A quick update

Quite a bit has happened in the last couple of weeks and I didn't really want to announce anything prematurely. But the time has come to tell people I guess.

No...not pregnant, or getting married, or anything of the sort.

But I am now (almost) a home-owner. Contracts have been exchanged and settlement is in approximately 5 weeks. As at 6 October 2008, I will be a landlord with 4 tenants in my "new" apartment. In Maroubra. Apparently near the beach (I know it is, but I haven't been to Maroubra beach for years). Next to Pacific Square shops, gym etc. Near bus stop to city. Near UNSW. So close to Jan/Mer's new unit we're practically neighbours.

I won't be moving in until late December or sometime next year, and even so...I am hoping to rent out 2 of the 3 bedrooms. So if you're planning to come visit Sydney, let me know and I might be able to fit you in! Haha..if not, the living room is quite large too! Or my room even :)

Quite exciting and yet quite daunting at the same time. I'm not sure how it'll be like financially...yes, despite being an accountant, I am very bad with my personal finances (eeks...3 years of tax returns to lodge with the ATO). Hopefully this forces me to be more careful with my money and actually save some of my salary.

However, this also means I may find it a lot harder to travel around the world as I have been meaning to do for the longest time. So if I hear some good news from work in the next few weeks, I might be doing some planning for my next big (and hopefully not final) overseas trip!

Hmm okay, back to work!

(Note: Actually I am still at work cos I didn't achieve very much during the day....they recently imposed this ban on facebook (understandable, and I don't really mind) and the use of head/earphones (WHY WHY WHY!!!) during work hours. As the office is open-planned, I couldn't concentrate or focus on work cos I kept hearing all these phone conversations and other random conversations/noises around my work station. So I got distracted and spent a bit of time wandering around the office floor. Haha. The price I pay for not being to concentrate and motivate myself.)

My eyes are a bit tired actually, so might go home in a bit.