We have moved to Scunthorpe.

I wrote that we have moved out of Northumberland in my "I'm not Northumberland Mam anymore! Introducing Life As Kim!" blog post but I don't think I mentioned where we had moved. If you follow me on social media you will know as I have been tweeting and posting photos on Instagram. I did write this a few weeks ago before we were settled in.

We are now living in Scunthorpe which is in North Lincolnshire and is over 150 miles from where we used to live in Northumberland. The way I'm describing it is that it's somewhere between Hull and Doncaster, down from York and up from Lincoln. Geography is not my strongest subject. lol

I have been telling some fibs for a while (I'm sorry). We have known we would be moving since this time last year. Stu and I have been talking about moving to be nearer my dad for at least 3 years but it just wasn't possible with Becky studying for her GCSE's. We decided that when her GCSE's were finished we were off.

My dad lives in a small town/large village just outside of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire and when a house became available and the money situation in our life changed a little we jumped on it. It seemed perfectly timed and is just a 20 minute walk from where my dad lives. We never dreamed we could move into the village, we just had our sights set on Scunthorpe.

Over Christmas when we were away on holiday with my dad, on Christmas Eve we went to visit Scunthorpe and managed to view the house. We fell in love with it. We all agreed that it was a bit of a fixer upper and there is plenty of work that needs to be done which I am so excited about.

When I first saw the carpet and the fireplace in the living room I hated them. For years I have always had wooden or laminate flooring and could think of nothing worse than a patterned carpet. When we viewed the house they started to grow on me. We had decided to paint the wood on the fireplace a different colour, put the TV on the wall and put shelves in the alcoves at the sides of the fireplace. It will all take time but we'll get there in the end.

The kitchen is amazing!! It is about 4 times bigger than the one we had and has so much storage and a gas cooker! I do prefer a gas cooker but have had to make do with an electric one. The kitchen units looked so worn and tatty but now they've had a clean they look fine. I am in love with the back door too. It is a stable style door where I can just open the top half to let some air in.

Between the kitchen and the living room is the dining room. It is a good size and there isn't much to write about. The cupboard under the stairs is huge! You could fit a bed in. lol I did think about making it into an office but there is no window and I think it would be a bit claustrophobic.

The bathroom is downstairs and it is twice the size of our old one. I will be sharing photos soon as it is so cute. There is shelving all of the way around and the bath is in a little alcove. It is going to be so cosy when I go for a bath.

The bedrooms are a good size and has so much storage but they do need decorating and the kids will need new carpets eventually. Becky has chosen the smallest room which I am very happy about but it's still bigger than her old room. It's already had the wallpaper stripped, painted white and she has a new carpet. Ellie has the bigger bedroom and will need the space to store all of her toys. We're having a new rule. She can bring toys downstairs to play with but they're not going to be stored down here. Toys are to live in her bedroom!

Outside is AMAZING! There is a outhouse which has plumbing and electricity which means we can put our washer, a tumble dryer and a chest freezer in it. There is a garden too which is way longer than it looks. The kids already have plans for a trampoline, paddling pool and to camp out in it. Eek! I haven't had a proper garden with grass since I was a child and it is a dream come true. I can't wait to be able to grow plants and flowers. I am so keen on getting myself a greenhouse.

There is a garage at the bottom of the garden which Stu has claimed. He can put all his things that I don't really like in the house like tools, all the computer parts and what not.

We've starting a new chapter or our lives and I of course will be blogging all about it!