So, I’ve been meaning to update for a while, and as usual apologies for the radio silence. We have made some progress and, I’m pleased to say that I’m marginally less stressed.
We’ve possibly got some progress on selling the house; but no house is sold until the contract is signed. We’re looking at 11 (yes, eleven) houses this week with the hope of finding our new home. The previous favourite is, well, beyond our reach because the owners imagine that their structurally unsound*, electrically unsafe**, house with a rotten lean-to*** and no kitchen**** is worth way more than it is. Even had we lots more money, we’d probably not be offering much more because it’s simply not worth it.
Wish us luck!
Work’s been getting better – the first weeks weren’t great, week three I’m feeling a bit more settled and comfortable… :)
* BIIIIG crack in the rear wall of the house up through the chimney stack.
** 1950s – at best – electrics with rubber/cotton insulation.
*** Some of the structural beams in the lean-to’s construction are rotten to the point where leaning on them hard would probably make it fall down.
**** The kitchen is too small to have both a cooker and an opening door…
