To do, to do, to do....

.... so much to do.

Apart from the trivial matter of finding an employer who will sponsor me for a work permit (I'm being sarcastic when I say trivial), there are so many things that need to be done in order for us to move.

The biggest is sell the house. The process of obtaining a work permit may take time, but so will selling our house with the way the market is at the moment. In order to sell we have to do a lot of work to our humble abode, and we want that done now so if I do get a job offer, the house is ready to go on the market immediately.

Unfortunately getting it ready is going to take time and money, and that's money I'd rather not spend, so I'll be spending time in DIY hell to keep costs down. Jobs include:

• Decking in back garden (done)
• New lawn in back garden (done)
• New flooring in living and dining rooms (done)
• Decorating (75% done)
• Resurface driveway as cheaply as possible (current one has broken up badly and you don't want to put people off before you get them in the door)
• and many more

A friend of the family has done most of the decorating and the flooring for free, refusing payment when we insisted (thank you John), and believe me, that has helped a great deal indeed.

You could question why we are spending the money, and that we should let it sell in the condition it is. Well unfortunately we are no longer in the middle of a housing boom and we have to make the house as appealing as possible to potential buyers. Add to that the fact that we will probably have to price it to sell in order to complete quickly, which is annoying, but sadly a fact.

It's clear I'm good at procrastinating as I should either be customising my resume for the job adverts I saw today, or fitting skirting boards in the living room.

On that note I suppose I'd better sign off and do something useful :)

Chris