Moving back home from NZ!!
Sep 1st 2013, 10:10 pm
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Re: Moving back home from NZ!!
WOW I remember posting a few months ago thinking we have ages to move!!!!
Now it is all systems go! House completes on the 20th Sept and that's the day I also finish work!! then we will fly the next week!
Eeeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!!!
We will be sad to leave NZ but excited to return home x
Now it is all systems go! House completes on the 20th Sept and that's the day I also finish work!! then we will fly the next week!
Eeeeeeek!!!!!!!!!!!!
We will be sad to leave NZ but excited to return home x
It's a great feeling isn't it! We've got 46 more sleeps in Canada and then we're off.....
Sep 1st 2013, 11:37 pm
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Re: Moving back home from NZ!!
When you have kids it always complicates things more but depending on their ages they will be fine.
We decided 3 years ago we wanted to leave NZ, took us 3 more years due to the kids but I finally made it back in December.
We are your age, jobs etc have been fine and I'm loving being home, even though we moved somewhere we had never been before on our return, its great!
Good Luck
We decided 3 years ago we wanted to leave NZ, took us 3 more years due to the kids but I finally made it back in December.
We are your age, jobs etc have been fine and I'm loving being home, even though we moved somewhere we had never been before on our return, its great!
Good Luck
So good to hear that Spacecake! We have finally decided what to do and it's a big relief to have made the decision ....we have a daughter aged 15 who is happy to go back to the UK, but wants to finish off year 11 here - so we'll be here one more year, then we're off. I hope she is able to go to sixth form and settle back in reasonably trouble-free. In the meatime, we'll get citizensip, and hopefully save some money (the Tui ad springs to mind...yeah right) to put towards moving. The jobs/mortgage thing is a little bit (!) of a worry though, hubby is 52 so not sure how long they will give us...
Sep 2nd 2013, 12:04 am
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Re: Moving back home from NZ!!
So good to hear that Spacecake! We have finally decided what to do and it's a big relief to have made the decision ....we have a daughter aged 15 who is happy to go back to the UK, but wants to finish off year 11 here - so we'll be here one more year, then we're off. I hope she is able to go to sixth form and settle back in reasonably trouble-free. In the meatime, we'll get citizensip, and hopefully save some money (the Tui ad springs to mind...yeah right) to put towards moving. The jobs/mortgage thing is a little bit (!) of a worry though, hubby is 52 so not sure how long they will give us...
doesn't it feel great to make "that" decision? Wether it be stay or go... The clouds lift away 
. I'm now worrying about the journey home! (Hate flying!) 
I'd worry if I had nothing to worry about.
Sep 2nd 2013, 1:16 am
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Re: Moving back home from NZ!!
I agree with that whole "making a decision feeling". You don't then spend all your day going over and over it all.
Once we have had the discussions and made the decision; got the wheels in motion that I will be really excited about going back.
In someway as well, I am tempted to not tell anyone, or at least keep the number of people that know to a minimum... then it comes a massive surprise when we are back... taaa daaa!
Once we have had the discussions and made the decision; got the wheels in motion that I will be really excited about going back.
In someway as well, I am tempted to not tell anyone, or at least keep the number of people that know to a minimum... then it comes a massive surprise when we are back... taaa daaa!
Sep 2nd 2013, 5:13 am
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Interesting that your kids found work round their studies...that is something some folk have said is unavailable....but they hve been in NZ less than 2 years and I think are still in the honeymoon period of living here....
Sep 2nd 2013, 5:15 am
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Re: Moving back home from NZ!!
When you have kids it always complicates things more but depending on their ages they will be fine.
We decided 3 years ago we wanted to leave NZ, took us 3 more years due to the kids but I finally made it back in December.
We are your age, jobs etc have been fine and I'm loving being home, even though we moved somewhere we had never been before on our return, its great!
Good Luck
We decided 3 years ago we wanted to leave NZ, took us 3 more years due to the kids but I finally made it back in December.
We are your age, jobs etc have been fine and I'm loving being home, even though we moved somewhere we had never been before on our return, its great!
Good Luck
Good to hear....thanks all boosts the confidence....
Sep 2nd 2013, 8:32 am
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Re: Moving back home from NZ!!
it sure does! we have now figured out what we are going to do. its a huge relief. so in the mean time we will enjoy the last of our time here in NZ.
Sep 2nd 2013, 9:39 am
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I actually blocked out all thoughts of the flight beforehand such is my fear. With a family history of dvt i didn't want to think about it.
When I got on the plane all my fears disappeared and I just thought its going to be fine cause I'm going home.
Good luck
Sep 2nd 2013, 10:12 am
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I wish I could stop worrying now the decision has been made!
Still find myself thinking about it from waking to sleeping. Curse of an over thinker with the tendency to procrastinate and worry
Will just keep reading the success stories and empting the house!
Still find myself thinking about it from waking to sleeping. Curse of an over thinker with the tendency to procrastinate and worry
Will just keep reading the success stories and empting the house!
Sep 2nd 2013, 11:09 am
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I think the longer you are waiting to return the worse it is. It definitely seemed easier going to NZ than leaving.
Your feelings are normal. Of course there will be things you miss in NZ but once your on that plane it will be fine.
Sep 2nd 2013, 8:17 pm
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Re: Moving back home from NZ!!
New Zealand are defiantly loosing some great people! 
Sep 2nd 2013, 8:19 pm
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can't remember who wrote it but it is not moving back, it's taking a step forward. that should be our moto!
Sep 2nd 2013, 8:21 pm
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That was me (Luke) who wrote that line... :-)
Sep 2nd 2013, 8:27 pm
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