I went through the last box yesterday. I have found homes for everything and today I think I will sit back and appreciate the hard work. I've started working but only have about 20 hours a week and that is a good place to start I think. Anyway I just need to look forward and I can easily get used to living here. It actually puts a lot less pressure on me. It's starting to sink in how many less bills I will have to worry about for a start. Anyway last night we went out to the casino with some friends. Hadn't got out of the house for a while and nothing much has changed out there but it was good to get out and have a few laughs. There must have been some horse racing on yesterday because there were so many girls there fancied up in there race gear. A good night though. Tomorrow back to a regular work week but only 4 hours a day, Monday to Friday. May be able to call in a little more often now if I get bored. I love the new Janice and Marg group idea! Oh and I joined the on-line personal trainer at springday with the Take 5 Challenge and I am taking it seriously going for long walks every day. I managed to drag James out once too and I am getting lots of new recipes and trying to get healthy so everybody join in and let's get active! Take care, and have a great week! xx

Everything is out. James hired a truck on Tuesday and all the big stuff is gone. As a matter of fact there is now just an empty house. I cleaned everything yesterday, every wall and every wet area. Now there is windows, sliding doors and the outside to do. Liz, you so helped me telling me of the pick up coming up in your area. That is where the containers are so we piled everything in the truck, took off what we decided to keep and took the rest up the front and left it on the verge. Granted we probably would have saw that when we were coming as people are starting to leave stuff out now but not too many. Made me confident to throw it all on though and tell James we could leave stuff on the verge. The next door neighbour helped out so much with the heavy stuff at my place and he needed a washing machine and fridge so he took those off our hands as well as heaps of other stuff, bookshelves, books etc. His kettle had even blown up he was saying so he helped us offload a bit. I let them go through whatever they wanted that was going to the salvos and they have really been helping out. Anyway, better get back into it. It is Mark's week and the poor thing has had all this to do. Tomorrow I have a doctors appointment though and I have promised him we will have a day in the city. I will take him out for lunch so have to go get stuck into this cleaning today. Mark set all of this computer up last night. I was too tired, I went to bed and I wake up and it is all magically together and looks great! I'm working on the weekend but I will still have time to do stuff in between I am sure if needed. I want to be able to hand the keys in Monday but will have to see when the carpet cleaners can come. Going to ring now. Have a great weekend everyone. Very sad to hear that Lui has gone. Not a nice thing to turn my computer on to! xx

Well mum came over and helped me pack on Tuesday so a lot was done that day. I have put my notice in and I have rang up all the companies to cut off the utilities. Luckily yesterday was a nice day so that I did a fair bit of weeding and will get out and do some more this morning. At 2pm I am leaving to pick up James from the airport then we will only come back here to clean and move stuff. I will be glad to have him back. Although I have been busy it is pretty lonely here by myself. I have met some lovely families and all the paperwork should be ready so I can start next week. Sunday was a perfect day for my babysitting of the twins too. We had so much fun, spending most of our time out at the park and I took them to McDonalds for lunch which was a winner. They wanted me to stay over another night, unfortunately the packing boxes were calling. Should have most of it out this weekend then it is just cleaning. The weeds are out of control so have to get back out there now. I filled the whole bin up and now I am going to get it from the kerb and you can bet I will fill it again today. I have been really bad with my garden. What garden? lol Ther is only beds of weeds. I will have to set my computer up in the boys room at James house. Room is going to be an issue. I have a lot of furniture to get rid of. Only some stuff we are taking to put in the sea containers. Hoping for a kerbside collection soon which just reminds me to ring the shire. OK just rambling now! See you all in the other house! xx

That's basically been my week so very tiring but I wish I could get motivated to do more. Feels like I am not getting anywhere. Have met 2 lovely families this week. As long as all the paperwork goes in then will be starting next week, fingers crossed. That is the worst thing about my job, I can start now and they need me but all the processes have to go through and they have to agree on the money. And of course it is a long weekend so now I have not booked anything before Thursday. Luckily I am working this weekend with an old client. So exciting. I get to see my twins again who I worked with for 4 years. I am sure they have heaps to show me. They are in big school now! lol

I haven't heard from my boys for a while so will ring them tonight but they are both working full time up there and they are loving the lifestyle so they won't be coming back this year. If anything I may have to join them up there if the work dries up here, but so far so good. I really want to finish this course. Another thing I have to get to work on. Not as if I don't have enough! lol Anyway, can't wait to get out of this house now as the holiday is leaving me drowning in bills a little bit. All worth it I say! LOL Well long weekend for some here though technically I am working tomorrow but that should be fun! Wishing everyone a happy weekend!