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Posted on Sunday 11 May 2008 at 10:48 - 0 Comments - Link

The weather this week has been fantastic. Just as I like it espeically as I have had a couple of days off so I could take advantage. We are still busy getting the house ready for sale. As we are keen to move asap, we have put together a schedule of works to ensre we are ready by the end of the month. Today, even though the weather is grea and we should be out both man & boy are busy working. I am sorting stuff, getting ready for the car boot. I roped in my brother to help as I haven't a clue. Never been to a car boot so it will be any experience regardless of what we sell. We still have quite a lot of books and china to sell from the mother -in -law which has been sittin gin boxes for the last 3 years. In addtion , I am looking at all our possessions, thinking if it is suitable selling material. Half of me wants to be ruthless another part of me thinks I still want some familiar items around. I need to tackle this in a logical way.

Work is a busy as ever, plans are being made for the end of the year. Secretly I am thinking - I don't care as I won't be here. Feel a bit guilty as I do like my job and the team I work with but I don't want to give them any indication at the moment that a our move is planned for sooner rather than later. My other half is also going through the same feelings. He is in charge of a multi million £ redevelopment at his work but he is thinking he will never see it completed. Our son, "N" on the other other hand is just waiting for the day for us to say - hand in your notice - we are going!!

After our last visit to St Lucia, we made some good contacts and started putting out feelers regarding work possibilities for "N". He is a qualified electrician and alarm engineer. the feeling wad there would be work available but he would probably need to set himself up as a small business. He has already said that I could have the priviledge of doing the admin/ accounts work. He is so generous and thoughtful!!

A final note today - thank you for the encouraging comments. We can't wait to move and i am sure that we will fit intisland life. it felt like home on our visit in April. I can't wait to meet new people and have a different quality of life. Hopefully not to be bound the routine of having to go to work and be a bit more of indulgent to our wishes/needs. It feel great to working towards a dream.

The Plan - Escape to St Lucia

Posted on Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 05:05 - 2 Comments - Link

I haev been reading the vaarious forums and blog for a while now and i am amazed at how amny people are planning their escape from the Uk in hopes of a better way of life. As a couple we had wanted to move to the caribbean for the last 25 years but life gets in the way. Finally a couple of years ago my mother-in-law died and this gave the other half the impetus to move. Previously there was no way he would have left her as there is no other family. I am not saying that we haven't had a good life. We have a fantastic son, we have worked hard, travelled the world and have our own home but there was always that nagging wish to have different type of life. A decision was made.

After many years of exploring the various caribbean islands, we made the decision to buy a property with the purpose of permanantly relocating. December 2005 we bought a house on the beautiful island of St Lucia. The house has been rented out but soon it will be our home. This is the year we move.

We have justed returned from a visit. it was great to be back. So much & yet so little has changed. There has obviously been money spent due to the Cricket World Cup, but the island, the people and the house is still as fantastic as the last time we saw it in 2005. It just feels right!

So, since returning, as well as doing all the normal domestic chores, fitting in 40 hour weeks at work we are now getting the UK house ready to sell, sorting out the huge amounts of rubbish that accumulates. especially as we have been in our current home for 20 years. It suddenly all seems very real. However we have been building up to this for, seems like forever.

We are hoping to have the house on the market by the end of May. No idea what its worth. Once it is sold - all systems go. The only reservation I have is that after working full time since I was 16 years old and a working mother, I wonder will I find enough to do. I plan to do more creative activities and be more active, maybe even learn to swim properly. We will be in a position so we will not have to work but I am worried I will get bored. My other half can't wait. He thinks I am worrying unduly. He says I will find things to do. He is probably right.