h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

My family allowance payments end on Monday, that's 33 years I've been claiming it. Later this month Andrew is moving out (his choice) and I will be living alone for the first time ever. Well, not quite, I will have Goldie with me. I'll be remodelling the rooms in the bungalow. Andrew got the largest bedroom when we moved here, I got #2 which has 3 exposed walls. Later I had patio doors put in my bedroom and they took the place of the window and radiator. I regularly wake up with a cold nose

As soon as he's gone, I'm gutting his room then decorating. Then moving my bedroom furniture in so I can have a toasty quiet bedroom!

In my old room I will decorate then put my dining table & chairs in there, so I can have a bit more space in my living room. I'd like a corner unit on the far back wall so I can finally dispose of my 18 year-old couch. Might replace the 36 year-old coffee table too.

GB
enjoying looking forward to 2012

Where will Andrew move? Does he have a job?

Go, honey, grab that room.

Sounds like you are really looking forward to it! No plans to find another place? One with less bedrooms kust in case he tries to come back.

The trick is to have a spacious Lair with few beds in! I managed that last time i moved. The smaller bedroom is filled with bookshelves and a big desk - and a spare bed. Nothing anyone would bother to stay in more than a week at most.

I my hatchlings, but there's no need to have them around 24/7 anymore.

in your new life, GB.

with your new start and a New Year. Glad you are taking it positively and not falling in to the empty nest syndrome. Being a good Mum means letting go when the time is right, except they do tend to boomerang a bit if'home' is welcoming

Websailor

Have fun with the move around.

Oh lucky you. My eldest son is now 28 and shows *no* sign of moving out. Why would he? - it's too cushy at home by far

Good luck to your son GB, and enjoy the freedom and space.

I'm hoping Teenacher is at college on his 18th, as I'm intending to sell up and move my stuff out while he's not looking.

Unless he's moved to the Antipodes, I think you've still got some laundry ahead of you...except you should have a fixed cost in mind.

It sounds hard work but fun, enjoy it! I'm glad to hear you're going to be toastier and I hope your Andrew enjoys his new independence. I remember you talking about him in posts when I first joined h2, and he must have been at junior school then. Seems no time, but it's half his lifetime!

Both my boys moved out and although one misses them it was lovely to have
space all to myself. One had to come home for a while and it was
funny how claustrophobic the house seemed during that time.

I'm having my cellar closed and new floor boards laid in my entrance hall even as we speak. It feels like getting a whole new home

Next on the agenda is moving the kitchen and refurbishing the bathroom

I'll have to save up more for that, though, but it gives me something to look forward to

Enjoy your sunny room and freedom.

When we were trying to find and buy a flat the condition sine qua non was that it had to be sunny. And it is. I love that, all rooms have plenty of sunlight.