Am I dreaming?

I would just like to acknowledge that the building process makes me feel semi Bi-polar. One minute I am sad (because of all the hold ups) and the next minute I am as happy as can be (because things start to move forward).
Anyway today I can report that I am.........
A HAPPY CAMPER! Oh yes oh yes I am!  It really did feel as though "that" email from Stocklands would never come- but low and behold it finally did! 

Tuesday 08/07/14 marks the day my land was finally lodged to the LPI for registration. 

To say I am over the moon is an understatement and I honestly have to keep pinching myself just to make sure I am not dreaming! 

The good news is the more I pinch myself the realer it all starts to feel and I am happy to say with confidence that I am one step closing to having a home to call my own!! 

Today I contacted my solicitor to request my DP number so I can track the progress of the registration. I also put my signed building contract in the mail and transferred the remainder of the 5% deposit to Trevelle! Wham bam thank you mam and just like that I am locked in to bricks and mortar for the next 30 years at least.

Bring it on I say!!?? (I'd be lying if I said there wasn't some fear there ;p)

Talk about.....

Pissed!!!

Coz thats what I am! I received another update yesterday from dear old Stocklands. They said there will be another 2 week delay in the lodgement of the land to the LPI. I thought it was all on track and ready to go but no....another delay came up preventing it from being sent on its merry way.

To say I am frustrated is an understatement. I am trying to stay positive that it will be lodged before the two week timeframe but so far my experiences with them leave me believing that its likely to be longer than 2 weeks not less. Shit.....

I was hoping to get good news on Monday for my birthday but now- instead of saying Happy Birthday to me and meaning it I am saying "Happy Thursday" to me and being completely sarcastic when I say it....

Just one more week?

Its the end of the weekend and I have never been more excited to bid it farewell.
Reason being- Tomorrow I am expecting a call from the Development Manager of Stocklands with a further update.

I received an email from Stocklands on Friday saying they still felt confident that they would be able to lodge the land to the LPI by the end of the week. I am hoping my phone call tomorrow from the DM will further confirm this!

I am trying not to get my hopes up too much but with my birthday looming ever closer I must admit that I have never wanted anything more for my birthday than my land being sent off on its merry way to registration. If its the only gift I get then it will still be the best birthday present ever!

Anyway whilst I wait ever so patiently for my land to register all I can do is continue my shopping expeditions, and I must say- I have done just that valiantly.

Last weekend I started to consider the bedroom. I weighed up whether I wanted to get a whole new bed with a bed frame or whether I would just get a bed head. I decided I would go with a bed head and had an idea of what I had in mind....now I just had to find it.

Lucky for me fate smiled upon me when I went back to the store I had purchased my coffee table from to pay some more off the lay-by. As I was getting ready to leave I noticed a bed head which was nice but not what I wanted. I made a casual comment to the store owner along the lines of "thats a really nice bed head, I am looking for a bed head, but something a little different to this- do you get many in here?"
She replied "I usually always have one or two different styles in the store at any one time- I have just ordered a new one off piece and am waiting for it arrive, would you like to see a picture of it?"
Naturally I replied "Sure".
I mean why not?
Lucky for me I did because when the owner showed me the picture of the bed head it was EXACTLY what I was looking for AND she had ordered it in a queen which was precisely the size I needed!! I took it as a sign that I was meant to have it and asked her if she could put it aside for me when it came in as I would like to purchase it. I was so happy that I didn't need to go looking for it- its like it found me! Wahoo!

Anyway- here it is!

Isn't it awesome! I am in love! Can't wait to get it...... I just have no idea where it will go (whilst I wait for the house to be built)

Stuff to fill my home!

After watching copious amounts of House Rules I must admit the thing I am most excited about when it comes to building my house is the thought of finally being able to decorate it! Lets face it- who doesn't love a good deco here and there.

Admittedly one of my favourite past times is looking at furniture so I have been spending many a weekend trolling the furniture strips at Warrawong as well as visiting smaller boutique shops in an effort to purchase some one off pieces that I think will go well in the house! 

I have a vision in my head of what it will all look like- so hopefully it actually comes together the way I am envisaging! 

Just in case any of you are interested- here are some of the things that have caught my eye so far and are currently spilling out into my mother's second lounge room (Sorry mum- love ya)

I love all things horses....so naturally I purchased a horse canvas. No idea where it will be going as yet but I am sure when it does find a home in my home it'll look great.

 I purchased this light but in white wash...because I love all things white wash. I am hoping it goes with my white wash floors!

These are the white wash floors I have chosen to go through the house. They will be everywhere but the bedrooms. I kinda wish I got floorboards in the bedrooms too, to be honest....Oh well. Maybe later when I'm more cashed up.....in 20-30 years.....

The bar stools I have purchased for the breakfast bar! (Also currently in the Mums lounge room)

So far I have been going for cool colours. Greys, blues and whites. Trying to get that breezy relaxed beachy feeling through the main areas of the house- as I said before if I cannot live on the beach I'll just have to bring the beach to me!

Thats all for now! I'll post more pics of my collections as I collect them!

Self control......

Is something I do not have in an abundance!! I am impulsive and make spur of the moment decisions without thinking about the consequences!

This morning I had an impulsive moment. I bought a coffee table for my un-built house. Couldn't help myself. As soon as I saw it I fell in love with it and had had had to have it. I can safely say I am not regretting this impulsive decision because this one off piece will go perfectly in the house. 

See for yourself!

ooooo la la :)

Finally!!

Gooooood Morning!!!

I love Fridays! Especially when I know they are going to be good!!

How do I know it will be good you ask? 

Well firstly let me tell you that I woke up this morning and it was just like any other morning- I checked my Facebook first thing and there was a status update from my sister and brother in law who are in Paris for the next month. Now usually I would have been jealous (because I have to go to work and they don't) but I wasn't because yesterday I spoke with council and they are lodging the sub division certificate today!! Can I get a whoop whoop!!!? Stocklands should have it by Monday and with any luck they can lodge to the LPI next week! C'mon Stocklands don't let me down!

Anyway I am so super happy that nothing could kill this buzz!

Anyway peeps have a great weekend whatever it may bring!! (I'm working all weekend) but whatever!! Not even that can kill the buzz!! 

Signed- Me!!

When you want something done- do it yourself!

So today has been a fruitful day I must admit- frustrated with the hold ups and lack of information from Stocklands in regards to why the land is not moving forward towards registration, I took matters into my own hands and spoke with council- I must say they were very helpful! 

They told me that there were two issues causing the hold up. The first was the certificate from Endeavour Energy- an issue I was already aware of.

The second issue which I wasn't aware of that's stopping the council from releasing the subdivision certificate so the land can be lodged to the LPI is the basins. According to council the work that has been completed is different to what was proposed in the initial plans and the basins that have been constructed in stage 10 are not adequate in size- council said that this could cause flooding issues later on down the track and they would be the land owners problem.... Ummm no thanks!!

Awesome- thanks Council- so now what? 
Well I was told by council that they are waiting for Stocklands to provide them with written acknowledgment that they are aware of the issue and will fix it. 

Council said they are willing to release the subdivision certificate before the issue is rectified if they have something in writing from Stocklands- I guess this will make them solely responsible for fixing the issue- so it doesn't become a council or community issue later on down the track and we have to foot the bill. Cheers council!

Anyway the lovely fellow at council chased up Stocklands today and then called me back to advise that he has received a verbal commitment from Stocklands stating that they are aware of the issue with the basins and acknowledge that they are responsible for fixing the issue and will indeed fix the issue. 

The council guy said that he now has to send Stocklands a letter (which he said will be done tomorrow).........and after this, council guy will need to wait for Stocklands to reply with their written confirmation! 

He said if Stocklands gets this letter to him as a matter of priority then he can release the subdivision certificate within a week and once Stocklands has that the land can be lodged to the LPI!! (Providing they also have the certificate from Endaevor Energy).

In closing....I will leave with the news that Stocklands is working on getting a update to stage 10-ers that should be received either tonight or tomorrow....won't hold my breath as I might be dead before I see my house completed and that would be ironic....