I've bought a House

Wondering around Ambleside for the first time, it felt like home. Kirsty and Phil have told me many times that you can't tick every box on your checklist but this old house came pretty close. It had no kitchen to speak of apart from a very old set of under sink cupboards with a sink on the top, old and stained but functionable. It had the original pantry cupboard in the corner, very dirty but restored to its original glory it would be lovely. The bathroom was very large for the type of property and had a toilet, sink and a bath in it but you could hardley call it a suite as the Estate Agent's particulars had. There were cracks in every ceiling but not too bad, the sash windows were rotten in places and ill fitting now after the years. I couldn't see any signs of damp and the roof seemed in good condition (both quite expensive things to put right) but there was something going on with the front wall in the bedroom. The cracks were larger in this room and the window had been replaced, with dodgy plasterwork in places. This didn't put me off as old houses do move but instinct told me something was amiss. I quickly checked the ground floor brickwork but there were no obvious signs of settlement so it wasn't subsidence but I didn't want any shocks or disasters, I'd had enough of those already. I put in an offer but with a very unsteady heart. We rallied backwards and forwards with the price and settled on something that made both parties happy. And I was happy. The house was empty, I was told we could complete in 2-3 weeks and with that knowledge the first blobs of polyfiller had been dobbed into my cracks and I poddled off to my old home to box up my 'stuff'

I had at one point in my life, a whole four bedroom detatched house of furniture, sofas, beds, tables, chairs, fridge, cooker etc etc and a whole room full of cuddly toys. But I was informed that my things didn't 'fit the style' of our new couple life despite the fact that there was very little coming in from the other side. Hey ho in the spirit of new beginnings I car booted everything I owned. STUPID!

It was all I could do through the years to keep ontop of the huge bills for the home we shared so any furniture purchased was, at the closing of the show, apparantly not paid for by me and therefore not mine. Shame you couldn't take back electricity, gas and water used, not to mention ....ah be still my bitter mouth.
Anyhoooo the upshot was that I boxed up all the bits that I had been allowed to keep in the house during our time together along with the things that I had bought with my own money and presents that although not paid for by me must surley class as mine? Hideous business. Took ages, was very painful and I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Hopefully I will never have to do anything like that again. Everything was stacked in the garage to await moving in day. I was going to have to buy furtniture for me and the two kids as well as a kitchen, bathroom, windows, carpets......the bill was rising, it was scary stuff.