Photo notes (from top to bottom) – new crochet project – a breakfast I made and liked (recipe is these Bill’s Corn Fritters) – my Breville collection is growing (that I do covet!) – new books + crochet – veggie soup from yesterday and some brown bread I made – Jaffles with delicious filling of leftover Whole Larder Love Patatas Bravas and Chorizo – important things I found whilst sorting stuff – sorting stuff – my new keyring – a cake I made (it’s Apple Crumble Cake!)
How are your days going? Mine are going busy-but-great!
I am SO MUCH better now. Phew. Gosh. It’s crap being sick and it really makes you appreciate the good times, doesn’t it? I’m not totally 100% but I still feel like I’m bouncing off the walls with energy, compared to how I felt a couple of weeks ago. Phew.
I have been making things and baking things and cooking stuff and PACKING THINGS. As our move looms closer and closer I’ve been keeping a very serious schedule to keep on top of things. I’ve forgone the diary for now and turned to blank A4 sheets of paper – turning them into messy but really efficient ‘day sheets’.
Each day has every task – big or small – listed on it with a tick box beside it. The tick box is very wobbly. Hardly a box, really. More like a doodle. So, each item has a tick doodle beside it. Every un-ticked doodle gets carried over to the next day, but most of the things are getting done when they’re meant to be done. Which is ace.
I’ve been sorting out all of my office things and craft things because I am determined not to move with too much stuff. You have probably guessed that I accumulate things, but really, I don’t buy very much stuff at all anymore and I’m less inclined to hang onto things.
Probably I have grown up, because now I only buy things that I super-covet which makes the accumulation more manageable and the sorting things much easier, too. I have to super-love it or it’s out. It has to be useful to me in the very near future or it’s gone. That’s grown-up of me right?
Needless to say, we’ve been house hunting in earnest – with only 6 and a bit weeks left to run on our lease we need to get a total wriggle on. I just KNOW that we are going to find a place super soon, but in the mean time there is a tiny knot in my stomach because I feel a bit rudderless. No doubt that will change. The knot will soon be about moving day, then unpacking day, then final tidy of old property day.
The reasons change yet the knot feels the same, right?
But it’s okay. It’s all going well and there’s no point being overwhelmed, is there? Let’s face it, tiny knots are the best kind if you have to have a knot. Eventually it will un-knot itself and disappear, and I will be crowing about how great it is to live somewhere different. There will be new places to buy snacks, new op shops, new walks to be had, new views, new house smells, new light.
I can’t wait to see how it all feels. It’s been such a LONG TIME since we had a new place. I can’t wait to see what new rituals and ideas it sparks (and which night the rubbish goes out.)
How about you? Do new things have a way of shaking things up for you? Are you a fan of the fresh start?
Change is good, i love the kind of change that makes you really nervous but excited as well! On a daily basis, small changes can make me really happy, like trying out new recipes or changing our home decoration, even going to a different grocery store! 🙂
Hope you find a nice home real soon! (And kinda wishing the same for myself because we’ve been looking to buy a house for 1,5 year now!)
Also, i love every single photo in this post!!
Hi Pip,
I have just moved and I was also very knotty in the tummy- but gee I loved the change! Shake ups are good and routines and habits change with the move. It’s a very good thing (if you land in the right place). Even the pets take time to adapt and find new sunny corners in the mornings. Best of luck with the house hunting.
Shirley x
I love fresh starts!
So good to hear you are feeling better. Moving house is a rather big knotty thing to tackle after not being well, so good on you for doing it with your your usual cheeriness and optimism! I bet the right place will come along for you at the best time. We are not quite at the packing stage but in the process of getting the house ready to sell (after 18 years in the one place), and a fresh new start is mostly exciting but also a bit terrifying so I guess I’m a scaredypants fan of fresh starts.
The knot in the stomach, the feeling of unease, uncertainty coupled with varying degrees of terror – I know it well, uncomfortable as it is, it is necessary for growth. Sounds like you have the move all covered and will do it very efficiently. And agree, after a certain age “less is definitely more” – it’s liberating! Best wishes in finding a new home that is “just right”.
I like stability on the home location front but a bit of a shake up inside is good. I am having a new kitchen put in at the moment so I’m pretty excited about that! I had a list for getting everything packed up and sorted. I need to feel in control otherwise that tummy knot starts tombecome a bit of a head knot!
There’s so much I love here! The snackwich, ABBA, apple cake!
Hey Pip! That’s great that you’re feeling better. Having no energy sucks!
I am a mega mega fan of shaking things up and the fresh start. I really thrive on the new place, new adventure, new ‘me’. Sometimes I worry I’m a little addicted to it, to be honest! If I get into a groove that feels too safe and boring, I get a feeling of panic and decide that I just need to, like, move to Iceland or something. Nuts!
Hope you find a cracking new house, Pip, with lots of light and nice walks nearby x Isabel