Settling into a new routine …

16th May, 2019

The last 12 months have been ‘interesting’ and my posts became further and further apart.

A snapshot – my brother, sister and I decided that it was essential that we find our mother a new aged care facility and we found that at BUPA New Farm, where they cared for her so lovingly and professionally until she passed away in late October. Four days after her private family funeral service I was heading to Orlando for On Stage Live [it was all quite surreal, but a perfect tonic].

I farewelled teaching, after 35 years, with a wonderful farewell from the school I started and finished teaching at [with several others in between].

After Christmas, Rob and I started preparing our home, of 24 years, for sale. If you have done this you know it involves lots and lots of decluttering, cleaning, maintenance, organising tradespeople to come and fix things, painting, gardening, visits to the dump/tip/refuse and many more visits to charity organisations to donate those items not coming with us but too ‘good’ to dispose of.

The New Year saw our home listed for sale and the big FOR SALE sign erected outside our home. Each inspection and Open House brings the necessary cleaning, tidying and styling to ensure it looks inviting.

Then there’s the contract awaiting settlement [which is this Friday – yeah].

In amongst all this organised mayhem, we moved into our new home two weeks ago, today. Most of our boxes are now unpacked, we’re still awaiting some of our new furniture and we are feeling at home. Our views are pretty amazing.

A view from our balcony of the Story Bridge.

The view from our balcony across to the Brisbane River.

We have downsized from a large three bedroom home in Bargara to a two bedroom apartment in Kangaroo Point, Brisbane. I might have lost my own craft room but we have gained a well-appointed apartment within Yungaba [look at the photos with the heritage listed Yungaba House] … and I have plans for a wall unit with some crafting potential.