Well, it’s been quite a while since I last updated the blog about our house moving situation. We now own our new bungalow and will be moving from here in about six weeks!

Unfortunately, my health really suffered during the past few weeks with two injuries on top of my usual issues. Some of you may remember that I injured my neck and arm first by trying to carry a very heavy rubbish bag out to the bin. Then, I compounded this by falling over a chair in the dark and badly bruising my chest and arm. Fortunately, I have now recovered quite a lot, but am still dogged by extreme fatigue. This has had a real impact on my ability to prepare for the move. We had to ask Younger Son to come over to help because we had hired a large skip to dispose of our accumulated stuff from living in this house for so many years.

Anyway, the skip has now been removed and our decks are much clearer, which is great. We took ownership of our new bungalow at the beginning of May and I then began the next stage. During the weeks and months since we found the bungalow, I had been working on several wishlists for furniture and equipment. So, now that we have the keys to the bungalow, I have been ordering quite a lot of new furniture and travelling over to our new home to receive it and get it placed in the correct room.

I must admit that I have really enjoyed choosing new items that suit the style and decor of our new house. Of course, some things can wait until we move in, but it has been fun at times! Our new bedroom is decorated in shades of purple, so I bought this gorgeous duvet set…

Our new lounge has a feature wall with turquoise/teal wallpaper, so I have chosen lovely cushions in shades of teal and brown which mirror those tones and tie in the neutral beige and browns of the carpet and other walls…

We have been really fortunate with our choice of new home. As I go through all of the paperwork that the previous owners left for us, I have realised just how many renovations they undertook in the short time that they lived there. A new central heating boiler, new kitchen and bathroom, a refurbished bedroom and utility room, amongst many other projects. All of these will give us a great new start, which we really need, especially as we are ageing and don’t have great health. I am also thinking about the effect on our two sons and their future lives. Elder Son will have a lovely room in the bungalow as long as he wishes to live with us and Younger Son will be able to stay in a comfortable and stylish guest room when he visits. Perhaps that will encourage him to visit more often? (I can only hope 😊).

OK, I think that’s probably enough for this week. I do hope that you have a lovely weekend.

Love and best wishes,

Anne

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