a new chapter is about to begin...

so, today, after nearly 11 months of commuting, I sold my Sydney home...the home that has been my sanctuary for a little over 12 years...

and sure, when I'm in Canberra I love being there, and once I'm in my new home, I'm going to feel more settled and at home than I have in ages...

but tonight, I'm a bit sad....

and sure some of that may be that I didn't get the price I initially wanted - the real estate market can be fickle and whilst I've done extremely well out of this home financially, I had my expectations, perhaps, a little too high! that said, the price i got is a building record and was some $60k more than the most recently sold place...

there have been some good times here, and some very difficult times - some times when I have not wanted to get out of bed, and other times where once I shut the front door on a friday night, I didn't want to leave all weekend....

i've had the start and end of too many unsatisfying relationships here, so a part of me will be happy to leave all of that behind for a fresh start...

a fresh start in the new sanctuary - in my home town - surrounded by family, family friends and some old friends and some new friends...

and sure, i'll miss my Sydney friends - mostly SJ, but the beauty of Sydney Canberra is that it's not that far at all...

I'm looking forward to being settled again
I'm looking forward to the brand new incredibly beautiful home that's about to be mine
I'm looking forward to getting back 7-8 hours each week that I won't have to spend commuting
I'm looking forward to a being in a place where no-one has lived but me
I'm looking forward to making that place my very own, with it's own style (which will not be as conservative as my previous style)
I'm looking forward to having all 3 rooms on one floor
I'm looking forward to a north facing bedroom and lounge room and the incredible outlook
I'm looking forward to living in my new home which is in a gorgeous suburb, not far from all of my fave people, shops and Manuka Oval!
I'm looking forward to my under floor heating and heated towel rails, to the incredible storage in my bathrooms
I'm looking forward to having a kitchen that's almost 3 times the size of the one I have here...
I'm looking forward to having a huge lock up garage with loads of storage that has internal access

there is so much to look forward to, and I know that, but there is also goodbye to a city that's been my home for 24 years, to a unit that's been my home and sanctuary for 12 years....

goodbyes are never easy but i've done plenty of them....

and it's probably the little things I'm going to miss most....like my fabulous masseuse, my incredible therapist (without whom, I would not have made it through the last 8 years), my crystal healer, my hairdresser....people I know at the local shops....my east facing bedroom (except when it's hot!)

but there is much to explore in the capital, and I'll be surrounded by family, family friends, and friends both old and new....

it's been a long time since I lived somewhere I have famly - I'm looking forward to that...

so, I'm going to turn in with mixed feelings tonight....

au revoir x