I know I haven't posted in the last few days, both myself and hubby have been mending. We were both really sore , extremely tired and somewhat sick to our stomachs...we are getting better but still aches and I have a constant headache and neck/shoulder pain still. Were both feeling pretty good about our choice to remain in our  home. When we look at the overall it just makes sense.Yes a new adventure and fresh start would be nice..in theory, but in actuality neither of us are physically up to such a major move. The natural micro climate is a huge pull, while the rest of the country was getting terrible snow, ice, and cold..we have been having sun, rain and a bit of wind, but nothing as major as other places. Both of our health conditions are inflamed by cold or horrid weather, and since we can't afford a warmer place, we simply couldn't do better than the weather provided by our town. Yes this house needs decorating, BUT, the major work has already been done, just a new roof at some point, otherwise it's just cosmetics. The size of our garden is HUGE compared to most UK gardens/Yards and to be honest we most likely couldn't keep up with much bigger. So over the next few months we will slowly transform this place and be able to finally call it home. :)