Still waiting on transfer

I've now signed bond and transfer documents. Paid in my deposit and all costs.


Now it's just a matter of patience (which I sorely lack). I'm hoping transfer will be effected around end of September / beginning of October. But until I hear something further, it's just a long waiting game with no end in sight.


I'm already researching things like ceiling insulation to decide what I want to do before moving into the house. But then it's hard to decide until I have keys to the house. Without measurements, I cannot even get quotes so don't know what is affordable yet.


I guess I should find something to distract me for a month or two. Every time I do research on things to do, it is frustrating. Because I cannot get quotes, cannot make decisions.


Even the new shower is purely academic until I have keys and can measure up to see what size shower will fit into the bathroom.


Sigh....

Bond finally approved

Just a quick update to say I had my bond approved. So now it's just a count down until the day transfer goes through. Then I can move into my own home and settle down at long last.


I'm now staying in the small Karoo town of Uniondale in a rental. I have to confess that I am enjoying it and meeting people all the time.


I love that I can see my new house from the garden of my rental. And I am anxiously waiting for my final move as I have such big plans for that house.

Moving again

Well, I'm moving again. At this point, I've done minimal packing and really couldn't be bothered. I'm packing the most important stuff (like breakables) and will toss the rest into black bags over the next few days.

And of course at this point, I'm still waiting on a bond application. So no clue if this is my last move or if there is another one around the corner. Maybe that's why I'm so disinterested.

But I have to confess, I cannot wait to get out of here. Although I'm in a lovely village, I don't enjoy the house I'm staying in. On days like today, when the wind is howling, it really sounds like the roof is going to blow away. Let's hope it resists the wind at least until after I'm out of here. The rain will not do my poor pc much good.

Seriously though, the owner of this place has a lot of work to make this place into a lovely home.

My new rental accommodation is in much better shape. And walking distance to some shops, a restaurant and a pizza place (and I just love pizza of course). And yay, it has a covered stoep at the back. A place where my kitty can hang outside even when it's raining and I can enjoy the sunshine without dying of heat exhaustion (if summer ever arrives).