Been here 8 years, still not sure :)
May 9th 2016, 4:03 am
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Been here 8 years, still not sure :)
Kia ora to all the Brits over here, or should I say Ey up, as I'm a Yorkshire lass.
I'm in Dunedin, with my husband of 32 years and my 18 year old, who's just starting at the Polytech.
Currently feeling a little restless as husband's been unemployed for a long time now and I'm beginning to think about where our best chances might be.
Oh and I'm a counsellor/therapist, which I wouldn't change. Best job in the world. I'm also a quiltaholic.
I'm in Dunedin, with my husband of 32 years and my 18 year old, who's just starting at the Polytech.
Currently feeling a little restless as husband's been unemployed for a long time now and I'm beginning to think about where our best chances might be.
Oh and I'm a counsellor/therapist, which I wouldn't change. Best job in the world. I'm also a quiltaholic.
May 9th 2016, 4:16 am
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Hi Cuddly Quilter, Welcome to BE. Our friendly members will pop along soon with some advice, I'm sure. My good lady is a quiltaholic also! (Can you guess that from my user name?) 
May 9th 2016, 4:19 am
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It's funny how a quilter can spot those five letters, in any order, a mile away
May 9th 2016, 4:27 am
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Yup! Can also smell a fabric shop from miles away. We're off to Indonesia later in year on hols - I lie, it's to buy Batik and visit the Batik factories!
May 9th 2016, 9:26 am
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Hi and Welcome.
sorry to hear you OH has not been able to get more work, what does he do? are you working so managing on a day to day basis?
sorry to hear you OH has not been able to get more work, what does he do? are you working so managing on a day to day basis?
May 9th 2016, 9:37 am
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Kia ora to all the Brits over here, or should I say Ey up, as I'm a Yorkshire lass.
I'm in Dunedin, with my husband of 32 years and my 18 year old, who's just starting at the Polytech.
Currently feeling a little restless as husband's been unemployed for a long time now and I'm beginning to think about where our best chances might be.
Oh and I'm a counsellor/therapist, which I wouldn't change. Best job in the world. I'm also a quiltaholic.
I'm in Dunedin, with my husband of 32 years and my 18 year old, who's just starting at the Polytech.
Currently feeling a little restless as husband's been unemployed for a long time now and I'm beginning to think about where our best chances might be.
Oh and I'm a counsellor/therapist, which I wouldn't change. Best job in the world. I'm also a quiltaholic.
May 9th 2016, 10:07 am
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I'll use the posh name lol, Kingston upon Hull. Or if you're from there 'Ull. City of culture no less *stifles giggles*
Husband was a manager in auto trade, in the UK was a manager for Halfords, then AA, but the job here became totally different to managing people, which he's good at. We manage on my self employed income and a help from WINZ. Not what we want to do, but we're forced to.
Husband was a manager in auto trade, in the UK was a manager for Halfords, then AA, but the job here became totally different to managing people, which he's good at. We manage on my self employed income and a help from WINZ. Not what we want to do, but we're forced to.
May 9th 2016, 10:19 pm
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Eyup fellow Dunedin based Yorkshire person.
I know exactly how you feel, we've been here 5 years and are feeling very unsettled and having just had a baby we are seriously considering why we living so far away from loved ones in a remote city in a remote country where nothing really ever happens which costs a fortune to live in.
It's not making much sense to us at the minute being in Dunedin/NZ.
I know exactly how you feel, we've been here 5 years and are feeling very unsettled and having just had a baby we are seriously considering why we living so far away from loved ones in a remote city in a remote country where nothing really ever happens which costs a fortune to live in.
It's not making much sense to us at the minute being in Dunedin/NZ.
May 9th 2016, 11:41 pm
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Must be something about Yorkshire and Dunedin, I'm a Leeds lad myself. Lived in Dunedin 10 years and have to say if it was just me I would have gone home ages ago. There really isn't much to do but we stay as we have two young boys and I do think it is a great place to raise a family compared to the UK. Sure I won't be spending the rest of my life here though, hoping when the boys get older they want to try living back home.
May 9th 2016, 11:56 pm
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Must be something about Yorkshire and Dunedin, I'm a Leeds lad myself. Lived in Dunedin 10 years and have to say if it was just me I would have gone home ages ago. There really isn't much to do but we stay as we have two young boys and I do think it is a great place to raise a family compared to the UK. Sure I won't be spending the rest of my life here though, hoping when the boys get older they want to try living back home.
May 10th 2016, 12:01 am
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You won't see sensible Lancashire folk heading to Dunedin. We'll leave it to you Yorkshire folk.
Must be a few short planks down there!
Must be a few short planks down there!
May 10th 2016, 2:48 am
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Hello, welcome to BE
As a non-quilter I read your declaration as you are a quitaholic, which had me wondering for a few minutes what life would be like to be always quitting everything Glad it's quilts that are your thing and not quitting!
As a non-quilter I read your declaration as you are a quitaholic, which had me wondering for a few minutes what life would be like to be always quitting everything
Glad it's quilts that are your thing and not quitting!
May 10th 2016, 5:47 am
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I had to go back and double check that lol. No, not a quitter, and there are some amazing Lancashire people here too. They can't help it bless em
May 10th 2016, 9:59 am
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May 10th 2016, 11:35 am
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