They say that having a baby and moving house are some of the most stressful events in life and that you should try not to do them both in the same year. We aren’t. We’re doing them in the same month. Sadly Granny M had to go back to the people of Ethiopia at the weekend so DH and I are on our own. DH is snowed under at work, poor thing, which leaves most of the planning to me and Squeaky (the newest addition, so called for the noises she makes in her sleep and featured above with bags packed and in a very cute outfit that Granny M bought for her.) Fortunately we only have to supervise packing and moving as we have hired in professionals.
Which leaves:
Cancel Milkman- check
Cancel Useless Window cleaner- won’t miss him
Tell Cleaner- can’t do without her
Notify myriad companies of Change of address- check
Notify friends and family of same- check
Mail redirection in case I forgot to notify either of the above- check
Get BT to transfer phone number- done. Incidentally they are the only phone company I have ever used not to make the top ten on my Most Useless Bankers list.
Get broadband transferred- done. With one minor issue. Despite the fact that o2 installed broadband on the very line we are taking with us, and despite the fact that we are taking the number with us, and despite the fact that BT will effect the transfer the same day, so it will only seem like the line is down for a brief period, it will take o2 approximately ten working days to get our broadband up and running again. That’s two weeks. Guess who currently tops the Most Useless Bankers list???
I have a Tesco order arriving shortly after the new electrical appliances are booked to arrive, Waitrose is a short walk in an emergency, and I have pre-ordered take-out for the first few nights. The dog has a new collar and tag, for when we discover that the dog-proofed garden is not so dog-proof. She is also of to kennels for a long weekend. I just need to pack overnight bags for the three of us, and a box or two of essentials ‘just in case’, not to mention every cleaning product known to man because, lets face it, we’ll need them (unless you buy a brand new house, you always need to clean everything.) So I think we are sorted. Which is just as well as we have visitors from overseas arriving 24 hours after we get the keys.
I’ll call you from the asylum!!!
Your baby is so beautiful and already a Vuitton fan!
Makes me want my spaghetti child of 17 to be a wee thing again so I can smell the back of his neck and tickle his toes.