To pitch or not to pitch? That is the question.

Pitch!! 

Today I made an expensive upgrade to the house. I decided the pitch the ceiling in the living/dining/kitchen area.

Why may you ask? Well the answer is simple. Because I've always wanted a pitched ceiling. I just forgot to ask about it way back when the original plans were being drawn. Luckily the final plans have not been drafted and sent to council yet so I was able to get a variation done and my new home will now have a pitched ceiling which is pretty exciting!

Being a small home I am hoping it'll make it appear as though it is bigger without  actually having to add more space. I am also hoping it'll make the house feel lighter and airyier overall. I am not sure if the beams will be exposed or covered up as yet. I guess those finer details will be worked out but in the meantime here's a pretty picture of a living space with a pitched ceiling!

Settle down, its only settlement.....

Yesterday my solicitor called me to say settlement had been booked in for 2.30pm today. I can't say that It really hit me until 3.30pm today, when she called me again to say it was all finished and I was now the proud owner of 32 Bunya Street Horsley. Can't say I am a huge fan of the street name. Makes me think of bunyip or bunion.
I actually googled "what does bunya mean?" more out of boredom than curiosity. Anyway apparently it has several meanings but I went with the first one that came up which stated the following-
"A tall coniferous Australia tree of the monkey puzzle family that bears large cones containing edible seeds"
Well there you have it. What's that? You were just dying to know that useless bit of information? You're welcome.

Anyway as I was saying, I am now the owner of land. Yup, me, land- who'd have thunk it.
I have to admit I almost died when I logged into my ING online account this afternoon at 3.33pm to see a 6 figure debt hit me in the face just a tad over an hour after settlement. Apparently the bank does NOT fool around no sir-ey.

I would love to say it was one of the happiest moments of my life but if I am being at all honest it was probably one of the scariest of my life to date.
Instead of thinking "Oh yeah, bring this bitch on" I was left thinking "Holy crap, what the heck have I done!!!??"
I am almost certain I went through the 5 stages of grief in a 10 minute window.
First there was denial- "Surely not, this can't be happening, I must be dreaming".
Followed by anger- "You're an idiot, you're not ready for this! Fool!
I moved quickly on to the bargaining stage shortly after- "Hmmm well if it doesn't work out I can always sell it....yes, sell, maybe I should just sell"
Then the depression hit- "Ohhhh noooo!! Now I can't just quit my job and become a bum if for some reason I just don't want to work anymore" The sadness surrounding this reality was too overbearing but luckily for me Acceptance chimed in and lastly I thought to myself- "Meh, what's done is done and whatever will be will be".

Que Sera Sera

Today will go down in history!

07/08/2014! As the day the land was FINALLY registered.

I cannot even begin to put into words how excited/shit scared I am.
Just to get to this point has taken well over a year!! Shit!

Its just hit me that I am going to have a mortgage within 2 weeks. No more expensive dinners. Oh well. It's going to be worth it to have my own humble little abode to come home to every night and to relax in every weekend. Todays marks the start of a new chapter, a new journey. Like WOWZA!

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!