Bushman

Oh come on Sommey, I know Its difficult but the promised land awaits. Dry away those tears and smile. Happy, Smiley, karma given.

somme

Thanks for the posative vibes, lack of sleep also makes you really teary as well, mine is 3.30 am, I just feel so overwhelmed and I love my life here, it is for my hubby we are going as he works so very hard here. I will be leaving a house and village I love, my two eldest children and grandchildren and my dog, I am not sure I can do this.

somme

Thanks for the K's guys. Just having a moment, I suppose we feel we are giving the house away, but just had a call and we have a new viewer on Thursday. Now what do I do.

Sorry everyone just being a girl

Tiggs+Graz

i was playing 'cranes' with my youngest - we have transported a whole stack of duplo from one side of the dining room to the other - by toy crane one block at a time

johull

Oh Lordy - oh well - may get more from this one.

know how you feel, we will be leaving a son behind - almost 17 years old. Scared to miss the chance but also scared of what I will feel.

Where are you going to Somme? We are heading to Gold Coast

Tiggs+Graz

dont know what to say to help
i woke Graz up at about midnight on sunday night to tell him that i had changed my mind and i wasnt going
if i feel like that i cant imagine how you are feeling leaving your family behind

i am sure that you have thought very carefully about this tho and i am sure that you already really know you are making the right decision.
Sending (((hugs)))

Adele

somme

Not sure heading for sunshine coast at first but will also be looking at gold coast, my son has just phoned and said go mum and think of it as a long holiday, if you hate it come back The thought of doing this in reverse

somme

Thanks Adele So glad I have this thread as I feel I already know everyone, it is just nerves the closer you get the worse it gets.
If I lived in a house or area I didn't like it would be easier. Normal service will resume shortly.

Tiggs+Graz

lol - You are allowed to be upset you know - you dont have to pretend everything is ok if you are feeling down about things. Feel free to come in here and let it all out. That is the beauty of BE - there is always someone around to lend a sympatheic ear

Tiggs+Graz

Fly Away

Sending some positive vibes.

As your son said, treat it as an extended holiday. You can chose to return. Also bear in mind - you have made a happy life for yourself in the Uk. Therefore you are the sort of person who can make a happy life for yourself in Oz. Of course you don't want to leave your children and your lovely house. You'd be nuts if you did. However, once you have a home in Oz the yearning for your house in the UK will pass. Your children will visit. Perhaps they'll move too? You can always plan to retire back to the UK. If the worst comes to the worst, you can change your mind and stay put!

Re the viewer - let them come - can't do any harm.

Sending more positive thoughts!

I just read your PM - try to remember the reason for your move. Hopefully your 17 yr old will come to visit and stay on. Also, your 2 younger ones will benefit enormously and you're going back to friends.

OK, do you all feel a bit better? (((((()))))))

sarahlou

sorry somme i never realised that it was family you was leaving as well, its a massive difference to leaving just the property !

my OH is the main reason we are leaving too ! he is a builder/carpenter and i dont think he can keep working the way he does until he is 65 yrs, weve lost out on our endowment and pension, but the up-side to it is that weve made treble on our bungalow (as OH has been renovating it over a 7 yr period )
so it leaves us enough to start out in oz almost mortgage free and no pressure to continue working and to enjoy our family time together instead,
sarah

somme

Hi Sarah, all for the same reasons as us, I really didn't think it would be this hard though.

Also got 25K less for the house than we thought that is a lot os $

Scott

i can see me posting here alot more soon

somme

How is the house selling scott?