OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Jan 21st 2010, 11:38 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Jan 21st 2010, 11:41 pm
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Jan 21st 2010, 11:46 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Congratulations Jasper. One more thing ticked in your line of boxes. 
Jan 22nd 2010, 6:42 am
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Jan 22nd 2010, 9:52 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Congratulations, won't be long now until your walking in your homeland.
Jan 22nd 2010, 11:36 am
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Jan 22nd 2010, 11:54 am
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Jan 22nd 2010, 12:16 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
God Save The Queen just doesn't do it for me I'm afraid
too blimmin' boring.......
Jan 22nd 2010, 12:31 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Just curious,
Bev
Jan 22nd 2010, 1:02 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Things seem to be picking up on the job side, I have seen an increase on available positions. I did apply for a position as Site Manager in Ayr, that closes on February 5th. My hopes are high as this would certainly click off a lot of boxes for me. Also tourist season starts earlier here than in Canada, so jobs in that sector seem to be coming up. I have an Open Day in Ayr on February 26 for Haven Holidays, they have a large holiday camp located in Ayr and would go from April to November, whch would give me time to find something more permanent and would enable me to move to Ayr, where there seems to be more work than here in Kilmarnock. This week I have sent out over 15 CV's and I have registered with two new Employment Agencies.
The weather has been great the last week, days with sunshine and mild temperatures, lots of winter flowers are blooming making you feel that spring must surely be around the corner. My little canine friend from next door comes over every day that I am home and spends the day with me, he is great company and gives me a good laugh.
I am missing my guys more and more every day, and find myself wondering if I will every see them again. My husband was laid off for the winter months after Christmas and it has been very difficult for him both emotially and financially. He did spend some time giving two of the rooms a new fresh paint job, stayed with the colors that were there but just freshened it up, so that it will be ready when we put it back on the market in a month or so. I have met some wonderful people since arriving here and don't regret coming back home. I find more positives than negatives about UK, but of course miss enjoying these with my husband and best friend.
My health seems to be improving with the new meds and I am hopeful that by spring I will be back 100%, still have bad days but they are further apart.
For those of you thinking of coming, you must be willing to take about 6 months before feeling a part of this great land again. What happened to me was the first few weeks were days of reconnecting with my homeland and just enjoying being here, then the reality of how I was going to support myself hit like a ton of bricks. There were many days that I wondered what the h... I was doing, days of screaming at empty rooms and being very scared for the future. I still have those days but they are fewer and fewer and when I do, I think of what I ...have... accomplished and that the dark days of winter will be over soon. I think coming in the late fall was a mistake, I should have come over in the spring but after saying that I will really appreciate when I get a permanent job and can get my husband and dogs over with me.
This is a beautiful land and I want to show it to my family, I sometimes forget that it has only been 4 months and in a lifetime that is a very short space of time. Well I have gone on to long, hope that our dreams will come true this year and that this time next year we will all be where we want to be in our lives.
The weather has been great the last week, days with sunshine and mild temperatures, lots of winter flowers are blooming making you feel that spring must surely be around the corner. My little canine friend from next door comes over every day that I am home and spends the day with me, he is great company and gives me a good laugh.
I am missing my guys more and more every day, and find myself wondering if I will every see them again. My husband was laid off for the winter months after Christmas and it has been very difficult for him both emotially and financially. He did spend some time giving two of the rooms a new fresh paint job, stayed with the colors that were there but just freshened it up, so that it will be ready when we put it back on the market in a month or so. I have met some wonderful people since arriving here and don't regret coming back home. I find more positives than negatives about UK, but of course miss enjoying these with my husband and best friend.
My health seems to be improving with the new meds and I am hopeful that by spring I will be back 100%, still have bad days but they are further apart.
For those of you thinking of coming, you must be willing to take about 6 months before feeling a part of this great land again. What happened to me was the first few weeks were days of reconnecting with my homeland and just enjoying being here, then the reality of how I was going to support myself hit like a ton of bricks. There were many days that I wondered what the h... I was doing, days of screaming at empty rooms and being very scared for the future. I still have those days but they are fewer and fewer and when I do, I think of what I ...have... accomplished and that the dark days of winter will be over soon. I think coming in the late fall was a mistake, I should have come over in the spring but after saying that I will really appreciate when I get a permanent job and can get my husband and dogs over with me.
This is a beautiful land and I want to show it to my family, I sometimes forget that it has only been 4 months and in a lifetime that is a very short space of time. Well I have gone on to long, hope that our dreams will come true this year and that this time next year we will all be where we want to be in our lives.
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Jan 22nd 2010, 2:37 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Things seem to be picking up on the job side, I have seen an increase on available positions. I did apply for a position as Site Manager in Ayr, that closes on February 5th. My hopes are high as this would certainly click off a lot of boxes for me. Also tourist season starts earlier here than in Canada, so jobs in that sector seem to be coming up. I have an Open Day in Ayr on February 26 for Haven Holidays, they have a large holiday camp located in Ayr and would go from April to November, whch would give me time to find something more permanent and would enable me to move to Ayr, where there seems to be more work than here in Kilmarnock. This week I have sent out over 15 CV's and I have registered with two new Employment Agencies.
The weather has been great the last week, days with sunshine and mild temperatures, lots of winter flowers are blooming making you feel that spring must surely be around the corner. My little canine friend from next door comes over every day that I am home and spends the day with me, he is great company and gives me a good laugh.
I am missing my guys more and more every day, and find myself wondering if I will every see them again. My husband was laid off for the winter months after Christmas and it has been very difficult for him both emotially and financially. He did spend some time giving two of the rooms a new fresh paint job, stayed with the colors that were there but just freshened it up, so that it will be ready when we put it back on the market in a month or so. I have met some wonderful people since arriving here and don't regret coming back home. I find more positives than negatives about UK, but of course miss enjoying these with my husband and best friend.
My health seems to be improving with the new meds and I am hopeful that by spring I will be back 100%, still have bad days but they are further apart.
For those of you thinking of coming, you must be willing to take about 6 months before feeling a part of this great land again. What happened to me was the first few weeks were days of reconnecting with my homeland and just enjoying being here, then the reality of how I was going to support myself hit like a ton of bricks. There were many days that I wondered what the h... I was doing, days of screaming at empty rooms and being very scared for the future. I still have those days but they are fewer and fewer and when I do, I think of what I ...have... accomplished and that the dark days of winter will be over soon. I think coming in the late fall was a mistake, I should have come over in the spring but after saying that I will really appreciate when I get a permanent job and can get my husband and dogs over with me.
This is a beautiful land and I want to show it to my family, I sometimes forget that it has only been 4 months and in a lifetime that is a very short space of time. Well I have gone on to long, hope that our dreams will come true this year and that this time next year we will all be where we want to be in our lives.
The weather has been great the last week, days with sunshine and mild temperatures, lots of winter flowers are blooming making you feel that spring must surely be around the corner. My little canine friend from next door comes over every day that I am home and spends the day with me, he is great company and gives me a good laugh.
I am missing my guys more and more every day, and find myself wondering if I will every see them again. My husband was laid off for the winter months after Christmas and it has been very difficult for him both emotially and financially. He did spend some time giving two of the rooms a new fresh paint job, stayed with the colors that were there but just freshened it up, so that it will be ready when we put it back on the market in a month or so. I have met some wonderful people since arriving here and don't regret coming back home. I find more positives than negatives about UK, but of course miss enjoying these with my husband and best friend.
My health seems to be improving with the new meds and I am hopeful that by spring I will be back 100%, still have bad days but they are further apart.
For those of you thinking of coming, you must be willing to take about 6 months before feeling a part of this great land again. What happened to me was the first few weeks were days of reconnecting with my homeland and just enjoying being here, then the reality of how I was going to support myself hit like a ton of bricks. There were many days that I wondered what the h... I was doing, days of screaming at empty rooms and being very scared for the future. I still have those days but they are fewer and fewer and when I do, I think of what I ...have... accomplished and that the dark days of winter will be over soon. I think coming in the late fall was a mistake, I should have come over in the spring but after saying that I will really appreciate when I get a permanent job and can get my husband and dogs over with me.
This is a beautiful land and I want to show it to my family, I sometimes forget that it has only been 4 months and in a lifetime that is a very short space of time. Well I have gone on to long, hope that our dreams will come true this year and that this time next year we will all be where we want to be in our lives.
You sound positive and what you write is very encouraging and invaluable for us still over the pond with noses pressed up against the toy store window!! One question I do have. Have you had any money transferred to your bank account in the UK? If so, is there a charge each time, does it vary according to amount, and do you have any insight into the best way to do it to incur the least amount of fees? All the best for now, enjoy those English winter blooming flowers.....any crocus yet??
Jan 22nd 2010, 3:00 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Things seem to be picking up on the job side, I have seen an increase on available positions. I did apply for a position as Site Manager in Ayr, that closes on February 5th. My hopes are high as this would certainly click off a lot of boxes for me. Also tourist season starts earlier here than in Canada, so jobs in that sector seem to be coming up. I have an Open Day in Ayr on February 26 for Haven Holidays, they have a large holiday camp located in Ayr and would go from April to November, whch would give me time to find something more permanent and would enable me to move to Ayr, where there seems to be more work than here in Kilmarnock. This week I have sent out over 15 CV's and I have registered with two new Employment Agencies.
The weather has been great the last week, days with sunshine and mild temperatures, lots of winter flowers are blooming making you feel that spring must surely be around the corner. My little canine friend from next door comes over every day that I am home and spends the day with me, he is great company and gives me a good laugh.
I am missing my guys more and more every day, and find myself wondering if I will every see them again. My husband was laid off for the winter months after Christmas and it has been very difficult for him both emotially and financially. He did spend some time giving two of the rooms a new fresh paint job, stayed with the colors that were there but just freshened it up, so that it will be ready when we put it back on the market in a month or so. I have met some wonderful people since arriving here and don't regret coming back home. I find more positives than negatives about UK, but of course miss enjoying these with my husband and best friend.
My health seems to be improving with the new meds and I am hopeful that by spring I will be back 100%, still have bad days but they are further apart.
For those of you thinking of coming, you must be willing to take about 6 months before feeling a part of this great land again. What happened to me was the first few weeks were days of reconnecting with my homeland and just enjoying being here, then the reality of how I was going to support myself hit like a ton of bricks. There were many days that I wondered what the h... I was doing, days of screaming at empty rooms and being very scared for the future. I still have those days but they are fewer and fewer and when I do, I think of what I ...have... accomplished and that the dark days of winter will be over soon. I think coming in the late fall was a mistake, I should have come over in the spring but after saying that I will really appreciate when I get a permanent job and can get my husband and dogs over with me.
This is a beautiful land and I want to show it to my family, I sometimes forget that it has only been 4 months and in a lifetime that is a very short space of time. Well I have gone on to long, hope that our dreams will come true this year and that this time next year we will all be where we want to be in our lives.
The weather has been great the last week, days with sunshine and mild temperatures, lots of winter flowers are blooming making you feel that spring must surely be around the corner. My little canine friend from next door comes over every day that I am home and spends the day with me, he is great company and gives me a good laugh.
I am missing my guys more and more every day, and find myself wondering if I will every see them again. My husband was laid off for the winter months after Christmas and it has been very difficult for him both emotially and financially. He did spend some time giving two of the rooms a new fresh paint job, stayed with the colors that were there but just freshened it up, so that it will be ready when we put it back on the market in a month or so. I have met some wonderful people since arriving here and don't regret coming back home. I find more positives than negatives about UK, but of course miss enjoying these with my husband and best friend.
My health seems to be improving with the new meds and I am hopeful that by spring I will be back 100%, still have bad days but they are further apart.
For those of you thinking of coming, you must be willing to take about 6 months before feeling a part of this great land again. What happened to me was the first few weeks were days of reconnecting with my homeland and just enjoying being here, then the reality of how I was going to support myself hit like a ton of bricks. There were many days that I wondered what the h... I was doing, days of screaming at empty rooms and being very scared for the future. I still have those days but they are fewer and fewer and when I do, I think of what I ...have... accomplished and that the dark days of winter will be over soon. I think coming in the late fall was a mistake, I should have come over in the spring but after saying that I will really appreciate when I get a permanent job and can get my husband and dogs over with me.
This is a beautiful land and I want to show it to my family, I sometimes forget that it has only been 4 months and in a lifetime that is a very short space of time. Well I have gone on to long, hope that our dreams will come true this year and that this time next year we will all be where we want to be in our lives.
Jan 22nd 2010, 4:14 pm
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Re: OVER 50's & 60's MOVING BACK TO THE UK.
Congratulations to Rodney with your new US status...Crikey I thought I was the only one who screamed in my vehicle (especially at Born to be Wild by Steppenwolf) ! oh ho ho...I'm not bonkers after all!!
What a great update ED...I was wondering if you had found some work yet...seems like you're ready to do the Ayre thing..would be nice in a resort too I feel ...live there near the seaside ..hot chips along the prom, the soft sand and the hint of salt in the air...hmm I can almost be there
I can fully relate to the "landing doom" period which many describe upon return ..
It washed over me when I was in UK in 2000 crammed into my closet-sized living room,.
but you are correct after 6 months one is back in the swing of it again...just have to keep the head down and keep going for awhile til you have put together a life around yourself.
I found much comfort in my daily routine ,.on my walk home from work I would take delight in picking up some fresh foods and crusty bread at the open market shop for a bottle of wine and so on
refreshingly different to the wire kart experience at Costco
Nothing moving here in Canada housewise and I feel the winter has slowed the whole market as it normally does. So far the temps have been fairly mild. only one cold snap over Christmas period. Hoping for it to pick up soon it has remained very slow...had a few tire kickers but nothing to write home about (hey did I just say that?)
I truly hope that Spring brings a rash of activity and many of us can climb back on the world again. Its so great to hear of the progress that is being made by the "trailblazers" while the waiting goes on here..dont be afraid of long posts..just keep 'em coming!
What a great update ED...I was wondering if you had found some work yet...seems like you're ready to do the Ayre thing..would be nice in a resort too I feel ...live there near the seaside ..hot chips along the prom, the soft sand and the hint of salt in the air...hmm I can almost be there
I can fully relate to the "landing doom" period which many describe upon return ..
It washed over me when I was in UK in 2000 crammed into my closet-sized living room,.
but you are correct after 6 months one is back in the swing of it again...just have to keep the head down and keep going for awhile til you have put together a life around yourself.
I found much comfort in my daily routine ,.on my walk home from work I would take delight in picking up some fresh foods and crusty bread at the open market shop for a bottle of wine and so on
refreshingly different to the wire kart experience at Costco
Nothing moving here in Canada housewise and I feel the winter has slowed the whole market as it normally does. So far the temps have been fairly mild. only one cold snap over Christmas period. Hoping for it to pick up soon it has remained very slow...had a few tire kickers but nothing to write home about (hey did I just say that?)
I truly hope that Spring brings a rash of activity and many of us can climb back on the world again. Its so great to hear of the progress that is being made by the "trailblazers" while the waiting goes on here..dont be afraid of long posts..just keep 'em coming!