Somewhere in the middle of May I decided to look at the availability of houses to suit us in Kommetjie.
Now, those of you who have followed us for a while will know that I loved our little apartment in Tableview and although we’ve been on a month to month lease for 4 of the 5 years we lived there, I never actually saw myself moving.
About our flat
Brent and I moved into this little apartment with one of my sons when we were still dating and in the 5 years we were there,the flat has accommodated my whole family.
Somehow this little 2 bedroom flat was big enough.
It had the worst guest bathroom and each winter we would meet the new mice inhabitants,but I loved our little space.
The garden was teeny and the stairs scared me while Hamish learnt to crawl and walk but it was home.
I painted a feature wall with magnetic paint and we filled the house with vinyl murals and mismatched photo frames that spoke of our diversity as a family.
Last year the neighbours pipes burst and we had severe mould and the wall up our stair case started peeling off. But still I was happy.
I felt safe.
I had no plans to move for the next 2 or 3 years.
So why move?
In the same week that we heard of major building that would take place behind us and affect our current flat with regards to noise and neighbours, we were knee deep in Covid-19 lockdowns and my youngest daughter decided to move to her dad to be homeschooled instead of continue at the high school she was at, as there are other teens homeschooling in the home as well.
My older sons, who had needed to stay with us to get on their feet,were now all living away from home and I just woke up one morning tired of the four walls that restricted us.
I’d been feeling very nostalgic for the same upbringing my older children had for Hamish and wanted a space for him to be able to play outside and interact with nature on a daily basis.
I did not want to continue to bring my adventure loving little boy up behind brick walls.
With us choosing homeschooling for the younger children, this opened up the opportunity for us to look at moving further out.
But Komnetjie is so far
Brent and I had been talking about a move to Kommetjie for 4 years…. you know that ” one day when I’m rich” type of conversation.
We had visited friends out here a number of times and each time it felt like home.
If not …why not?
Just to see the house rental prices I went onto the first agents website that came up in a Google search.
I did not actually expect to find anything near our price range. But I found 2 suitable places.
The first one was already gone and the other never got back to us until after we had actually moved.
In between other agents mentioned a house for rental that we should look at and I fell in love…..
From the very first moment, before I had time to explore the inside if the house, I knew …this was home.
It is perfect. The correct size, spacious with cupboards for days and bathrooms to die for. The kitchen is well built and most importantly there is a huge yard with trees and flowers and rocks and mud for Hamish to play in.
Best of all …it was cheaper than our previous rental.
We had started looking at houses on Wednesday, by Saturday we had driven out to Kommetjie and were ready to sign a lease and start a new journey.
Part 2 : our move
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