life before
#1
life before
i was sitting here just now wondering what i did with my life before this whole process kicked off, my life is ruled by playing a waiting game and i cannot imagine not thinking or talking about anything else
i am sure that i must have had a life before this but i'll be blowed if i can rememberl
arlene
i am sure that i must have had a life before this but i'll be blowed if i can rememberl
arlene
#2
Re: life before
[i am sure that i must have had a life before this but i'll be blowed if i can rememberl
#3
Re: life before
A prime example of this is the sole in my shoe has started to come unstuck but Heather said "They'll do til we leave for Oz. Its one less thing we'll have to pack"
#4
Re: life before
Originally posted by HUP
A prime example of this is the sole in my shoe has started to come unstuck but Heather said "They'll do til we leave for Oz. Its one less thing we'll have to pack"
A prime example of this is the sole in my shoe has started to come unstuck but Heather said "They'll do til we leave for Oz. Its one less thing we'll have to pack"
#5
Re: life before
Originally posted by HUP
A prime example of this is the sole in my shoe has started to come unstuck but Heather said "They'll do til we leave for Oz. Its one less thing we'll have to pack"
A prime example of this is the sole in my shoe has started to come unstuck but Heather said "They'll do til we leave for Oz. Its one less thing we'll have to pack"
something a woman would never do, can't have too many pairs of shoes, one colour for each outfit and two of some if they are a nice style, just in case they go out of fashion of course
arlene
perhaps i am odd i am buyinh lots of things at the moments just in case i can't get them in oz:scared:
#6
Re: life before
Yeah me too - I think I will buy some nice duvet covers in the sales - things like that which are easy to pack! However, I must admit to feeling quite up and down at the moment. Sometimes I am really sure about Aus, at other times not... does anyone else feel like this? Is it just part of the waiting game? Perhaps I'm trying to enjoy being here in case that visa doesn't come through... Well, I guess it's best to make the most of life, at whatever time and wherever you are.
#7
my life style has never changed as i thought you never know what could happen live life for today not for 1 year down the road
knowing i would be soon going to australia i still went on holiday snowboarding in andorra i still went looking for new jobs
i went out and bought a new dvd player etc etc
i may of wasted some money along the way but dont regret it one bit and it kept me feeling happy whilst waiting for the scarry leaving date to come
i got one month to go and one more day left at work
i still got loads of things to get rid of and still loads to do
make sure you dont lose the point of going to auz in the first place
a more fullfilling life style, new experiences, to get out of that comfort zone and experience life its self
knowing i would be soon going to australia i still went on holiday snowboarding in andorra i still went looking for new jobs
i went out and bought a new dvd player etc etc
i may of wasted some money along the way but dont regret it one bit and it kept me feeling happy whilst waiting for the scarry leaving date to come
i got one month to go and one more day left at work
i still got loads of things to get rid of and still loads to do
make sure you dont lose the point of going to auz in the first place
a more fullfilling life style, new experiences, to get out of that comfort zone and experience life its self
#8
I am actually finding it quite hard to think what life was like pre-Aus. What did I do with my time?! Well I didn't sit on this flaming site for hours wasting my life away that's for sure!!
#9
My reply is to Larissa
We decided to do this about 2 months ago. The first month I spent feeling sick. I was alright in the morning but by the afternoon I thought what the hell are we thinking.
Everytime we tell someone important to us I go down hill, it's as if telling them is making it more final and then I start doubting what we're planning, but after a couple of days I'm all set again. Told our youngest daughter last night (the eldest has known from the start and can't wait). We knew she would take it bad, for a nine year old who does 20 hours a week at gym, has great friends and can put up with school, she has no reason to leave. She came around a bit when we started talking about all the different sports she can do so close at hand and the Christchurch Gym Club was very good!
When read the forum I sometimes wonder what possess' people to want to up the whole family, and move away from everything and everyone we know, are we all just slightly mad?
My dad sent me something you might like to read:
The following is true (well maybe not the dripping sarnies)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
Kids in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which
was promptly chewed and licked.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors Or
cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
fluorescent clackers' on our wheels.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the
same.
We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop
with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always
outside playing.
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were
Back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one
minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were
no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing
again.
We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue - we
learned to get over it.
We walked to friend's homes.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and
although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes
out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a
parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually
sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned to
deal with it all. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as real
kids, before
lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good
Many thanks and kind regards,
June
We decided to do this about 2 months ago. The first month I spent feeling sick. I was alright in the morning but by the afternoon I thought what the hell are we thinking.
Everytime we tell someone important to us I go down hill, it's as if telling them is making it more final and then I start doubting what we're planning, but after a couple of days I'm all set again. Told our youngest daughter last night (the eldest has known from the start and can't wait). We knew she would take it bad, for a nine year old who does 20 hours a week at gym, has great friends and can put up with school, she has no reason to leave. She came around a bit when we started talking about all the different sports she can do so close at hand and the Christchurch Gym Club was very good!
When read the forum I sometimes wonder what possess' people to want to up the whole family, and move away from everything and everyone we know, are we all just slightly mad?
My dad sent me something you might like to read:
The following is true (well maybe not the dripping sarnies)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
Kids in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which
was promptly chewed and licked.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors Or
cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
fluorescent clackers' on our wheels.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the
same.
We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop
with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always
outside playing.
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were
Back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one
minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were
no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing
again.
We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue - we
learned to get over it.
We walked to friend's homes.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and
although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes
out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a
parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually
sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned to
deal with it all. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as real
kids, before
lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good
Many thanks and kind regards,
June
#10
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Originally posted by Surfer Chick
My reply is to Larissa
We decided to do this about 2 months ago. The first month I spent feeling sick. I was alright in the morning but by the afternoon I thought what the hell are we thinking.
Everytime we tell someone important to us I go down hill, it's as if telling them is making it more final and then I start doubting what we're planning, but after a couple of days I'm all set again. Told our youngest daughter last night (the eldest has known from the start and can't wait). We knew she would take it bad, for a nine year old who does 20 hours a week at gym, has great friends and can put up with school, she has no reason to leave. She came around a bit when we started talking about all the different sports she can do so close at hand and the Christchurch Gym Club was very good!
When read the forum I sometimes wonder what possess' people to want to up the whole family, and move away from everything and everyone we know, are we all just slightly mad?
My dad sent me something you might like to read:
The following is true (well maybe not the dripping sarnies)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
Kids in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which
was promptly chewed and licked.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors Or
cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
fluorescent clackers' on our wheels.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the
same.
We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop
with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always
outside playing.
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were
Back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one
minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were
no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing
again.
We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue - we
learned to get over it.
We walked to friend's homes.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and
although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes
out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a
parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually
sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned to
deal with it all. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as real
kids, before
lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good
Many thanks and kind regards,
June
My reply is to Larissa
We decided to do this about 2 months ago. The first month I spent feeling sick. I was alright in the morning but by the afternoon I thought what the hell are we thinking.
Everytime we tell someone important to us I go down hill, it's as if telling them is making it more final and then I start doubting what we're planning, but after a couple of days I'm all set again. Told our youngest daughter last night (the eldest has known from the start and can't wait). We knew she would take it bad, for a nine year old who does 20 hours a week at gym, has great friends and can put up with school, she has no reason to leave. She came around a bit when we started talking about all the different sports she can do so close at hand and the Christchurch Gym Club was very good!
When read the forum I sometimes wonder what possess' people to want to up the whole family, and move away from everything and everyone we know, are we all just slightly mad?
My dad sent me something you might like to read:
The following is true (well maybe not the dripping sarnies)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
Kids in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which
was promptly chewed and licked.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors Or
cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
fluorescent clackers' on our wheels.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the
same.
We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop
with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always
outside playing.
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were
Back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one
minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were
no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing
again.
We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue - we
learned to get over it.
We walked to friend's homes.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and
although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes
out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a
parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually
sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned to
deal with it all. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as real
kids, before
lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good
Many thanks and kind regards,
June
An excellent post and real food for thought. ( But maybe not the dripping sandwiches!
#11
spooky
we were only talking about this the other night. why kids are overweight today. we used to get sent out to play at 8 in the morning and not come back till late at night, in all weathers. I can remember having terrific chilblains but was as skinny as hell
bread and dripping ahhhh remember it well put hairs on your chest my parents said, I was a girl!!!!
remember chasing the ice cream van for tit bits and going to the chippy at 10 when they were closing for the scrimps of the day
ohhh the good old days hey
arlene
we were only talking about this the other night. why kids are overweight today. we used to get sent out to play at 8 in the morning and not come back till late at night, in all weathers. I can remember having terrific chilblains but was as skinny as hell
bread and dripping ahhhh remember it well put hairs on your chest my parents said, I was a girl!!!!
remember chasing the ice cream van for tit bits and going to the chippy at 10 when they were closing for the scrimps of the day
ohhh the good old days hey
arlene
#12
Originally posted by Surfer Chick
My reply is to Larissa
We decided to do this about 2 months ago. The first month I spent feeling sick. I was alright in the morning but by the afternoon I thought what the hell are we thinking.
Everytime we tell someone important to us I go down hill, it's as if telling them is making it more final and then I start doubting what we're planning, but after a couple of days I'm all set again. Told our youngest daughter last night (the eldest has known from the start and can't wait). We knew she would take it bad, for a nine year old who does 20 hours a week at gym, has great friends and can put up with school, she has no reason to leave. She came around a bit when we started talking about all the different sports she can do so close at hand and the Christchurch Gym Club was very good!
When read the forum I sometimes wonder what possess' people to want to up the whole family, and move away from everything and everyone we know, are we all just slightly mad?
My dad sent me something you might like to read:
The following is true (well maybe not the dripping sarnies)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
Kids in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which
was promptly chewed and licked.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors Or
cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
fluorescent clackers' on our wheels.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the
same.
We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop
with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always
outside playing.
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were
Back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one
minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were
no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing
again.
We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue - we
learned to get over it.
We walked to friend's homes.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and
although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes
out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a
parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually
sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned to
deal with it all. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as real
kids, before
lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good
Many thanks and kind regards,
June
My reply is to Larissa
We decided to do this about 2 months ago. The first month I spent feeling sick. I was alright in the morning but by the afternoon I thought what the hell are we thinking.
Everytime we tell someone important to us I go down hill, it's as if telling them is making it more final and then I start doubting what we're planning, but after a couple of days I'm all set again. Told our youngest daughter last night (the eldest has known from the start and can't wait). We knew she would take it bad, for a nine year old who does 20 hours a week at gym, has great friends and can put up with school, she has no reason to leave. She came around a bit when we started talking about all the different sports she can do so close at hand and the Christchurch Gym Club was very good!
When read the forum I sometimes wonder what possess' people to want to up the whole family, and move away from everything and everyone we know, are we all just slightly mad?
My dad sent me something you might like to read:
The following is true (well maybe not the dripping sarnies)
According to today's regulators and bureaucrats, those of us who were
Kids in the 50's, 60's, 70's and 80's probably shouldn't have survived.
Our baby cots were covered with brightly coloured lead-based paint which
was promptly chewed and licked.
We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, or latches on doors Or
cabinets and it was fine to play with pans.
When we rode our bikes, we wore no helmets, just flip flops and
fluorescent clackers' on our wheels.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding in the passenger seat was a treat.
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle - tasted the
same.
We ate dripping sandwiches, bread and butter pudding and drank fizzy pop
with sugar in it, but we were never overweight because we were always
outside playing.
We shared one drink with four friends, from one bottle or can and no-one
actually died from this.
We would spend hours building go-carts out of scraps and then went top
speed down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After
running into stinging nettles a few times, we learned to solve the
problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were
Back before it got dark. No one was able to reach us all day and no one
minded.
We did not have Playstations or X-Boxes, no video games at all. No 99
channels on TV, no videotape movies, no surround sound, no mobile
phones, no personal computers, no Internet chat rooms.
We had friends - we went outside and found them.
We played elastics and street rounders, and sometimes that ball really
hurt.
We fell out of trees, got cut and broke bones and teeth, and there were
no lawsuits. They were accidents. We learnt not to do the same thing
again.
We had fights, punched each other hard and got black and blue - we
learned to get over it.
We walked to friend's homes.
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate live stuff, and
although we were told it would happen, we did not have very many eyes
out, nor did the live stuff live inside us forever.
We rode bikes in packs of 7 and wore our coats by only the hood.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. The idea of a
parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually
sided with the law. Imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever.
The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned to
deal with it all. And you're one of them. Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others who have had the luck to grow up as real
kids, before
lawyers and government regulated our lives, for our own good
Many thanks and kind regards,
June
"Yup" know what he means man of my generation.. gotta love him
We are the last of our kind.. "lol"...... thanks for that made my day...... ........
#13
Originally posted by steandleigh
An excellent post and real food for thought. ( But maybe not the dripping sandwiches!
An excellent post and real food for thought. ( But maybe not the dripping sandwiches!
"Hey thats the best part
#15
quick!!!!!!! Plumbers sprung a leak, you know how crap they are at fixing their own stuff, he'll leak to death:scared: