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2 more sleeps until we move. I'm feeling relatively relaxed about the move but that's because I know we don't have to rush to get it all done in one day. We have just under 2 weeks left on the rental of this house so we can pretty much move at our own pace. I know I will want it all done pretty quickly but because I know we aren't working to a tight deadline, I'm relaxed, chilled and just looking forward to finally having our own place again.

Things I'm looking forward to:

• Space



• Getting my kitchen table back to myself



• The girls having their own rooms again



• Chest of drawers (in the plural)



• Being able to access the garden



• Unpacking my scrapbooking stash (oh, how I've missed you)



• The children's toys (oh, how they've missed you)



• Our bird (our engagement present and one and only 'ornament' if you could even call it that, it's more of a sculpture really)



• The ability to be able to at least try and find some quiet space (the opportunity of finding one room where there is currently no-one else in it are increased exponentially)



• Being able to invite people round for a coffee and not feel awful about how the house looks (which will actually probably be exactly the same in the new house - we have a 'lived in' home)



• Decorating

There are more but mostly just variations on the word SPACE. That's what I'm really looking forward to. It probably seems as if the house is huge, it isn't, but when you there are 5 of you living in a tiny house, forced to spend all your time in the living room as Richard is working off the kitchen table, and you've got furniture meant for a 5 bedroom house crammed in to a small 3 bedroom house, you get the picture. Space is a premium.

Roll on Monday...