The first week back
#1
The first week back
Apart from having no job, car or house, I have a phone so can tell you all my first impressions. All positive except the weather (but at least no earthquakes or hurricanes).
This is the top of my list...
1. Plugs don't fall out of sockets
2. Bacon
3. A sensible number of roadsigns
4. Dark chocolate digestive biscuits
5. Hedgerows
6. Proper villages
7. No air-con (nor need for)
8. 'decent' (!!!) instant coffee
9. BBC radio 'live' not 5 hours ahead
10. Fish and chips
There are some niggly issues with coming back after years abroad, like credit
checks with gaps in, no address so hard to get insurance etc so a bit of catch
22 going on.
I am waiting for tough times to hit, but really glad to be home.
Oh, and here's #11 - irony and humour...!
This is the top of my list...
1. Plugs don't fall out of sockets
2. Bacon
3. A sensible number of roadsigns
4. Dark chocolate digestive biscuits
5. Hedgerows
6. Proper villages
7. No air-con (nor need for)
8. 'decent' (!!!) instant coffee
9. BBC radio 'live' not 5 hours ahead
10. Fish and chips
There are some niggly issues with coming back after years abroad, like credit
checks with gaps in, no address so hard to get insurance etc so a bit of catch
22 going on.
I am waiting for tough times to hit, but really glad to be home.
Oh, and here's #11 - irony and humour...!
#3
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,198
Re: The first week back
Welcome back!
I, too, love the no air-con thing. Although they have just announced that this has been the coldest summer in 18 years, it certainly doesn't bother me - I love English weather.
I, too, love the no air-con thing. Although they have just announced that this has been the coldest summer in 18 years, it certainly doesn't bother me - I love English weather.
#4
Re: The first week back
Good luck, this is going to be me next week!
Can't wait but still scared, OMG, what am I doing? Packing up is hard and I feel such a failure (sorry made it all about me!)
Can't wait but still scared, OMG, what am I doing? Packing up is hard and I feel such a failure (sorry made it all about me!)
#5
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Joined: Dec 2009
Location: Norfolk UK
Posts: 447
Re: The first week back
Onward and upward.
#6
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Joined: Dec 2009
Location: Norfolk UK
Posts: 447
Re: The first week back
to OP, welcome back.
just hold on to all those good things you list about being back and you will find more, don't sweat the negatives. We are blessed with a lot of pleasures.
just hold on to all those good things you list about being back and you will find more, don't sweat the negatives. We are blessed with a lot of pleasures.
#7
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Joined: May 2007
Location: England
Posts: 4,212
Re: The first week back
Apart from having no job, car or house, I have a phone so can tell you all my first impressions. All positive except the weather (but at least no earthquakes or hurricanes).
This is the top of my list...
1. Plugs don't fall out of sockets
2. Bacon
3. A sensible number of roadsigns
4. Dark chocolate digestive biscuits
5. Hedgerows
6. Proper villages
7. No air-con (nor need for)
8. 'decent' (!!!) instant coffee
9. BBC radio 'live' not 5 hours ahead
10. Fish and chips
There are some niggly issues with coming back after years abroad, like credit
checks with gaps in, no address so hard to get insurance etc so a bit of catch
22 going on.
I am waiting for tough times to hit, but really glad to be home.
Oh, and here's #11 - irony and humour...!
This is the top of my list...
1. Plugs don't fall out of sockets
2. Bacon
3. A sensible number of roadsigns
4. Dark chocolate digestive biscuits
5. Hedgerows
6. Proper villages
7. No air-con (nor need for)
8. 'decent' (!!!) instant coffee
9. BBC radio 'live' not 5 hours ahead
10. Fish and chips
There are some niggly issues with coming back after years abroad, like credit
checks with gaps in, no address so hard to get insurance etc so a bit of catch
22 going on.
I am waiting for tough times to hit, but really glad to be home.
Oh, and here's #11 - irony and humour...!
#8
Re: The first week back
Oh, today I'm adding #12 - egg custard tarts
#9
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Joined: May 2007
Location: England
Posts: 4,212
Re: The first week back
For me a move is never ever easy, even when I know it's the right thing to do. In my book nobody is a failure if they have tried something they wanted to do, even if it did not work out as planned, I just look at it as another life experience that I have learned from, take the good from it and move on. I know its easy said than done but your certainly not a failure, look forward now....plan the things you want to do in your next chapture of your life. Good luck, take care.
#11
Re: The first week back
haha I had two egg custard tarts back to back yesterday......
and tonight a T Bone steak with chinese shop gravy yum!!
and tonight a T Bone steak with chinese shop gravy yum!!
#13
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 1,198
Re: The first week back
Love custard tarts - our local tearoom has the most awesome ones! But as for steaks, we've never, ever, ever had a good one over here. We've given up searching for a good one after disappointment upon disappointment.
#14
Re: The first week back
Yum custard tarts!
Thanks all for the kind words, feeling very anxious and stressed.
Thanks all for the kind words, feeling very anxious and stressed.
#15
Forum Regular
Joined: Feb 2011
Location: Belfast. N.Ireland
Posts: 50
Re: The first week back
Apple crumble and custard.