The Big DeChristmas Declutter. A Move Is In The Offing.

The Farmhouse has been an absolute flurry of activity this morning.  The Farmchildren and I have taken down the Christmas tree and packed away the decorations.  We have also managed to find homes for all the Christmas presents.  I did a sneaky bin run with a few old and broken toys.  I had to distract The Farmchildren as They. Do. Not. Ever. Want. To. Throw. Anything. Away.  Do other people's children do this?  Or is it just mine that seem to develop sudden emotional attachments to broken bits of cheap plastic that they got from Hungry Jacks three years ago (but only when said bits of plastic are going near the bin, not when they are gathering dust under the couch)????

Anyway I am feeling much happier now that our surroundings are calm and ordered again. I have never been one of those Mums who can embrace chaos and clutter.  I just can't.

Christmas Decorations, Packed Away

I felt a bit sad packing the decorations away.  Partly because we had such a great Christmas.  But mainly because it will be the last Christmas we have in this house.  That's right, a move is planned for The farm Family this year.  Don't worry, we will still be farming and still be in the same area...!

Earlier in 2010 year we expanded our farming business and bought more land. The new farm comes with a new house.  When we were looking at it I immediately said to The Farmer - "I'm not moving".  I adore the house we are in now and we have only just finished renovating it.  The Farmer then suggested that as the new house is only 10km from town (as opposed to our current 35km) and I go in 4 days a week I might just want to think about it as I drove past the new farm gate each time.  I did this for a week.  The same week Farmboy fell asleep twice on his 45 min school bus ride home.  By the end of the week I agreed to move, mainly to make life easier for us as a family.

So, as sad as I will be to leave here, I am choosing to see the move as a new and exciting step for our family.  Change is always inevitable and I have decided to embrace it.

The new house is much newer, very large and in the longer run will probably be more suitable for us.  It also only needs superficial work like painting and stuff.  I like old houses though, so am having to get my head around it being new.  The Farmer pointed out (quite rightly) that while an old house is charming etc a new one is a hell of a lot easier to live in.  I have resolved to look only at the positives of the new house.

There is one other problem - I hate moving house.  I thought part of the benefit of marrying a farmer would be living in one house for years and years.  Something went a bit wrong with this plan though because this will be our fourth move in eight years!  I am determined it will be the easiest.  This won't be hard to achieve as the first move was carried out while The Farmer was unwell recovering from meningitis, the second I was pregnant and had horrible morning sickness, and the third I had a 3 week old baby...

We aren't moving for a few months yet though so I will keep you all posted.  At the end of the day it will be exciting for us.

Sunset At The Farmouse (One Of The Reasons I Don't Want To Move!)

Take care.