We finally took the plunge and have bought a house on the outskirts of hannover (herrenhausen area). We can’t move in until around the end of October / start of November. However, we do not want the usual last minute pack boxes and stress associated with many moves we’ve with helped with. Its all in the planning. Sooo, we are starting now with the “clean out cellar” part. A feat in itself as it is full of crap saved up over the years. In Germany no-one will collect anything unless you list it on paper first (what a surprise I hear you say). Anyway, its fight our way into the cellar time and start taking things slowly with the car to the dump. At least enough so that we can actually get an overview of all the sh*te that’s in there and then list it for the container people. Then once the cellars sorted we fill it again with the crap around the house so we can then go thrpough the above process again 
. What joy.
We are going to the new house tonight to have another look and at least start on room planning. I’m, taking my camcorder with me so we can do some planning when we get back. The cellar, with a bar and small cinema, is my baby. I know what I’m doing with that area. The rest of the house however will not be so easy. Which walls to break through, which rooms are the study/work rooms, which room to take for a bedroom, do we want a fitness room etc.
They reckon moving house is in the top 3 of stressful activities anyone can do. Behind death in the family and child birth. We are 3 months away and can see what they mean!
