Unit hunting

Yesterdays flat hunting went quite well. We had a look at three different units, one in Waverton, one in Neutral Bay and one in Cremorne. Over here real estate agents have an inspection time in which people can come along and view the units up for rent. Usually there is only a 15 minute inspection time and you inspect the property at the same time as other people who are interested in renting it as well. It's a little different to the way the UK do it but it creates a feeling of competitiveness if the unit is quite desirable. The one in Waverton was not to our liking. It was on the 3rd floor and there was no lift and it looked quite shabby with no views. The Neutral Bay was quite promising. It was a town house with three bedrooms, en-suite and a double lock-up garage which had all been completely renovated. The one in Cremorne was fantastic, massive rooms and the most fantastic views. It was on the 12th floor and you could see right over into the harbour. It was quite near Military Road as well, so that would have been great for shops, the only problem was it was a little bit too expensive for us. But we wanted to see what you could get for the money.

We all went Christmas shopping early this morning. It was great as we were at the shops at 9am because we live in the city now, so no messing around on public transport. We live literally round the corner from the main shopping centre. We bought quite a few presents for Mia’s first Christmas. It’s great shopping for toys for her for Christmas at this age because she doesn’t have a clue what’s going on. Obviously as she gets older I’m sure we’ll have all the tears and tantrums when she doesn’t get what she wants.

We managed to find a pair of shoes in a size 3 for her; they are soft pram shoes really but look like trainers. I think she loves them!!

We stopped off for coffee and Damien took her for a little walk in them, she kept staring at them at first and then managed to undo them in the first minute of wearing them!