No 1) The bigger house

We bought our first home in 2009 and it was a lovely little house, in a lovely neighbourhood in a lovely town. 

Sounds fabulous doesn't it?

And it was. But we also out grew it.

It was the home where I first brought home my baby son, where I first worked out about having a garden and looking after plants, and painted walls. And having to take responsibility for getting things fixed rather than call the landlord or the letting agent!

But as we wanted to have another child we knew we needed more space and so it was time to look elsewhere. And it meant to get a bigger space we needed to move from the lovely road, the lovely town.

As with all house hunts, we saw some humdingers, we saw some good ones we missed out on and then we fell upon what I thought was ideal. My husband wasn't as convinced on first sight as I was, I just could see us there, but our son seemed more satisfied -the big open plan sitting/dining room offering the perfect place to drive his toy car around! Sold!

Well a bit of negotiation, a few viewings, a check over with a builder, but yes sold and we moved quickly. Sale agreed on July 16th and we moved in on Sept 21st. 

And, what of the lovely old surroundings? Swapped for lovelier surroundings. A really nice road, friendly neighbours and embracing village life. And filling my house with even more clutter? Yep, we've spread out somewhat!

So number one on the list - ticked off!