February26
A whole day spent filing and sorting in preparation for our impending move. Pottering is becoming unbearable. There are so many bits that just don’t have a natural home. I’ve started packing clothes, and then abandoned it; begun tidying the office (generating sacks full of paper to be recycled) & left it more of a mess than before. And then there’s the cats. I hadn’t thought about how I’d feel about leaving them. Especially with Melia being so old. I know that they will be well cared for by our housemates, and there’s no point in taking them out during our three month trial, but still… it’ll be strange in a catless home.
Luckily, the laptop has been particularly temperamental today – flinging me out without a moment’s notice, so there’s been less temptation to sit around and meddle with various websites and projects.
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February17
In 11 days we’ll be in the Czech Republic. Once we have moved into our flat & sorted ourselves out (bedding, lamps, kettle etc.) we need to find a car. Not yet sure if it’s possible to get hold of a diesel skoda – so that we can use biodiesel.
We are going to apply for a mortgage so that we can redo the roof, water & electrics as soon as possible. So… project management. I need a financial plan & timeline. Learning from the wedding (pragueweddings.com – at which costs doubled between their quote and the actual event – they’d not fixed any prices with suppliers & seemed to put the costs up at a whim) I need to tie suppliers down to costs & allow contingency.
Finally, it’s beginning to feel real.
February13
Time is galloping on & we are still in denial about the impending move – now two weeks away. Still no nearer to being ready, apart from the help of a friend who has magnanimously offered to borrow our ironing board for an indefinite period.
Also thinking about doing some kind of audio diary or something of our experience in South Bohemia. On sunday there was a radio programme on about water. The presenter said that he ‘literally dissolved into the water’ he was watching. This gives me hope that even I could aspire to the dizzying heights of broadcast quality journalism on radio 4, or youtube or something.
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February8
So, in exactly 3 weeks time, we’ll be in Tabor (after paying for the carbon footprint, of course).
Is this an appropriate time to start thinking – what on earth am I doing??? Mike reckons he doesn’t need to do any planning for the move because I’ll do it. It’ll be funny when he realises we’ve moved to Central Europe without any trousers.
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