The PERFECT home.

I've mentioned before that out unit is on the market, so we're looking for a bigger home!
We are being so picky about what our new home has to be like and it's feeling like it's taking forever to find! Hello new house, where are you?!
But I don't want to be getting up and moving again in a few years. I want to buy a house that's going to last us about 7ish years, and then we want to build.

It needs to have at least a carport, if not a garage.

Three bedrooms plus some sorta fourth room, like a study or a sunroom.

Close to bus stops.

A nice kitchen.

A big kitchen.

Separate dinning room.

Separate bathroom/toilet/laundry.

Two toilets would be good.

A bath.

A decent backyard.

Not too much work to be done.

Easy maintenance backyard.

In a good suburb. 

A house with some character, and a touch of cottage.

No more then a couple of steps to the front door.

Flat land.

An outdoor entertaining area would be nice.

A garden shed.

Big bedrooms.

..... all within our budget.. ugh! 

We've found a few houses that come close, which would be okay if we were just renting. But buying we're locked in, we can't just pack up and move away.
Are we being too picky?
I would really hope that our unit doesn't sell and we still haven't found our perfect house. Thank goodness in a way that it's taking a while to get the ball rolling on selling our unit!

I am so sick of living in a tiny squishy unit, I feel like we've got three people living out of a shoe box. I'm really hoping someone looks at ours and finds that it's there perfect home.
We are living on top of each other and whenever we clean up and tidy, it's only moving stuff from one room to the next. And I'm sooo looking forward to having a separate laundry! Trying to keep your bathroom/laundry/toilet tidy all in one, ESPECIALLY when you use cloth nappies is tough work (thank goodness the warmer weather is here!)
There's only so many space saving ideas you can use, and so much mess a toddler can make where there is really no room left! I've already had to turn the dinning area into a play room. Boy am I looking forward to having that family area back. Especially since Jydan doesn't get to 'eat at the table'.  It would be nice to live like a normal family!!

For now, I guess I'll keep dreaming until we find the perfect house!!

Some Exciting Things Happening In My Life...

It's been SUPER busy in my household. Next year is going to be crazily heactic. So many exciting things happening, some stressful things, I thought I would share them all....

• One of the most EXCITING things is I got into Uni for next year!!!! I will be studying nursing and then will be studying midwifery. I am a little bit worried that I won't be able to handle the study/home life but I'm really looking forward to it. Yey! Go me :D.
  
• This means that Jydan will be starting child care! So we are currently on the look out for a really good centre. (I'm a little picky)
  
  
• Jydan is really battling with gaining weight. He has been like this since he started solids. And last weigh in he lost 300grams! It was the second month in a row he had lost weight so he was sent off for a few tests. He was testing for celiac desease, cystic fibrosis, he had a huge blood test where they took 4ml's of blood (alot for a tiny boy) he had to do a stool test and test how much fat gets processed in his system. This was all in his birthday week. Was very emotional!! We are waiting on the results.
  
  
• Our unit is on the market!!! (Please buy it!) So we are doing little finishing touches around the house and hopefully someone buys it soon.
  
  
• So we are looking for a nice 3-4 bedroom family home to buy! We are spending alot of our spare time looking at pretty houses!
  
  
• We have decided to try for baby #2!! I can't wait for Jydan to be a big brother! Keeping in mind it took us 2.5 years to get pregnant with Jydan. This is why I chose not to put off my nursing degree. I can always take a semester off *when* the baby comes. We aren't stressing about it this time, and just waiting for it to happen, if it happens :)
  
  
• We are also selling one of Tim's cars to buy a bigger family car. We are looking for a holden wagon.
  
  
  Phew, now your all up-to-date! 
  
  
  Going to be a hectic few months ;).