..........there was me and my three children somewhere in a wet dreary Lancashire,UK.  After many years of 'shall we', 'should we' conversations we have decided that we want to be the other side of the world!  Not an easy decision by any means but one which feels right.  Our primary reason for wanting to go is better standard of living we will have and of course the weather to be able to get outside and do stuff is a major selling point.  I want something more for my children.  I won't spend the next paragraph putting this country down BUT there doesn't really seem to be much to offer here anymore. (That is all I will say on that or it may turn into a political debate which is not what i want this to be)  What do I want this to be?

......I want to be able to record all the highs and lows of this whole experience, so that hopefully I will be able to look back on it all and wonder how on earth I stayed sane!

So where are we at now? apart from wet & windy Lancashire that is!  Like I said we have come to the decision that this time we are going to GO FOR IT!  My elder brother has just been over for a holiday (he has lived in Perth for 18 years) and it has just made me more certain of what I want for my family and where I want to be.  I am going to appoint an agent to help me along the route.  I feel it is going to be stressful enough and if someone is able to take the load a bit then it will be money well spent in my eyes.  I have a short list of 2 agents - wont mention them here, but by the end of next week I expect to have signed up and the ball will be rolling.

Already my life has been turned upside down. Every waking moment I am thinking, planning or worrying about the whole process.  Wondering what I should take with me furniture wise and even wondering what would happen if the house sold before we were ready to go! All totally unfounded worries and completely unnecessary right now but its like I have been taken over by aliens!  I even spent 2 hours looking at houses to rent the other night!  (I really must learn to take one step at a time LOL )

We are going to apply for a sub 136visa (skilled independant). Finally being a Cook has proved useful!  Best news is that my eldest can come on the application with us, validate his visa and then return to finish his degree before rejoining us.

Well that is it for now - Day one of my blog (never done one of these before!) I will return regularly I am sure.  In the  meantime fingers crossed............................................