apparently i'm moving....

and whilst Bec has been telling me this for some time, I chose to dismiss it...

and sure, I wasn't planning to move, but life sometimes takes a twist we're not expecting....

this time last year I had been looking to leave my former employer for the best part of a year - job market wasn't that buoyant and I couldn't find anything I wanted to move to...

it was also only 8 weeks until my big trip to the US with Lol for Thanksgiving....so figured, probably better to focus on that...

then the trip, then Phil Hughes passed away whilst I was away (and that made me really think) and then I got home, saw a job advertised that I liked, but it was in Canberra

you'd think that was good really, Canberra being my home town and all, but I wasn't thrilled....

anyway, I've now spent nearly 5 months commuting between there and here, and have bought a 3 bedroom apartment in a beautiful suburb/complex and when it's ready I'm moving...

and sure, part of me thinks 'eek, do I really want to move?' but in reality the last five years or so have been tough....and a change will be welcome.

so today, I'm going to capture all the things about no 87 I'm looking forward to and all the things I won't miss about Sydney....

I'm going to mentally scan my little home so that I don't miss anything....the things I won't miss are:
 - south facing living room
 - balcony I never use as it gets no sun
 - craving somewhere to sit in the sun
 - that my bedroom looks into someone else's (and theirs is always bloody messy)
 - that I can hear too much of what my neighbours are doing
 - traffic congestion in Sydney
 - pollution in Sydney
 - all the building work in St Leonards and the noise/dust it's creating, and then when it's finished, more congestion!
 - that my guest room is in the attic
 -  horrible colour of the windows/door frames here (beige)

that aside I love my little sanctuary, and I am looking forward to creating a new sanctuary....and there is so much to look forward to there:
 - bigger footprint, especially in the living room
 - all 3 bedrooms on the same floor
 - longer bath (but the same style) as I have in Sydney
 - family and friends close by
 - heated towel rail (i think)
 - under floor heating in the bathrooms
 - the opportunity to decorate - I'm choosing wallpapers as we speak!
 - the fact that no-one else will have lived there, so energetically it will be all mine :-)
 - the outlook
 - the aspect - north mostly, east and west (so basically, sun all day!)
 - double glazing on all doors and windows
 - top floor
 - double garage (may use half of it to set up a treadmill/tv so i can walk when it's raining)
 - work only 12 minutes away
 - the view - over rooftops and through lovely trees
 - is in one of the most beautiful and established suburbs in Canberra
 - close to Manuka and Kingston and my fave shops
 - has a walk in robe! yes, how cool - have never had one before
 - can choose window dressings from scratch
 - will have a balcony that i use a lot
 - could walk to Mum and Dad's
 - Deeks bread (haven't found it in Sydney!)

I'm sure there is more and of course there are things i will miss about Sydney, but I'm looking forward to moving and establishing my life in my home town....

bring on completion and settlement!