Settling in & setting up nicely

Settling in & setting up nicely

We’ve now lived here in France for 6 weeks or so.  We’ve loved every minute of it. From discovering the sights and sounds of Nérac and its bustling Saturday market, stumbling across La Romieu, the stunning commune literally 10 mins down the road in Gers to...
Getting to France

Getting to France

The pack-up and journey Bit of a gap since our last blog, we have good reason though. On Friday 8th April, we picked up the rental van from Europcar and began the massive pack. Our great pals, Claire & Dave arrived with their 2 lovely daughters, Molly Mae &...
Countdown to Moving Day

Countdown to Moving Day

We are on a major countdown now, with only 5 sleeps until we move to France! Nights are getting a bit restless and dogs are getting anxious by all of the upheaval in the house, but an excited glint can be found in our eyes as we prepare to go on this adventure to...
3: Ask for help and save

3: Ask for help and save

Well, I know I have already spoken about one way that you can help us in the post Make more and save but we are also working our way towards an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. What we are doing initially is building an interested following for the business through...
2: Make more and save

2: Make more and save

We are both extremely fortunate that, as the majority of the work we both do is done digitally and online, we can do this from anywhere, so our working income can remain constant during the move and can increase as much as we can manage time wise once we are settled....
1: Spend less and save

1: Spend less and save

We are not extravagant people. We do not have flash cars, rarely take holidays and it’s pretty unusual to see us in new outfits, so how can we reduce our outgoings in order to save enough money for a deposit on a property for Studio Faire? One of our biggest monthly...