It is all a bit new!

OK so 2011 is going to be a busy year for me and as everyone keeps saying the world is going to end in 2012 I thought, to hell with it lets write a diary. Photos are great for memories but you cant get everything from a photo. I mentioned my diary idea for my very good friend Miss Emily Green who suggested maybe I should do this instead as she has been blogging for a while now. So here goes.......

2011 is starting out with a lot change for me. The family (me, mum, dad and brother) have decided that we need to move house. This wasn't a decision that was made lightly and has caused a few heated discussions over the last month but due to the fact that we have been living in a house with no central heating or gas since July enough has certainly become enough.

I should perhaps expand on this a little, my current house and childhood home is part of the boundary wall of Haslar Hospital, the hospital has now closed and the site has been sold to a private firm to develop in to yet more flats and luxury accommodation. Back in July 2010 on the pretence of a gas leak they turned the gas off, we were not informed of this wonderful decision and found out the hard way when the stove stopped working. We were assured that all would be done to rectify this situation and I am now sitting here is January 2011 with still no gas. Some people might say that's not that bad they gave you electric heaters but being as my house is 200 years old, has no insulation or double glazing any heat you can generate just disappears!!! So as I said enough is now well and truly enough!!

Mum and Dad were very lucky and managed to find the perfect house for them after only a couple of weeks of looking. Me and Alan have not been so lucky, we had so many viewings booked in before Xmas but because of the snow they all cancelled, I managed to get our fave ones re booked for this weekend but they were all let before we even got a chance to get there. Then late on Friday night, mum found a lovely house off Military Road in Gosport, we got an appointment booked for Saturday afternoon, viewed the house and it was perfect, just what we had been searching for. I got back from the last viewing of the day (no more than an hour from leaving the perfect house) I called the agent to say yes only to be told "I am so sorry the landlord let the property privately and they called half an hour ago to advise" gutted does not describe how I felt.

After an afternoon of being extremely annoyed and angry I am looking on the positive side, we have worked out exactly what we can afford and we are now widening our criteria for places maybe even looking at a 3 bed house rather than 2 for a bit extra storage. Hopefully by the end of the month when mum and dad move we will be ready to go to and start a whole new chapter!!

That in itself is a lot to be doing right now but add to it everything else that is planned for 2011 I am not sure when I am going to have time to stop. I started a new job in December and my first month has gone very well, this was bought about by being made redundant again, after three go's I am getting rather good at it but hope this is it now. The hours are longer than my previous job which means evenings are shorter but I am not complaining as it is paying for all my other activities. I am not going to ruin my plans by writing about them now you will have to wait and see.....

The reason I mention the shortness of my evenings is as of late and mainly through the influence of friends I have become rather addicted to certain TV shows, the main ones being Greys Anatomy, Gossip Girl, Brothers & Sisters and Castle. Due to the fact that I caught on to most of these shows a little later than most I am currently trying to catch up. Castle and Gossip Girl aren't an issue as I am on top of those however I am only half way through season 6 of Greys and season 7 has just started on living, I have 10 more episodes to go of season 6 before I can catch up with season 7. I haven't even started season 4 of Brothers & Sisters and season 5 starts on More4 at the end of the month. So much viewing and not enough time. Plus most Wednesday me and Green hit the cinema for 241 and a bit of Nandos so that takes an evening out of my viewing time. I am not complaining though as I love Orange Wednesdays.

I am a big believer in the theory that "Everything happens for a reason", as well as the power of positive thinking will win out. Both of these ideas will see me through what promises to be an amazing 2011, with friends and family by your side to guide you through, what can go wrong..........?

So on that note I am going to sign off for today, hopefully with everything crossed my next post will be to advise we found a house.

xoxo