BLEAK HOUSE

Welcome to Bleak House!

On Wednesday and Thursday this week our entire house with all its contents was packed up either into a shipping container bound for America or into storage. We spent the entire time half watching the dog to ensure he didn't escape through either of the open doors and half ensuring the correct items were sent to America. I mean it would be pretty frustrating if we ended up with all our useless storage stuff in California rather than the useful bits!

Here are a couple of photos of the packing process. Note the dog sleeping peacefully through it all without a care in the world!

It was a bit chaotic but when the final truck left on Thursday afternoon we realised just how empty our house is! Andrew and I are living in the house for the next few days, until we march out, so we are essentially camping in the house. We are using the smallest amount of stuff ever, which was all borrowed from my parents. 

Here are a couple of photos of our very bleak house...

Yup it really is that bleak. Thank goodness its only for a while. Oh and yes we are moving to a hot and sunny place. I shouldn't really complain should I?!

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BACK TO BUSINESS

So after a very long flight of sitting in one spot followed by the longest queue for immigration ever, I felt pretty down about coming back. However I was promptly cheered up by an old chatty Japanese lady sitting next to me on the flight asking me about English politics and discussing the amazing views of the sunset out the window.

No sooner we had arrived did more problems arrive, with baggage at the wrong airport and other lads delayed but all were swiftly sorted. Off to get our new rooms and unpack and sleep, lots of sleep!

I have a room almost identical to my old one, just slightly bigger so I can now swing two cats and maybe a third if I work out the maths. I have also made a small effort to make it a bit more homely too with a calendar I received at Christmas and some pictures I've bluetac-ed (is the a word Han?) up.

So back to work after I better get rid of my beard! I'll leave you with the view from the plane (the sunset not the old Japanese lady!)

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