I moved into this house on Wednesday 23rd August - and now, on 2nd September, I can finally see the floor in my bedroom.  It's not fully sorted out as yet, but it's certainly okay for the time being.

In the photo, Sophie is modelling the newly designed cat-sized bed (well it's where the removal people put the two singles, and it seems to be the only workable option in this space) - Six feet wide, it is just about eight for one human and two cats!

This is the last room that I have tackled, which means that the house is now almost there - at least for the time being.  My dining furniture will arrive on Friday, after which I will be ready to start welcoming visitors.

It's been a very busy few days, but I am really glad to have emptied all the cardboard boxes (which have been passed n to a friend who has an upcoming house move herself) and have a functioning set of rooms.

My last task will be to pray the house blessing that was given to me for my last manse, for this one...

God bless the corners of this house,
And be the lintel blest,
And bless the hearth and bless the board,
And bless each place of rest,
And bless each door that opens wide
To stranger as to kin,
And bless each crystal window pane
That lets the starlight in,
And bless the rooftree overhead
And every sturdy wall.
The peace of man,
the peace of God,
The peace of love on all.

Today I officially begin my two new jobs/roles, and someone sent me a 'happy first day at school' message today, so I thought maybe I should add a suitable photo!!

It has been a lot of admin so far - setting up new email accounts (one done, one in hand), adding oodles of appointments to my diary, and, strangely, shredding a whole file of paper that managed to escape the purge before I moved.

Tomorrow is offically my day off - at least for this week - so maybe I can get out and about and do some exploring before the real work begins.

I have now been in Railway Town for a full week, and I have, thankfully, emptied all the cardboard boxes that travelled down from Glasgow.

My new house is lovely, if a LOT smaller than my flat in Glasgow, which in turn was smaller than my manse in Leicestershire.  This week I have purchased a fridge and a washing machine - both already being well used - and today I have just spent the incredibly generous leaving gift on a new table and chairs, which will arrive next week.  Apart from my bedroom, which looks like Paddy's market, the house is pretty much sorted out :-). The photo is of my office - which looks out over the garden and, being south facing, will be very bright.

Work starts officially tomorrow - but in practice not until Sunday (church) and Monday (college).

More news to follow - but for now, I plan to rest after a very busy week - well that and find somewhere that sells picture hooks!!