Even though my wife and I have been fortunate enough to be on week 5 of almost 6 weeks of holiday, we have made only a little bit of progress in terms of getting to NZ.
You may remember from my last post that we are now simply heading to New Zealand in October and going to look for a job and then we are going to complete the visa process. Hopefully. So, to that end we have a million and one things to do such as empty the flat, write CV's, applications, redecorate the flat, sell vehicles, open/close bank accounts, end contracts and many more tedious and time-consuming things.
To date we have; removed wood chip from the hall and repainted, taken a lot of rubbish to the tip, had a car boot sale (no DVDs left!), opened an NZ bank account, registered with the NZTC, taken clothes and shoes to the clothes and shoes banks and I think that is about it. The problem is, you see, that we have also; been to France for a week, been to Liverpool, been to Cadbury World, read books, slept, watched 'The Real Housewives of Orange County', played tennis and golf, occupied our Kiwi cousin, written blog posts (just one, actually), been cycling, visited friends, looked out of the window, farted, slept some more and a selection of other things too interesting to mention. There is a lot of work avoidance going on here, but the good news is that my wife and I are both excellent last-minute doers. When it comes down to the very last possible minute, that is our time to shine! We will be the most efficient, productive and stressed people you have ever met, but what needs to be done, will get done.
Anyway, stop distracting me! I've got loads of stuff to do... Where did I put my book?
