In 10 days we settle on our first house. We settle the sale of our apartment (which we're currently still living in) on the same day. At the same time. The real estate agent representing the vendor states they are legally unable to provide us the keys to our new house until after settlement. This means we need to have everything in the apartment packed and ready for the removalists to pick up at 8.30am, pay them to cool their heels until settlement occurs at 2pm or whenever, and make sure the apartment is vacant and clean by that same time. You would think it would be easy to negotiate early access to the house (i.e. pay them a couple of hundred to let us park stuff there the day before the formal settlement date), but so far no luck. While this occurs I have to draft an institution wide green paper by the end of the month while also drafting papers and organising agenda for two Council committees. It's a very busy time. Applied for a job at a different university (still in Melbourne). Not sure I want it.