“I’ll take it to the other place tomorrow” said Mr Incredible commenting on his pre-prepared lunch. This is what our home has now become, “the other place”. So simple a transition and yet one so large that we’re not yet believing what we’re doing. Last night in house – check Move things to new home…
Chaos. Utter Chaos.
At the risk of whining, the reality of this short settlement and the moving company coming at 8am on Tuesday has hit with vengeance today and I’m not far off a quivering mess. Another rainy day and school holidays has meant the kids craft is covering the living room and when combined with Mr Incredible’s…
The thought of something good
In these full on days of juggling normality alongside utter abnormality it’s been helpful to have the thought of something good, other than our move, to dwell upon. With this in mind, meet Benedict – the latest addition to our family. Currently three weeks old (the photo is him at 6 days old) and living…
Plodding on, plodding on
My hardest job right now is not sorting through suitcases my mother brought down from QLD when I got married 7 years ago, or packing up our life here, instead it’s a much more mundane task – getting food on the table. The evening chore of dinner is starting to wear me down more than…
I’d much rather be watching Netflix… seriously.
With less than two weeks to go until settlement (i.e. the date we need to be ready for the new owners to take over ownership of the house, get the keys, do their inspection and transfer the balance of the sale price), there’s a great deal to do. It’s odd though because in all my…
Going, Going, GONE.
The worst thing about a Deadline sale is that there’s only one shot. Or at least, there was in our case. We heard this morning (after calling the agent to find out what had happened after the vendor’s saw the bids last night) that someone else had put in a great offer – and while…
Making an offer
Today is the day! It’s the close date on the Deadline Sale and we’re submitting our offer. There’s been a few things holding us up on submitting the offer early: Do you know that there’s an embargo on insurance companies insuring properties? You need to make sure you can get insurance before you make an…
What’s in a name?
A life of few regrets? The name of this website was created after a discussion with my beloved one evening. The conversation went like this: Me: “I don’t want to have regrets. Life’s too short and precious.” Him: “You can’t. You’ll always have some regrets, but we should try to minimise them as much as…
Permission to Blob
Today is a day I already want to forget and it’s not even 9am. After an incredibly full on day yesterday (removalist and shipping quotes, certifying documents for the conveyancing process and generally sorting out life both here in Aussie and where we hope to purchase) I heard some bad news that has really thrown…
Deadline/Negotiation/Multi-Offers/For Sale
Entering into the New Zealand property market can be a confusing business. We’ve been struck by how absurd things seem to us – a house with no price listed and the selling arrangement is by Deadline Sale. Which, for the uninitiated is basically a blind auction with a set date for all offers to be…
a life of less regret 