curleytops

Congratulations Bee! Looks like you might just be settled in time for Christmas

quoll

That's great news Bee!!! Hope the transition goes well.

Beedubya

Thanks everybody, I handed in my notice at work last Friday and I can't begin to tell you how relieved I feel. So I'm on the move again...........

Irish Guinness

Hope it all goes well for you, WELL DONE ON GETTING THE POSITION

BadgeIsBack

It's not often I dive in here.

For me, New Malden was a sort of middle of the road middle class suburb between other suburbs - you went there on the way to better places. I'd lump it in with Rayner's Park.

20 years ago it was a bit ordinary if anything - it's not bad - just not as good as Twickers, Hampton, parts of Kingston, Putney, Richmond, Teddington.
The High Street seems almost bohemian compared to other high streets in the SW.

What I am saying is that it is ALL relative.

So it is better than Mitcham, Croydon, Morden etc.....

Beedubya

Yes that's just what I thought, not bad but not outstanding either.

But as you say it is all relative, I have dug myself out of a hole by moving from a shoebox into a nice 1 bed flat and from a stressful goddamn awful job to one with so little stress you could almost so I feel happy in myself to be making the move.

windsong

Congrats on the new job, Bee What was the OLD job, though? Last time I was here you were looking for one.

Beedubya

WOW, where the hell have you been hiding????

windsong

I got so depressed back in May, Bee, that I thought I might never be able to go home. I had been trying to find a job over there but I realized that, with pets, I couldn't begin whatever job I was offered for six months - the time it takes to prep them, and by then I would have lost the job! That being the case, I would not have planned to go back no matter how depressed I was. However, a job and new DEFRA rules changes everything. It's now down to three weeks for the pets.

I am also employed now - very dysfunctional place but it is a job! Before, I could not move forward without a decent job. I just hope I can find another in a stable place so I really can begin to believe I can actually plan the move home.

I still need to save lots of money to make the move and to take care of myself until I get stabilized in the UK because I have no family there and the job certainly helps with that.

fulwood

windsong, a few of us were worried about you and I for one had missed you on the board. please keep in touch. it is nice to see you "alive" and on board again...

windsong

Thank you so much! I am so glad I am back now

When I left in May I was not working and until six weeks ago I was surviving on temporary work. There was no way I could go home when I was barely making enough to make ends meet here. I felt as if my dream would never come true and that perhaps being here made me more upset.

In spite of leaving for a few months, I now realize I cannot escape what my heart tells me - no matter what I do. If my dream is to go home, it always will be my dream, so I might as well give in to it and try to make it happen. At least now I have a job so there is a chance.

Tina

sallysimmons

Windsong, I'm so glad you're OK. I had some horrible thoughts about what might have happened and I'm glad none of them were true!

windsong

Thank you so much, Sally

Beedubya

I am glad to see you back too Tina, your dream will come true if you want it badly enough, you WILL make it happen.

bandrui

Is it tomorrow you start your new job Bee? I know I am always getting the dates mixed up... put it down to old age and the failing memory .