Moving on...life with the in-laws...possibly homesick!

The sale of our current house completed on August 21st, preceded by a very busy couple of days packing, deciding what was for storage and what would be coming with us to our temporary accommodation.

The temporary accommodation in question was to be the in-laws, Keri's parents to be precise. We decided after a lot of deliberation that it would be the most cost-effective solution and would allow us to pump the maximum amount of money in to the project. Thanks to their generosity we would be staying with them at a lot less than it would cost to rent a property. Much of our possessions were placed in to storage, again at a good deal having negotiated a 12-month contract.

We've been in our new accommodation for about a week and a half now, though the first couple of days I was away with work which made the transition easier. That said, going from having a free run of a 3 bedroom house to a double bedroom in a shared house is quite a difficult transition. I think it will take a little while to adjust and feel comfortable, there's that feeling of imposing and lack of personal space - not that our hosts are contributing to that, far from it, in fact I'm sure they're pleased to have one of their daughters home and for my retired father-in-law to have some company when I'm working from home! Bizarrely, it might actually be a slight case of being homesick.

I think Max has definitely settled in though, we've found a couple of good local parks for him to play in and a nice walk along a disused rail line (if only it had a pub along it... maybe Basingstoke canal would be better for that!)

Both Keri and I are looking forward to hearing positive news on the planning application - the consultation period ended last week, so hopefully we'll get some news shortly. Though I suspect the Council Planning Dept will take their full 8 weeks before we get our decision.