geordie mandy

I'm going to try and have an early night, my kids are being a right pain at the moment wont go to bed and stay there the past few nights it has been nearly midnight before i have managed to get to bed. the youngest keeps disturbing the older ones consequently i am upstairs like a yo yo, just writing this has taken over 30 mins.
I think that could be why i feel so tiered. If it continues after hubby gets home for the weekend then i will make an appointment to have some tests taken.
i need to goto one of those health spa's to totaly unwind.
Any one fancy that, a little pampering?
Mandy

katsmajic

aww you poor thing...sleep is so essential to be a happy mum...
i'd love to 'spa' woth you...but its a long way from cheltenham..

katsmajic

eewww your welcome to them...i cant stand them lol

ohippy

Ah Mandy - I'm already booked in. In 5 weeks I'm going to Center Parcs with two friends and their families. The men are looking after the kids whilst us girls retire to the Aqua Sana.

Then in the first weekend of July, we have a girly weekend at Cedar Falls.

I'm gonna miss this in Oz

Clippy

Sounds lovely

I know what you mean, I'll so miss my friends in Oz

ohippy

I didn't think I would really, but it's all starting to hit home now.

Everytime they talk to me they have tears in their eyes

Clippy

Yes it's so close for you now isn't it so I can imagine you must be finding it hard - I know I feel close to tears sometimes when I think about it and I'm only just sending my TRA! So by the time I'm at your stage it's going to be so hard.

teach

Hiya Ohippy, my lovely. It's a terrible thing to say but you will hardly have timme to miss anyone when you first get here. Then you get to a point where you really miss them for a while but a few chats on the phone or msn sorts things out. I know my friends will always be there and will probably visit so that keeps me happy. Just waiting to get a room where we can set up a web cam and that will be brill. Enjoy all the timme you have together before you leave and always remember the good times. My friends and I made a pact that we wouldn't talk about Australia in the last few weeks before I left, that helped me heaps.
Take care honey,
Sarah

ohippy

Haven't you sent that off yet ????? Get you a**e in gear !

geordie mandy

That sounds fantastic, so much for getting sleep last night my youngest kept me awake till the wee hours, to stop me falling asleep this morning i have cleaned my kitchen from top to bottom.

Tonight as my hubby will be home im going to have a candle lit bath, face pack the lot oh and a glass or two of wine. Let him cope with the kids he has had over a fortnight of no kids to disturb him.

Im sure once you are in oz and start making friends then you will have girly nights out and weekends away i know i shall be trying.
Mandy

ohippy

Hiya Sarah - how are you ? Good to hear from you !

What's wierd is that when we started this long process I didn't feel like I had any friends but, in the last couple of years, I've made more of an effort and I now have a couple of really good friends. Luckily they're already saving to visit us !!

Clippy

See here

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=374269

ohippy

Bout time too - you'd better start your visa app now if you have any hope of getting that in before the next millenium

Clippy

PMSL, funny you should say that, Suzy emailed me this morning and asked if I'd got my Visa application ready to go for when I get an answer! Guess I'd better start looking into it - although maybe that's tempting fate!

hooperhome

Hi there Sarah, how are you doing?

I agree with you, for a while you will be in such a tizz that you don't really miss anyone. Then a couple of months down the line and a few glasses of wine later, you will get the need to phone everybody up. Once I have done that I am usually okay again. Trouble is when I have had a few glasses of wine, it's late at night, however it is still early in UK!!!

Have made a couple of good friends over here, been here now almost 4 months. Today I went out and organised a girlie night so that my social circle will widen. It is slightly different for me though because hubby is not here yet so not really socialising as I should.

Have a good day
Theresa