August 20th, 2012

MANIC day today!!

Called the estate agent this morning who is coming around on Wednesday morning to view the house, and I'm out of the house all day tomorrow, so I've had today to finish the glossing from the weekend, tidy the house, as well as finishing off some Lucy Liz orders that need despatching this week!  Blue arsed fly comes to mind!

It has to be said that I didn't get too far with the tidying, looking around all I can see is sewing, unfinished bags and packaging materials...that's not a great effort is it?  This is where I could really use staff!  Don't think that's happening any time soon, so best get myself into gear and get it done...not sure when, but it'll be done.

August 19th, 2012

Day two of decorating over with and you know, I think we're just about finished!  Two days of work and we've painted and glossed the entire hallway, stairs and upstairs landing, all the upstairs window ledges and repainted the dining room walls and ceilings - it's amazing how much you can get done when you put your mind to it!

I guess it helps that we're both really set on this move, so we're really motivated to get the work done to make it happen.  Only problem is that now we can barely move!  Stiff muscles, stiff joints, could barely eat our meal we're so tired!  But everything's clean and fresh and feeling very positive, so its all entirely worth it!

August 18th, 2012

I should probably let you in on what our master plan actually is huh?  These posts would make more sense if I did!

In a nutshell we're looking to sell our house and move back up north, which is home for both of us.  The area we're in now is truly lovely, it's just in the wrong place - Andy moved here for work and I moved here for Andy, so we're miles away from our friends and family.  Don't get me wrong, we have a perfectly decent social life, but it would be nice to have dinner with our families without driving the M60, M62 and M1 first!

So today we started tidying the house up ready to put it on the market and got loads done - high as a kite on gloss fumes now but well worth it!

In other news, our wedding gift list went live today, really feels like this wedding is getting close now...

August 17th, 2012

Final details meeting went well!  I was more than a little concerned at first as it turns out that someone has booked a wedding for September 28th, the day before ours, so was so worried about them being able to turn the venue around for our big day, but it's all good.

Details are coming together!  Rooms sorted, food, cake, flowers, the lot...still not got a dress but apart from that we're laughing!!!

Early to bed for us tonight, tomorrow is day one of major decorating as part of our grand master plan...must be rested!

August 16th, 2012

Well only the one minor panic today, had to call the emergency breakdown service to our house as our car stunk to high heaven of fuel.  Turns out there was a slit in the fuel pipe and it was leaking - lucky we caught it really, especially given someone I know is prone to throwing cigarette ends out of the window on the motor way! 

Heading up north shortly ready for the final details meeting at our wedding venue tomorrow, but before we set off we had to go through the questions the venue need answering, and that means confronting all the little details that we've been avoiding making decisions about!  Some are small things but some are biggies, like the music, music has been so important in our relationship (and let's face it, if it wasn't for our love of music Andy and I wouldn't even be together!) so it's actually a really big thing to decide the song I'll walk down the aisle to, and the one we leave to...but we'll get there, we'll have to!

August 15th, 2012

Today was one of those really annoying days that I hate, I got up this morning, did a day's work, now I'm ready for bed and I feel like I have sod all to say about my day!

I hate that, makes me feel like I worked all day but achieved nothing, I refuse to have any more days like this!

August 14th, 2012

With 6 weeks to go until the wedding I've decided to have one last health push!

In the kitchen you can't move for fruit, fat-free yoghurt and green tea, the natural shampoo is in the bathroom, exfoliating facial scrubs by the sink...I think I'm pretty geared up for this!

I just figure that the better I feel physically the better I'll feel in every other way, which really isn't a theory that should only be applying to the wedding but it's certainly a good reason to start.  It's right though, I think if you feel generally healthy and presentable you work better, so I have every intention of maintaining this long after the wedding.

In other news I *think* the dress is sorted, got to wait another couple of week for delivery which is less than ideal but at least I can sleep knowing things are moving!