Making progress

We’ve made some decent progress this week, and we’re a little bit (emphasis on “little”) closer to having our house sorted out, ready for us to move in. Basically, there’s two big ticket items that we don’t have yet, which are holding us back from moving in.

The first of these is a mattress, but after spending around two hours on Tuesday night lying on a countless number of beds, we finally settled on one. We didn’t buy it straight away though; instead, we came back to Myer again the next day and tried the mattress in isolation. We both almost feel instantly asleep, so we knew we were onto a winner (plus, it was reduced by $1,500!). So I’m pleased to say the mattress has been ordered, and will be delivered next Friday.

The second big ticket item is a little tougher – a car. It’s near impossible to live in Queensland without one, and unfortunately, choosing one is not an easy task. We thought we were onto a winner with the Toyota Rukus, as we both absolutely loved it, and it was in our price range! We took it for a test drive, and were very happy with the results. However, we have two tests which any potential car has to pass before we can purchase it. Test number 1: Does the car fit into the garage?

Success! Onto test number two: Does a pram fit into the boot? We don’t own a pram yet, but we think we know which one we’ll be buying. Conveniently, Lou and Steve (who – even more conveniently – live just around the corner from our new place) own a very similar model, so their pram became our testing standard. Unfortunately, the Rukus failed dismally.

This was pretty much the only configuration we could use which still allowed the boot to close, and it was not a very sturdy way of stacking a pram in a boot. So, it’s back to the drawing board! We have a few more cars on the short-list, but we don’t like any of them as much as the Rukus. *sigh*

We’ve also been talking to various kitchen designers, as we feel the house is in need of a new kitchen. Perhaps we’re being a little bit critical, but this is how it stands at present:

It’s very… blue! Glen came around this morning and told us which walls we could (potentially) knock out, and how difficult it would be – so that’s given a few more options on what we could do. Looks like its back to the drawing board for the kitchen, as well!

We’re off to do some furniture shopping now – fingers crossed we’ll find a couch we love, and that it’ll be half of its original price!