In this video I'm talking about my house move, where I'm at with it and why it's taking so long! If you haven't watched the previous video 'Where Have I Gone? Closing Down the Workshop and Moving On...' it would be worth you watching that one first.

I'm fairly sure that all of your subs will agree.....It'll be worth the wait, Ian.

Life is bananas right now. Every story I hear I realize the world is just in chaos. One day we'll look back at this with wonder. I wish I could travel 500 years in the future to learn how this all turns out and the changes Covid made in the world. Hope you get to move soon! It will be so nice when you're in your new space and make it exactly how you want.

There are a lot of moving parts right now and it speaks well of you that you're taking it in stride. Hope it all clears up for you soon.

Oh mate, I’m keeping everything crossed for you that you get to move soon. Here’s hoping 2022 is a better year for all of us!

all the best, hope you stand up stronger and I wish you all the best

Sorry for your troubles, Ian. Good luck!

Ian. I wish you all good luck with your situation. It will get better.

I keep my fingers crossed that you will be able to solve everything soon. I really like your videos, and I'm really looking forward to the new ones. Thanks to your videos, I learned to work with leather and I really enjoy it now, Thank you! :)

I feel for you... I hope your move is right around the corner. I am excited to see the new shop!

Sorry to hear the news about the move, and what a horrible time of year with winter coming and cold nights. Hope it all works out before it gets too cold for you. Keep the spirits high.

Good luck Ian I hope it all comes right for you.

I am a builder and have seen the price of materials rocket recently, for example, an 8'x4' sheet of OSB has gone from £18 to £56. 30% of building sites in England are 'on stop' due to same. On the 1st of this month, I was on a motorway on a beautiful day heading out for a motorcycle ride with a dear friend. I came to a stop at the rear of a queue of traffic and put on my hazard lights. Moments later, I was hit by a car, the driver of which was obviously more interested in her boyfriend and her children than me. My life has been changed forever. All things have a perspective. Your move will happen and your life will find move on. I wish you every luck with your move.

Looking forward to your new series about the new house; hope all goes well. You seem quite cheerful despite everything!

Hope your moving issues get sorted soon Ian. It cannot be healthy for mind and body 'camping' out in your own home. Best wishes Graham

What an absolute nightmare, I can only wish you the best of luck. I'm eager to watch the future episodes, the move and set up of the new shop will be very interesting! Thanks for sharing and take care!!

My goodness bud, my heart goes out to you. Keep your head in the game.

Its amazing in the middle of all this you somehow find the headspace and clarity to design and create beautiful items and keep your etsy shop stocked.

Omg I feel for you. I retired last January. We could not find anything that was good where we wanted to go. The market is so strong nothing last more than 2 weeks. Plus crappy houses were selling for outrageous prices. So we decided to pack our things and sell our house and hope something comes up during the time. While packing up my shop I ended up with two slipped disc in my neck which crippled my ability to pack my shop (leather knife and fly rod shop). Then we had repairs to do on the house and during that I slipped on the tile by the front door and fractured my knee in three places. I still kept trying to fix the repairs and pack while Living with the pain I was in. We sold the house put most of our things in storage and took what we needed to live in a apartment. And left. Spent a week in a hotel trying to find a apartment but they were going as fast as the house market. Only one available was a third floor apartment without a elevator. So we got moved in found property and started building a house. Knee is now almost feeling okay after 9 months and the house will not be done till June. So no shop for over a year. Long story sorry. But I feel for you.

Sure hope this gets sorted soon, and that the new place is more than worth the current hassles! Hang in there.

Thanks for the update.

I’m very sorry you’ve had more heartache. Thank you for sharing, its not easy but you were right many of us can empathize. It has been a #$&# storm the past 21 months. Keep strong and know better days are ahead. Many of us have greatly appreciated all the knowledge you’ve shared with us over the years. We care for your well being and send well wishes.

Good Luck in your Endeavours , I 've Really Enjoyed your Videos and Comments and Great Workmanship and Teaching on Leatherwork and Hope you get a Nice New Place and Shop that Befits you. I understand what its like to Loose a Loved one and we all Seem to go through it in our own ways ,Time will Heal ! And I wish you many more "GOOD" things as you Move on ,I'll be Looking in on your Future Videos,etc.! All the Best...

Right on brother. i hope things get smoother for you soon. Floor sleeping sucks. Good on you to think to donate your bed though.

Keep safe Ian, always love the channel xxx

Housing market is nuts in the United States too. I've been looking for a new place for six months. Made several offers. Crazy times. I hope your new place gets sorted soon. Can't wait to see how you set up your new workshop

I dont even watch ur vids straight away, I.just hit the like and save them for later . I already know that they will be top notch. The number 1 Mann in this feild now doubt

So Sorry to hear about all your troubles. COVID has wreaked havoc on the housing industry in the US also. Supply shortages cause building shortages which in turn causes higher prices for older homes. Glad you found a nice home though, even if it's taking a bit to get into it. Stay Strong!

Wow, that is so much to deal with. I hope you can get settled into the new place soon and get some stable roots down again. If life could stop kicking you for a solid span of time that would be great.

Praying for you.

I fully understand all the delays and supply issues caused by COVID and in the your Government's Brexit and the subsequent impact on labour. For me it's a case of do what I can and the things I have no control over just let go. Otherwise the changes to life the pandemic has caused could amplify stress and lead to depression and anxiety issues. I am excited to see what you do for a new workshop.

my goodness, it just doesnt stop. hopefully the universe will cut you some slack soon...the sellers need to get out or compensate you...this amount of time is beyond unreasonable...hope it resolves soon...i am glad to see you back, i learned so much from tutorials...thanks

Hey, don’t sweat it for us, first thing first. We’ll be there when you’re done

No worries you just take your time to sort it all out, it'll all come right in the end :)

What a shame... here's hoping things will be sorted out soon and you will be able to move into the new house before the world ends!

Thank you for sharing..here in the US building supplies for home builder is somewhat limited and the prices are much higher than a year ago...what a coincidence ?

It really is frustrating when there are so many things outside your control that seem to be conspiring against you. Keep on smiling Ian (if nothing else it exercises the facial muscles 😉). I hope the move does happen before the end of the year so you can at least start the new one with a clean slate. All my very best wishes.

Waiting for the next video

Good Lord, buddy....it does seem like the world is in chaos just about everywhere...Guess the best we can do is watch this cosmic merry-go-round spin and just step on if it slows enough to give us a chance :D Well, I do hope you at least get to spend Christmas in your new home and begin a new year there. Here is hoping for good new soon from across the big pond in the USA...Jim

Soon™. I think you need to have a backup strategy in case the house deal falls through. It sounds like you secured a price before the market drove prices up. I don't know if the deal has closed and you are just waiting for a move-in date, but I hope everything works out.

Thanks for keeping us posted. Your videos, along with Nigel's, have taught me so much about working with leather and stitching. Is your Etsy store still open for purchasing thread?

Ian, wow, what to say about that? Good luck and I guess think how the people who are selling the house to you feel. Kind of leaves a sour taste in one’s mouth for everyone, they can’t move, you can’t move and you’re probably really wanting to put some leather together. Heart goes out to you.

Geeez - poor bugger. It’s been a quite a year. Here is BC Canada we have droughts, heat waves, floods, Covid and I had cancer. It seems to be a test for all of us. Take care. I hope that possession date is before Christmas so then you can do a Christmas decorating video :-). (Or not).

You poor sod! There's little I can say that will be of any use to you, I think, but I really feel for you. Massive admiration for your keep-it-together capacity; that's a gift to treasure, for sure. I'm a little disappointed about your mismatched bedding though, shall I send you a nice set for when you let us visit you again? ;). Kidding, of course, but maybe it gave you a lil giggle, that was the intention :). Chin up lad, it'll be raight int end. Honest best wishes from down the road. x

Oh Ian! I hope your buyers are happy enough to wait and you're not getting pressured, if you do don't be afraid to turn the screws on your sellers to shift their butts into a rental to avoid a collapse of the whole chain due to their delays. You've missed all the stamp duty discounts because of them. You'd hope they are actually on site regularly to check progress rather than taking the building firms word for when completion is expected as to push it out months at the last minute at the end of Aug suggests it may have not even been water tight or fully built at that point, hopefully they are a larger building company so no potential cash flow problems which is the other issue I've heard of lately.

That has to be frustrating AF seriously, pushbacks and delays. Very testing times mate.