The moment that we had been anticipating for so long has now finally happened. We have moved! A short look-back on what was a very long and tiresome weekend. Friday – Pick up the van at the airport. René took on that job while I… Read More »We have moved! Now the real work begins!
As I’m writing this in Barcelona, where I am for a work trip, I cannot believe how much has happened the last two weekends, and… how quickly the house move is closing in on us. Even thought it briefly looked like we would have to… Read More »And so it begins: the first two weeks of almost moving
Miracles do happen! Two weeks ago, we shared an update telling you that the completion of the purchase was near. With the twists and turns of the last 16 months, however, we didn’t dare believe it until we had the keys in our hands! Still,… Read More »We have the keys!
There were times that we kind of thought this would never happen. When we made that offer in August 2023, we were told that on average, a house purchase/sale takes about 3 months. 4 months if you are a bit unlucky. We joked a bit… Read More »The count down is on! We are moving! This year!
For the last 12 months, it feels like every other sentence has started with ‘When we’ve moved…’ So, here’s a little compilation of what followed that phrase while we wait for the sellers to demolish the old home. Yes, you read that right, there is… Read More »When we’ve moved…
Hello everyone, it has been a while! Once you start waiting to give an update until you have some really good news to share, because you are sure it is imminent… you are at risk of not sharing ANY updates. Which is, of course, what… Read More »Update on our house purchase: problem vs solution
Feliz or Bom Ano Novo! Happy new year! I hope that the year will bring you joy, health, fun things, the accomplishments you are after, and, of course, world peace for us all. For us, I also hope it brings us a house. I didn’t… Read More »Feliz Ano Novo: It’s 2024 and we’re -almost- buying a house!
Our life is basically one big Excel workbook, or Notion Teamspace nowadays. Everything we have planned or organised, roughly since we started living together, has been ‘managed’ officially in some shape or form using digital tools. Yes. We’re nerds. From weekly menus and grocery shopping… Read More »Buying a House in Portugal: Road Trippin’, Box Tickin’, Signature Flickin’…?
It has been a while since we updated the blog. Mostly because we are just living our life at the moment with not many really exciting things to share. We promised, when we invited people to subscribe, to not spam them, and we wanted to… Read More »On the home stretch…?
We aren’t the type of people to clog your inboxes, if you have subscribed, just for the sake of publishing something. If we don’t really have anything groundbreaking to share, it’s highly likely that you don’t need or even want to hear about it. So,… Read More »Life in Espinho so far