Gearing Up

As well as a trip to Holland with work this week, things have really started picking up on the new house purchase. What that actually means is that:

• the vendor and I are bickering over Central Heating Service Contract
• my dampness surveyor had to cancel because he had a bad chest...
  
• everyone tells me that completion will be Very Soon but no-one can tell me When
• I remembered how completely baffled I am over what it is exactly that solicitors do for the huge fees they demand.

Oh - and after no interest at all in my current property for three months, I had someone come and look at the weekend. And I also got a laughably low offer from a couple who viewed in September. No way...

ho hum

However, the highlight of the week was definitely going over with J to a local studio to record some of her poems. Maybe we'll use them to go with videos or to post online - or maybe even a CD to sell at readings?

Second Anniversary

I had my major cancer surgery two years ago today

It always seems important to commemorate these things. On the fifth anniversary I'll be able to forget about it....

Queasy

It's been a busy week at work and with a work trip to Holland next week, it's going to be even busier.

Things with the new house are moving forward - surveys look like they're OK and the mortgage has been agreed. But I doubt I'll be moving in before the end of February. No buyer interest in my current house so I'm going to move to the new one and then try to sell this one empty in the spring.

I've not felt too well most of the week - tummy's been upset and I've spent a lot of the time feeling queasy. I'm sure it's nothing too serious. ( I did of course, check that I didn't have any of the symptoms of Norovirus. I don't.) Probably the delayed results of Christmas overindulgence.

I'll just have to eat and drink sensibly in Holland....

Looking at Myself

Seems like I've spent the whole week looking at myself! Project 366 is going well but it can easily take over everything. On top of that it's been a really busy first week back at work - by Friday afternoon I finally remembered what I do for a living...

J came over last night and we had a nice evening in cooking supper and watching a DVD.

Will try to have a more interesting update next time - but heh, it is January!

Twelfth Night

...and I've just taken my tree and decorations down for another year. Next year in the new house eh?

Back to work tomorrow after a nice break so I'm inevitably feeling a bit low - but it's a nice sunny day out there (the snow left as quickly as it arrived) - so I'll take Alfie out in a while. He goes back to the kennels on Tuesday as I'm then away for the rest of the week.

Healthwise I go into the new year OK - the col/flu thing I had is almost gone. The richness of Christmas food has made my tummy play up a bit and the daily exercise is making me a bit sore but all that will pass I'm sure.

Project 366 : Day 2 - Mugshot

Day 2 - Mugshot
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Happy New Year!

Day 1
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Health Wealth Happiness to all of us!