Our new house

About one month ago, Rob and I became new home owners. Our new house is in a Perth suburb about 8 km from our work places. It's definitely a 'fixer-upper' but the location is ideal. The neighborhood seems nice and quiet even though we're fairly close to a major road. We're quite close to shops, bus lines and one of the major rivers that runs through Perth. I'm able to ride my bike to work along a network of bike paths that meander along our local creek and then the green belt along the river. It's a beautiful ride and I feel pretty lucky every day as I pedal along.

Living in a place whilst doing renovations is no mean feat. Add to that two full-time jobs and shopping hours limited to roughly 8-5:30 Monday-Saturday and suddenly time gets very tight and tempers a little short. The first few weeks were a little rough living out of boxes in cramped quarters, especially since the weather was pretty nasty, but we're starting to get settled in and used to our living situation.