It is almost
time now. In six and a half weeks we
will be setting off for the return leg to Bulgaria. The time here has flown in and I can’t quite
believe that we are already preparing for this.
We were both dreading being here, but it has actually been really
enjoyable and that is mostly down to great friends and our insistence to make
the best of it, which we certainly have done!
So, most of
you will have read the updates from the Mr’s blog and therefore I will not bore
you for too long or show you the shots which you will have invariably already
seen. I just wanted to jot down a few
thoughts about where we are and how I feel about all the change ahead.
Once again,
we will be driving back across Europe as fast as we can in our new van, Harrison
(Ford)....yeah, I know, it wasn’t my idea!
We have much to achieve once we are there, with several utilities to
switch back on, pay the bills and of course, connect the internet again – my only
way really of keeping in touch with anyone.
What is the
plan, I hear you ask? (Well, probably
not, but I’m telling you anyway) There
are various things that we need to achieve before Himself goes back to the UK
and we only have about a week to get these things done. This could be a struggle.
Composting
point – we need a new composting point as the one we were using last year is
now settled and working away, doing its thing.
So, we need something a little more robust and likely a little bigger
for this year as we will both be spending all year there this time. This is a blue job.
Collect
Rambo – This is a pink job for when the above blue job is being sorted. Rambo has been in kennels over the winter
with Ken, the guy who transported him from the UK to Bulgaria, but I need to go
and get him as soon as I can really for two reasons. I miss the big stupid lump and also, more
importantly, he is my guard dog and will make me feel a little more secure and
at ease after Himself leaves me to fend for myself. This is a 4-5 hour drive there and the same
back, so it will be a whole day of travelling.
I won’t be knackered at all! I
have had to promise that I will show him that I am the boss in this time and
that I will also not spoil him. I don’t
believe in making promises, so only one of those is likely to be stretched a little.
Prepare for
the chickens – We have talked about getting some egg laying chickens for quite
a while now and I am going to take charge of this (and the subsequent drama
that will unfold trying to get Rambo to not terrorise them). I want to prepare a section of the green
building with nesting boxes and sufficient hay and bedding for the
chickens. I am quite excited by this and
hope that this is something I manage to achieve on my own.
Lucy – we hope
to change the cars over. I will have
Lucy and Harrison when I am there.
Thomas the pickup is a perfect mode of transport for over there and with
all of the trips to the builders merchant, but he will be back in the UK, so we
need to get a small car that will allow me to do the necessary pottering around
but that is able to take a small amount of building matter at times.
Open a bank
account – I need to be able to pay for any of the building works that are
carried out, so this needs to be done. This
will also be the start of the process of getting a residency. Woohoo!
Hopefully,
after we have achieved all of this we can have a couple of days before He has to
leave to enjoy ourselves, before reality kicks in and we have to part ways for
a few months. I am REALLY not looking
forward to that. It will definitely be
tough not to be together, but we need to suffer it and get on with things as best
we can. There is a bigger picture to
concentrate on and it will all be worth it when He finally arrives back
again. I’ll miss the cheeky big lump.
Of course,
to help me keep my mind occupied I will have my work and I also have to plan
the vegetable garden and dig out some more beds. I have made a spreadsheet of the seeds and
sets I want for growing. I know that may
sound a bit geeky, but if I don’t write these things down I forget things and
then I will have sod all to eat when it comes to the summer!
I also have
more parts to complete in the guest rooms.
More partition walls, sectioning off the wet room and also, with any
luck, getting the electrics dropped down into our bedroom and finishing that
room with a skim of plaster and the floor tiles. That would be awesome to have that completed
for him coming back. But we shall
see....
Having all
of these things to do is great, but things don’t always go to plan, so I will
do my best and hope I don’t let him down.
Anyway, that
is about all I have for you now. When I
get back I will be doing his daily blog, mostly for him to be honest, as he
will need to be kept up to date with progress and how things are.
Wish me
luck....
A x
