Over here in Oz we have a reno show on TV at the moment and ads for it have the the contestants catch phrases made into a little jingle. The opening line is "It's all happening again". That's what is going on in my place at the moment.
I'm having my workspace plastered and the electricity connected and a split system installed so all my gear needs to be packed up for the next month or so.
Because I can see the end of the tunnel this pack up isn't troubling me as much but it does bring back mixed emotions.
Jan 3rd 2008 I came home my ex started to threaten me with death and the two youngest children. I stood there taking it when I had that lightbulb moment. I'm out of here. Unfortunately I couldn't safely get the kids out but I promised to bring the police back with me. That went badly because they weren't in immediate physical danger they couldn't do anything.
So there I was homeless childless with only the clothes on my back. Go foward 16 months to Mother's Day 2009 and I'm allowed 4 hrs to get my belongings out of the house. 34 years and 3 kids and I get 4 hrs to remove all my stuff. Well it didn't happen and what was left he threw into the skip.
So all my craft stuff got packed up.
March 2010 we move into a rental and was assured we had at least a 5 year lease so we make it home I slowly start to bring some craft stuff out of storage when in Nov 2010 we get told we need to move out.
Karma has really been good to me as we are trying to find somewhere to rent the sale of my former home goes through and enables us to purchase a home. Dec 23rd 2010 we move into our home.
Over the next year we build a big barn type shed which is divided into 3rds and I have my own space noone can take away from me, but with money tight electricity wasn't affordable now again karma comes into play and the business sells allowing my space to be finished at last.
So I've packed it all up again. The lounge is full of gear the play room is full of gear the bedrooms are full of gear. My house is so untidy looking and will be for awhile but I'm not worried I'm almost at the end and LIFE IS GOOD.
So later I will post pics of my empty shed but none of the mess around my house.
Thanks for reading till the end.
Linda
This is one of the extra lenses that came with my camera. Each lens has it's own sun hood lens cap and lens cover for the back. They also each come with a bag to keep it in. The bottom of the bag is reinforced to help absorb a knock if it gets one. The other camera I looked at had all these covers and such as extra charges.
My camera is a Nikon D5100 and I love it. At the moment with everything happening it is staying in auto mode until I can go and explore and play.
