Second star sign poised to go on the vehicle - my scorpion car sticker has arrived. Think it should go on the back - sting in the tail and all that!

T-32 days!!!!! argh!!!!

Time to get this blog up and running again. (so you can all quit whinging! :-)) Have only one week left at work, and then it's panic stations. hehehe. Had our first aid course yesterday which seemed to go pretty well, I think I can at least now manage to put the old man into the recovery position after a few too many ciders; ....and probably more likely, he can do the same for me!
Ant has been hard at work on the bus... new shocks, new brakes (with lots of swearing) and a renovated roof rack which looks fantastic. We also now have a sexy new steering wheel after the last one broke all by itself!! We bought it (along with a hideously expensive, but gorgeous polished boss) at the Volksworld show in Sandown yesterday. Also bought some orange indicator lenses, new foot pedal covers and some brake adjustment something-or-other bungs (small bits of rubber to plug holes in metal to us girlies) but apparently worth the hour we spent trawling round the exhibitors, me with a hideous cold and a constant stream of snot pouring from red raw nostrils!
I can't work out if the to-do list is getting longer or shorter at the moment, but it certainly feels like things are getting done. I have my International Driving Permit (Ant's hasnt arrived yet!! lol) and we have both had our first round of injections, only Rabies and some Japanese Enpha.... something to go! We have booked our flights to Aus and added a couple of days stopover in Hong Kong on the return journey. Also bought a new awning on EBay recently which is much more in keeping with the bus.. i.e. its ancient, expensive, cream and brown!... perfect. :-)

Bee's rescue

We have pretty much completed the house now, only the carpets left to clean. Which meant Ant could have a weekend down here in Sussex in front of the fire. It also meant he could finally move Bee off the lawn where she was slowly being buried under falling leaves! She is now back on the driveway again where she will spend the winter.
Ant also took the fridge out again which we discovered wasnt working and bought it indoors to test it as per the manufacturers suggestions, and in typical sod's law fashion, the fridge worked fine when plugged into the house Grrrr.
Clocks went back last night, making the nights nearer and the days shorter but also makes us another milestone closer to the big day. Yippee!!!
Unfortunately my self defence class was cancelled last week though, (not enough attendees) and typically we are already booked on a first aid course on the day they have rescheduled it for. Will have to start hunting for another.

Paint, Paint and More Paint

We are getting there with Alfred Street, bathroom now completely redecorated with new floor and fresh paint, more paint going on other rooms each evening and most weekends (under the close scrutiny of the Tilletts' perfectionists eye!!! lol). We have an EPC assessor coming in a couple of weeks to rate the energy efficiency of the property which we understand is a new legal requirement from 1st October, and some letting agents visiting to evaluate the rental potential and gather data for advertising; So fingers crossed we get what we need.

The aim is to have it available to let from 1st November; so put the word out - it's a perfect family town house, dogs and cats welcome, easy staggering distance from the Racehorse and to top it all the landlord is awesome. :-)

House Clearance

We have been busy clearing out Ant's house ready for decoration and ultimately renting out. Attended a car boot a couple of weeks ago and made £160!!! shocking what some people will buy. Was good fun though and despite the money made and items sold, we still have a really long way to go. It doesn't appear to have made any difference to the amount of junk I still have in my house! Definitely another one needed this year before it gets too cold.
We are taking Bee camping this weekend, (yes... in the rain!) but should give me, (the leftie) a chance to try out the right-handed cooking facilities and Ant a chance to practise washing up in our new sink! lol. Of course I shall also have to test the wine fridge out and Bee's fairy lights. Can't wait. x