Yipee!!

Late yesterday afternoon, a young couple put a contract on our house!! SO pleased. They kinda remind us of us when we first bought this house... so young and excited.. there is a catch though...

They need to move in ASAP... so the contract is a 30 day contract. In 30 days we move out.... "What's the problem?" I hear you say...
Well the problem is that the settlement date on our new house isn't until 19 December, you see there are tenants living there & their lease doesn't run out until then. Now we are hoping that the tenants will agree to leave early, but they dont have to. Otherwise we will be homeless for a few weeks. *gulp* That should be fun (and expensive!)

But the house has sold so we are very pleased! Now I need to start packing.... a month isn't long!! Where to even begin!!??

Thinking about it...

Starting up my own etsy store that it.... Dunno though.

I would probably make and sell accesories. Like hairclips, brooches, softies... that sort of thing.
What do you think? Should I do it?

And what do you think of the store name Bits&Bobs&BowsbyBecky or just Bits&Bobs&bows ?
Or should I just stick with my currnet user name which is Swift Jan. I think thats a silly shop name though....

Oh what to do?

I Like a good givaway!

And I love handmade goodies, which is why I want to enter HANDMADIES comp.... Micky is one of the organisers of The Handmade Expo.... An AWESOME market with loads of handmade goodies!
The next market is in just over a week!! WooHoo!! It will be held on Saturday 17th October from 8am to 2pm at the Ipswich Turf Club, Brisbane Rd, Bundamba. $2 entry for adults and kids are free. There will be a Guiness World Record attempt, over 1500 people are needed for Heads, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. Over 100 stalls of handmade goods for sale from kids clothing and accessories to cupcakes, fudge, ceramics, shabby chic, toys, jams & chutney's, greeting cards, timber goods, gourmet fresh and much more.

I sure am looking forward to the expo this month!! I am going CHILD FREE!! :D And how fun does the world record attempt sound! So I say YOU should come along to help break the record!

Purple, purple everywhere...

The Jacaranda's are in full bloom here in Ipswich...

Every where you look there seems to be purple somewhere in the scenery...

Connor & Ella adore them. I can see why, they ARE lovely. However, they have started playing a game going to & from school. Whenever they spot a Jacaranda Tree they start singing...

"Jacaranda Tree! Jacaranda Tree! Jac-a-ran-da Tree!! J-J-J-J-J-J-J-Jacaranda Tree!!"

Now as there are probably at least 30 trees between here & school, you can imagine this song gets a little tiresome....

But wait, as we approach school & kindy it gets worse... It gets much louder & with much more excitement in their voice.... I will let you figure out why....

The street that both school & kindy are found on is actually named Jacaranda Street.... We know WHY it's named that!

Four words....

Michael Miller's Christmas Collection...


Isn't it stunning!

I have been looking for some cute fabric to make Libby's Santa sack... I think I have found what I am looking for at SewLoveFabric's Etsy Shop...
I just adore the colours & patterns, so girly!! I also think that with the left overs I will make some bunting which I can just imagine hanging on the archway between the lounge room and dining room at our new [old] house! (if this one sells of course).

Isn't it pretty!?

p.s And Scurette, dont you think it's perfect for some festive fluffy butts? hehe

And just to add to the stress...

Interest rates are going up. GAH!!!!!!!

A wee bit stressed.

I have never sold a house before. Let alone tried to sell one in a short period of time.

We have an open house both days this weekend coming, so I am hoping like CRAZY that something comes from it.
The contract on the other house is subject to the sale of this one. We wont be doing a bridgeing loan if this one doesn't sell. We cant afford to. The only way we can afford to buy that house is if this one sells. So we have an out.... here's why I am stressed though [aside from the fact that I love the other house]. The costs involved will make for a very VERY expensive dissapointment. There's the pest & building inspections, the soliciters and the advertising costs of selling this place. All of those bills will need to be payed whether or not we buy that place or sell this one.
I am hoping like crazy it doesn't come to that, otherwise it will be a rather quiet christmas here at our house!

It's a good weightloss plan though... Stress + me = hardly eats... I have lost 2kg in the past week and a bit!