We started early...

Bev and I got started on the house hunting the weekend before last and tried our luck at an auction this weekend, however were unsuccessful.

Never mind, we have decided to revise our strategy somewhat and will hit the house hunting circuit again this weekend, hopefully with more success. The funny thing is that we see the same couples at every house we visit, there's just a big group of people looking for the same thing - hopefully one day it will be our chance to win!

At least we're getting to spend a lot of time together, and we're finding our way around Melbourne a little bit better... I'll be so happy once this is all over! I don't understand those people who get so into house hunting that they still peruse the paper for houses even once they've bought one... I shall revel in never having to look again once we are successful - probably because we'll be so busy renovating the shit box we've bought that we wont have time!

We are on the edge of becoming... those people

I don't know about the rest of you but I've seen friends change over time... everything is normal until suddenly they begin... house hunting - suddenly their not available on the weekends, they are to tired during the week... then when you do get a chance to speak with them all they want to talk about is their search for a home!

Well as a word of warning --- Bevan and I are exactly one month today off becoming those people - we are anticipating the change and even beginning to imagine our new personas... who will play what role, what will we wear to important auctions (well ok Bev's not thinking that, that's only me) and will we ever find something we can afford.

My biggest fear is that after a year and a half of full on saving we'll go out into the market and realise that we can't afford what we want, the main criteria being grass so we can get two puppies...

Anyway, my blogging is likely to be on this vein of thought until we find a place or give up and decide to keep renting... so just wanted to warn you!