Home Sweet Home

So the big move was today and it was hectic from the get go. To the bank to get our brand new PINK bank cards which was such a novelty to us. This was great news to us because this meant we finally had direct access to our Aussie bank accounts… finally.

We then called for a Maxi-taxi and had to wait 40 minutes without one showing up before we hailed a cab on our own. A couple of good looking Aussie’s offered to give us a ride, but somehow a cab wouldn’t stop. Eventually we got a taxi. We had so much luggage we barely fit, but luckily a 35 minute cab ride only cost us 25$. Much cheaper than back home. One thing I’ve noticed about driving on the wrong side of the road gets me very motion sick. Every tram , train and car ride leaves me minutes away from puking. Go figure…

Anyways we finally arrived at 16 Marine Parade, aka home sweet home. We had to carry our VERY heavy suitcases up about 20 stairs. Needless to say we were tired. We quickly made a grocery list and headed to explore. St. Kilda is filled with lots of tiny little shops and bars and cafes. My kinda place for sure. After ogling all the many pastery shops we headed to the super market. 215$ later we had to walk a 5 block home with very heavy grocery bags. That combined with our laugh attack barely got us home, we might have to invest in a personal shopping cart. Food here is basically double the price home but at last we get to cook our own healthy food.

As soon as we got home we took out the cleaning supplies and did a full top to bottom two hour clean sesh to Al Greene. We love our little home and even bought a few deco’s to make it feel more home-y but there is no such thing as central heating in Aus so our rooms and bathroom is perma cold. The fireplace in the living room has now become our huddle spot. We spent our Friday night huddled on the couch in our sweaters and blankets watching bad free cable.

Although I thought I was cold…it got worse. Our bedrooms were freezing and even thought I was sleeping in a hoodie, my slippers and wrapped myself in a blanket and a duvet I still had trouble sleeping and was a frozen ice cycle when I woke up.

We made hot tea and oatmeal for breakfast (our first home cooked meal) and headed to Maccers (McDonalds) where we were promised free wifi but the internet was McCrappy so we left and decided to hand out resumes. I got a trial Monday (like working interview) at a place called Rococo which is a resto-lounge. Believe it or not I’m nervous!

We then caught the first tram into the city to buy mini heaters so we’d be able to survive the winter in our non-heated home. Following our purchase (money well spent) we finally decided to hit the liquor store. 6 Aussie bottles of wine and 60$ later, we were well stocked for a week (hopefully). On the way out of the supermarket we saw Asian massages for 10$ so we treated ourselves. After all the heavy lifting and sleeping on weird beds it was well worth it.

Anyways, bottles of wine to open and dinner to cook. More stories and adventures of living on our own to come! I might have to child proof our place as Kristina is a tad clumsy but for now back to our show!

Ps- be sure to check out the pics below of our neighbourhood.