Monday 30th March 2009

Another week has just flown by and I find that either I have nothing to post due to the normal routine of day to day life or things suddenly go completely crazy and within a matter of days things have been so hectic that I just don't have time to post.

A quick catch up on the week......

TUESDAY involved lots of cleaning and catch up washing from the weekend YUK so really nothing to report there except for the fact that if you have a maid go and kiss her quickly - I know at one stage I glibly said that housework isn't soooooo bad - well I lied, it is horrific and the novelty is DEFINITELY wearing off.

WEDNESDAY must have passed in a bit of a blur as I can't remember one single thing about it, although that probably has a lot to do with the fact that young Nick has settled into a lovely routine of waking at 12, 2, 4 and 6am - lovely if you are a young almost 8 month old baby that is and absolutely horrific if you are his mother.

THURSDAY was off to Cuckoos with Nick in the morning and then home to just try and catch up......haven't had much chance to work on the photos from the first Tums 2 Tots photoshoot and as I had another one coming up on Saturday decided I better get my act together.

FRIDAY (now this is where the fun starts) had an early morning appointment with an estate agent from Leaders to look at a 3 bedroom flat in Lindfield which was on the market for £895 per month. I have to be honest and say I wasn't really holding out much hope as I have seen so many properties since November in that price range and without exception they have been a disappointment, but in the interest of keeping my eyes open I once again made the appointment and off I went.

I am SO glad that I did, by now you have probably guessed that I fell totally head over heels in love and was so desperate to secure the lease and remove the property from the market that I went ahead and paid a £320 pound deposit on my South African credit card without even speaking to Simon as he was in a conference in London all morning and there was another couple very keen on the flat and I simply couldn't loose it.

I then spent a very anxious 3 hours chatting to anyone I could think of on the phone in order to stop myself wondering what Si's reaction would be considering he didn't even know I was going to look at a property, let alone rent it. Fortunately all is well that ends well and my beloved dh, although a little shocked at first, accepted my judgement and agreed to view the property on Saturday afternoon.

Spent a lovely Friday evening with Hilary and Romy from my "mom's group". Hils invited us to her home for dinner and it was simply stunning to sit around the table and chat and enjoy delish food without having to worry about the babies.

SATURDAY was the day of my second Tums 2 Tots photoshoot and with 4 bookings I was looking forward to a lovely productive afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed all 4 sessions and am pleased with the results.

3.30pm Saturday afternoon was "D Day" or at least that is what if felt like to me as that was the time of the appointment for Si and the children to view the new property for the first time. It is 1st floor flat in an converted Victorian home....it has a funky modern kitchen with big doors opening onto a private terrace (basically verandah), a large light spacious lounge with a beautiful bay window, 3 bedrooms (two of which are in the loft much to the children's delight I am pleased to say) and a bathroom with stand alone shower and bath (quite something in England I have to tell you as due to small spaces most showers are over the baths)......anyway to my great relief Si liked the property and agreed to go ahead with the lease.

SUNDAY Si and I decided to go and do some computer shopping as we have been trying to get a new computer for ages and finally agreed to go to our closest electronics shop and have a look for a new laptop as a stop gap to the Mac that I want and the gaming windows tower that he wants.

Came home the very happy owners of a new Dell laptop which I am very very happily typing this entry on now. Amazing how a new computer really shows just how old and out of date the existing one has become......but it served a vital and wonderful purpose for the last year and is now going to be retired to the children's "playroom" so that we don't have to fight about internet time anymore.

Today I am starting to deal with the logistics of our move which will happen on 25th April 2009 and then off to Wakehurst for a much needed walk with some friends before fetching children and starting the whole cooking, cleaning, washing, ironing routine again.