SETTLING IN TO OUR NEW HOME

It has been long overdue, but I have finally taken a moment to update the blog from our new abode. There are plenty of other things that I should be doing, but I guess there never is a time when there is NOTHING that needs to be done!

We have managed to complete a long and stressful move from the countryside, into suburbia and are settling in quite well. It has been a difficult adjustment (possibly more so for me than other family members!), but the advantages of living close to town have helped to make life comfortable. Luckily the home we have moved to is in a fairly quiet location and although smaller, I am enjoying not having to clean such a big house! Whenever D or I come across something that annoys us about our new environment, we always remind each other "'Pros and Cons..... Pros and Cons....." there are many things that we now miss but also many new things that we can now enjoy. Life always seems to have a way of balancing itself out like that....

There has been plenty of work to do around our new home. The rose bushes can hardly be seen through the weeds and there appears to be the remnants of an old vegetable garden that is begging for a bit of TLC. We have however, already managed to turn the overgrown courtyard into a sunny herb garden and turn an old slab of concrete into a shady gazebo complete with table and chairs that will come in handy on rainy days.

Of all the changes in lifestyle that this move has provided, the one that I am enjoying the most is being in close proximity to the foreshore, beach, parks and playground. There is nothing quite like slipping out to take our dog Max for a walk before breakfast and taking in the fresh ocean breeze. I intend to make a habit of this... (now I just need to get myself to bed earlier so that I can be bright and fresh in the mornings!)

Life is full of surprises... one year ago I would never have guessed that we would be living where we are now. It certainly does pay to be adaptable, because in the end every cloud really does has a silver lining! (Sorry about the cliche!!)