I'm a 32 year old first time Mum and I was determined to have a family home for my children to grow up in. My husband and I were renting in Auckland after arriving back from 5 years in Sydney. Following my husband being made redundant and starting a new job I was only 1 month away from due date for our first baby when I started saying, regularly, we will be out of this house by winter. Roll forward to April 2010, 6 months later, we have a beautiful, happy chappy named Arthur who is 5 months old and we are moving this week into our new house. My husband will now admit he couldn't see how it would happen, and was never fully supportive of my statements as he didn't want to see me disappointed. If you've ever seen a tired pregnant woman being told it is available in light blue, not baby blue, you'll understand my husband's pussyfooting over finding our dream house.
The one catch - the house is a bit of a doer-upper. There has already been a few mini sagas and rigmaroles, no doubt more to come, along with blood, sweat and tears and hopefully lots of smiles and laughs too.
So: THE PROJECT
1 house to be fully renovated inside, front of house revamped, deck added to provide outdoor entertaining, and a spruce up of the garden. Budget will need to be managed month by month, so jobs need to be prioritised.
Continue raising our gorgeous son.
Return to work in November.
Time Line - 1 year 5 months (so expecting to take 2 years)
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