The house hunting is over

Believe it or not, it looks like they accepted our offer on the house that I mentioned in the last blog and we now (soon) will have a house again. We've paid the downpayment and signed. The owners have also signed and now we just have to wait out the legal 42 days before we hand over the rest of the money and get the keys, which should be the sixth of December. It is in a small place north of Wollongong called Woonona. It has a lovely beach and the house also comes with a pool. It is bigger than we need but it seems very difficult to find small houses. If you want smallish you have to go for apartments or retirement villas. The present owners are actually downsizing for retirement but we (hubby) is not ready for that.

This is after over two years of looking every Saturday. What a difference to when we bought the house in Sweden! I looked at two houses and picked one of them because I didn't like the smell of the other. Hubby wasn't even there but I knew what we wanted.

Our first house

The same went for the cottage in Sweden. I flew up from France and a friend took me around to see three houses and we picked one of them, easy, again without hubby. However, here in Sydney it has been more difficult mainly due to the rising market, and also the fact that we wanted a single-level house and they are not so easy to come by.

My painting classes have started up again which is nice even though it is hard to concentrate with other things on your mind. It shouldn't be such a big deal. After all, I have moved 25 times in my life if I haven't forgotten any of the moves, so I should be used to it. But as with everything, it is getting harder with age. Hopefully we won't have to move again for a while.

I will publish this little episode now and get back with more details later on.

Cheerio