Breaking the silence

Well, it's been quite a while since either of us entered anything in this blog so it's probably about time that changed. Hello again! It's been quite a 10/11 months since we, well I, last blogged so here is a quick catch up on everything that is going on.



Family first. Yes, Inga and I are still together despite the fact that we're now in different countries (or should that be because we're in different countries?) but this September I will be moving to Germany to live. Rachael on the other hand is off to Thailand to teach English for a year with an organisation called Project Trust and after that she hasn't got a clue but I'm hoping she'll realise that the world is her workplace, not just the UK.



We'll be moving into the family house in Bochum, Steffi having moved next door into the refurbished flat - not that she's there much anyway as she gads about the world (currently in Cyprus and probably not that bothered about being stuck due to flight chaos) - so it has been gutted. Seriously. We tore down pretty much everything; walls, ceilings, light fittings. The Kitchen has gone and the bathrooms are due to be smashed and replaced in May. I don't think there's a single room that isn't being pulled apart and redone unless you count the basement. All this is supposed to be finished by June which is when Inga and I are hosting a joint 30th birthday (she's so young!) and house warming party. Should be fun even if we are still crying over the expense of it all.



Work. I am now working full time for Tortuga Tents Ltd! Yay! I've quit the contracting rat race and now just sell tents for a living but, I have to say, it's tough at times. Costs just seem to keep going up whilst everyone and their granny wants high quality tents for cheap Chinese prices. It's a tough balancing act but the company is standing on its own two feet so far this year so that's a good sign of things to come.



What else? Well, not a lot really. Apart from some trips back and forth we've been very quiet. No holidays, no more trips to exotic places. the most exciting we managed was a couple of days in Galloway and Dumfries just before Easter and even then we had a meeting and did work before we went to Andrew and Fiona's wedding reception but I'll blog about that separately.



So, I at least am back and I'm going to try and write something at least once a week from now on even if it's just dull rubbish as I need to get back into the habit of writing again. I'm doing more work related blogs which if the site ever gets finished will be published but I need to get back into the writing habit in general so I can get some of the stories stuck in my head out and onto paper as it were.



I'll try and nab some of the house destruction pics from Inga and post them too, just so you can see the scale of the renovation!