Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide (Post 7803363)

Hi guys, just another quick update:

Well OH has been lucky enough to secure a job doing what he did before, but for slightly more money, lol! He has been working for about a month now and seems happy enough. I have been offered a job in a school so should start in September, but still on the look out (don't want to miss anything!).

We have bought a house :thumbsup: We had absolutely no prblem getting a mortgage, contrary to current reports, even though OH has only just gained employment, but we did still have the proceeds of our house sale from before we moved to Aus, so I think the hefty deposit swayed it for us! We have been very lucky time-wise with regard to selling and buying again. The house we sold before moving to Aus has lost about $30 (judging by asking prices in that area now) and the one we're buying has dropped about $40K from the peak so we're actually ending up with a better house than we started with - bonus!!! :thumbsup: should be moving within the next few weeks and really can't wait to have our own place again.

Ruby has been offered a place back at her old school from September, which we are ecstatic about and she can't wait to return, so that really is good news. Her social life appears to be never ending (as does mine to be fair!). In a whole year in Australia, the only birthday party she went to was her own! Since being back (3 months) she's been to 5 and has two more currently lined up! I really had forgotten how busy our lives were, but I'm enjoying it.

I do still have days where I wonder if things could have been different, if we came home too soon and I really do miss a lot of things about Aus (not to mention some truly wonderful friends made) and it does make me a bit sad that it didn't work for us. But OH and Ruby are so happy and settled again that I know it's the right thing for us in my heart - just taking a little while to adjust.

So anyway, in general we're certainly getting there and it can only be onwards and upwards from here!

Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide (Post 7803363)

Hi guys, just another quick update:

Well OH has been lucky enough to secure a job doing what he did before, but for slightly more money, lol! He has been working for about a month now and seems happy enough. I have been offered a job in a school so should start in September, but still on the look out (don't want to miss anything!).

We have bought a house :thumbsup: We had absolutely no prblem getting a mortgage, contrary to current reports, even though OH has only just gained employment, but we did still have the proceeds of our house sale from before we moved to Aus, so I think the hefty deposit swayed it for us! We have been very lucky time-wise with regard to selling and buying again. The house we sold before moving to Aus has lost about $30 (judging by asking prices in that area now) and the one we're buying has dropped about $40K from the peak so we're actually ending up with a better house than we started with - bonus!!! :thumbsup: should be moving within the next few weeks and really can't wait to have our own place again.

Ruby has been offered a place back at her old school from September, which we are ecstatic about and she can't wait to return, so that really is good news. Her social life appears to be never ending (as does mine to be fair!). In a whole year in Australia, the only birthday party she went to was her own! Since being back (3 months) she's been to 5 and has two more currently lined up! I really had forgotten how busy our lives were, but I'm enjoying it.

I do still have days where I wonder if things could have been different, if we came home too soon and I really do miss a lot of things about Aus (not to mention some truly wonderful friends made) and it does make me a bit sad that it didn't work for us. But OH and Ruby are so happy and settled again that I know it's the right thing for us in my heart - just taking a little while to adjust.

So anyway, in general we're certainly getting there and it can only be onwards and upwards from here!

Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide (Post 7803363)

Hi guys, just another quick update:

Well OH has been lucky enough to secure a job doing what he did before, but for slightly more money, lol! He has been working for about a month now and seems happy enough. I have been offered a job in a school so should start in September, but still on the look out (don't want to miss anything!).

We have bought a house :thumbsup: We had absolutely no prblem getting a mortgage, contrary to current reports, even though OH has only just gained employment, but we did still have the proceeds of our house sale from before we moved to Aus, so I think the hefty deposit swayed it for us! We have been very lucky time-wise with regard to selling and buying again. The house we sold before moving to Aus has lost about $30 (judging by asking prices in that area now) and the one we're buying has dropped about $40K from the peak so we're actually ending up with a better house than we started with - bonus!!! :thumbsup: should be moving within the next few weeks and really can't wait to have our own place again.

Ruby has been offered a place back at her old school from September, which we are ecstatic about and she can't wait to return, so that really is good news. Her social life appears to be never ending (as does mine to be fair!). In a whole year in Australia, the only birthday party she went to was her own! Since being back (3 months) she's been to 5 and has two more currently lined up! I really had forgotten how busy our lives were, but I'm enjoying it.

I do still have days where I wonder if things could have been different, if we came home too soon and I really do miss a lot of things about Aus (not to mention some truly wonderful friends made) and it does make me a bit sad that it didn't work for us. But OH and Ruby are so happy and settled again that I know it's the right thing for us in my heart - just taking a little while to adjust.

So anyway, in general we're certainly getting there and it can only be onwards and upwards from here!

Originally Posted by Merseygirl (Post 7803953)

Glad to hear that things are still going well. There are bound to be days were you question what you have done and things that you miss, but it sounds to me like you have made the right decision.
I am currently in the UK on a 3 month recce to see if I want to move back. A big part of me does but I do feel a bit of a pull back to Oz also but I'm not sure if that is just because it is a bit of a comfort zone. It can be very confusing at times!!

Originally Posted by kporte (Post 7803963)

This seems to be the hardest situation. For all the heartache I sometimes think that going and hating it is the next best thing to going and loving it, if you see what I mean

Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide (Post 7803363)

Hi guys, just another quick update:

Well OH has been lucky enough to secure a job doing what he did before, but for slightly more money, lol! He has been working for about a month now and seems happy enough. I have been offered a job in a school so should start in September, but still on the look out (don't want to miss anything!).

We have bought a house :thumbsup: We had absolutely no prblem getting a mortgage, contrary to current reports, even though OH has only just gained employment, but we did still have the proceeds of our house sale from before we moved to Aus, so I think the hefty deposit swayed it for us! We have been very lucky time-wise with regard to selling and buying again. The house we sold before moving to Aus has lost about $30 (judging by asking prices in that area now) and the one we're buying has dropped about $40K from the peak so we're actually ending up with a better house than we started with - bonus!!! :thumbsup: should be moving within the next few weeks and really can't wait to have our own place again.

Ruby has been offered a place back at her old school from September, which we are ecstatic about and she can't wait to return, so that really is good news. Her social life appears to be never ending (as does mine to be fair!). In a whole year in Australia, the only birthday party she went to was her own! Since being back (3 months) she's been to 5 and has two more currently lined up! I really had forgotten how busy our lives were, but I'm enjoying it.

I do still have days where I wonder if things could have been different, if we came home too soon and I really do miss a lot of things about Aus (not to mention some truly wonderful friends made) and it does make me a bit sad that it didn't work for us. But OH and Ruby are so happy and settled again that I know it's the right thing for us in my heart - just taking a little while to adjust.

So anyway, in general we're certainly getting there and it can only be onwards and upwards from here!

Originally Posted by kevin747 (Post 7805455)

Good news . was wondering how you were doing? Take your time . You have escaped a very dull society.

Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide (Post 7821712)

LOL, cheers Kev - how's things going with you?

Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide (Post 7871411)

Just a quick note to say that the vendors have pulled out of the house purchase, so we're back to square one :sneaky:. Very few houses on the market in our chosen location so may be at my parent's for some time yet :(

Feeling tired and drained with the whole move back right now, just want it all to be over now, get back in our own home, get our stuff out of storage and get back to some kind of normality :fingerscrossed:

Originally Posted by 3 go mad in Adelaide (Post 7871411)

Just a quick note to say that the vendors have pulled out of the house purchase, so we're back to square one :sneaky:. Very few houses on the market in our chosen location so may be at my parent's for some time yet :(

Feeling tired and drained with the whole move back right now, just want it all to be over now, get back in our own home, get our stuff out of storage and get back to some kind of normality :fingerscrossed: