Hi, Were Selling the House...

So we have been living in Wimbledon since we moved to London which was 8 months ago now (I know, where does the time go??) and we moved into an unfurnished home - when I say unfurnished I mean they left a  big mirror and that was it. So it cost a lot to set everything up and finally get settled then I received a phone call from the landlord saying they are wanting to sell when our contract is up at the end of July.

There are pros and cons to this - obviously moving is hard work and not the most fun thing to do plus you actually have to find somewhere else to live but we are all taking it in our stride and looking at it as a new chapter in our London lives! We live quite far out really, Wimbledon is just gorgeous and really safe but its taking us all an hour or more to get into the city centre for work each day. Were also looking at it as a new networking opportunity - when the girls were in NZ I really realised just how few people I do know in London out of work so I'm making it my new mission to join some clubs etc and start meeting new people and moving out provides us with a great opportunity to do this. Were going to move individually and this way we will meet new people and then have flat mates AND friends, not flat mate-friends so we are already doubling our social network right there!

I am looking at moving to an area called Islington, its only 15 mins on the tube from work and has a great feel to the area. Its funny cause even non-dodgy parts of London feel a bit dodgy in comparison to Wimbledon so just have to get used to the actual feel of the city I guess. Also I can save around £150 a month if I move which would be amazing - thats my student loan payment and extra savings each month right there! We are going to move out at the end of June instead of July as were all doing some kind of traveling in July and it just won't work for us moving then.

We've really enjoyed living in Wimbles and it was great having each other for support in the early days - we will still have each other of course we'll just be living with new peeps! So exciting times ahead, my one year anniversary in the UK is fast approaching so I'm excited to celebrate that and have a Kiwi treat day at work! Lolly cake anyone??