! Amazing

Karmacat

Congratulations! Go on, I dare you, list your achievements

EatingTheElephant

Thanks KC, now where do I start?


Cleared mortgage completely

Saved just under additional 26k

Found bargain field & stables (blinked and you would have missed it)

Negotiated and purchased field, with additional money borrowed from business and a small inheritance (unfortunately) appearing

Managed to get mortgage planned to move near to field

House nearly completely renovated, ready to sell and worth more than I hoped.

Qualified for Crufts again (costs lots of time & money, so feel it's relevant!)

Sold 2 ponies (a long time fail, so a miracle really)


:beer: here's to the next crazy year

jodles16

What a fab year round up! Cant wait to see the next year!

Hope you are feeling better!

Jodles

EatingTheElephant

Thanks Jodles, I'm getting there!

Karmacat

Oh my word! That's a lifechanging amount that you've managed to do in just one year ... even if it was 5 years, it would still be impressive. That elephant really got eaten :j

Watty1

Wow what a lot you achieved. What classes have you qualified at crufts for?