Add another couple to the list!!!
Oct 5th 2007 | 12:40 pm
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Add another couple to the list!!!
Hello,
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
Oct 5th 2007 | 6:29 pm
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I totally know where you are coming from!!!!
We have sold our house and are in a rental until the 16th December when we leave Oz on a one way ticket!!! Cant wait for that day, but in the mean time we are enjoying our lovely rental with sea views and a short stroll to the beach.
Been here two years, and the 'empty' feeling never goes away. I went back for a job interview in August (got the job), and absolutely loved England. I agree with you about getting it out of your system, but I am glad I have experienced it.
Good luck with your return back!
We have sold our house and are in a rental until the 16th December when we leave Oz on a one way ticket!!! Cant wait for that day, but in the mean time we are enjoying our lovely rental with sea views and a short stroll to the beach.
Been here two years, and the 'empty' feeling never goes away. I went back for a job interview in August (got the job), and absolutely loved England. I agree with you about getting it out of your system, but I am glad I have experienced it.
Good luck with your return back!
Oct 5th 2007 | 7:02 pm
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Re: Add another couple to the list!!!
[QUOTE=jonjelly;5391811]
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........[/QUOTE
Understand what you mean about the wake up call. I have been home for 3 months now and I am looking at everything with new eyes! Sometimes you have to do things in life to put everything into perspective. I have no regrets about moving to Oz, even though it wasn't a very happy time in my life, because it has got me to where I am today, really happy and content for the first time in years!
Good luck with the move home and congrats with the baby.
TTxx
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
[/QUOTEUnderstand what you mean about the wake up call. I have been home for 3 months now and I am looking at everything with new eyes! Sometimes you have to do things in life to put everything into perspective. I have no regrets about moving to Oz, even though it wasn't a very happy time in my life, because it has got me to where I am today, really happy and content for the first time in years!
Good luck with the move home and congrats with the baby.
TTxx
Oct 5th 2007 | 7:21 pm
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Re: Add another couple to the list!!!
Hello,
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
Oct 5th 2007 | 7:39 pm
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Hello,
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
I know exactly where you are coming from. We too came home in June, after a year in Oz. Absolutely no regrets whatsoever about coming back!
Good luck
Oct 5th 2007 | 9:52 pm
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Well done coming to a decision and good luck with it all. Thats brilliant you're enjoying being in WA more now you know its not permanent.
As Treacle Tart said - its brilliant seeing UK through new appreciative eyes.
We're spoilt here in so many ways
x
As Treacle Tart said - its brilliant seeing UK through new appreciative eyes.
We're spoilt here in so many ways
x
Oct 5th 2007 | 9:58 pm
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Hello,
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
Oct 6th 2007 | 7:47 am
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Congratulations on the pregnancy
What an exciting time for you!All the very best
Smokin69
Isnt that house sold yet? Thought you'd been a bit quiet
I think you are really brave to come back after such a long time away and that its all you hope it will be.
We await the updates of you both
Chrissy
Oct 6th 2007 | 1:42 pm
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Hello,
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
we have been here since april now, both felt fine at first, you know normal stuff, we had felt so stressed out before we left, after selling our house 7 months before we left so having to live with my mother in law which we found quite hard not having our own space and just general things in the uk that start getting on top of us, so arriving here was fab, on our own, had loads of space, blah blah blah then a few months down the line we both started getting really homesick and missing everything, the people, the food, the pubs omg my list could go on!!
then we found out i was pregnant with our first child, i am 3 months now and it just hit us how far away we are, we felt guilty that our parents werent going to have that 'bond' with their grandchild, how we would come home from the hospital and sit there all on our own, its just not supposed to be like that, i couldnt stop crying all the time, i have always had the travel bug in me from when i went travelling 7 years ago so i was well up for moving and was always sure there was something better than the 'uk', my husband always fancied moving somewhere else, so it was a complete joint decision to do it, but i can saftly say that the bug has gone with me and being here has made us realise that 'england is where our hearts are' and thats home, with our family and friends that can never be replaced. to us life is to short, i just cant live with seeing my mum and dad once a year and friends less than that, i just cant do it, it is so far away here and me being pregnant has made us make up our minds, its time to go home....
now that we have made the decision we have are having a wicked time, have more get up and go in us and especially now the sun is finally coming out, we are going to enjoy the summer and go home in january.
people say to us oh but its such a shame that you have put all this effort and money in and you wont get your citizenship, well yeh i understand where they are coming from but 2 years is a long time and to be honest its to far away, if it was europe somewhere we could afford to go to and from the uk and people could afford to come to us it would be different but its not, so at least we would sit there and have regrets over something we did do rather than didnt do....
One thing we have learnt we will never say 'NEVER' again, we think back to when we arrived and we kept saying yep this is it we will never go back to England, well im sorry England we cant wait to see you, you are a fantastic country and we just needed a wake up call. i even brought a scarf the other day ready for our journey home and i cant wait........
Good luck with everything there is no place like home if you have your own family.....having other family around you is precious....that is the main thing we have missed..and you cannot buy that time back...just have to make the most of the time you have in the future.
Jackie in Perth.....but really wanted to wake up with a "hangover" at home in England after watching England beat Australia in France with our friends and family....gulp....really is time to go!! (nothing personal against Aus.by the way jus like to beat them whenever we can...and that's not often!!)
Oct 8th 2007 | 10:58 am
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Yep, this is me too. I will have been here around 18 months before we all get back to blighty. I pretty much said the same thing then and am saying the same thing as all here now. I miss the UK more now we have firmly decided to return and I am certain I will see everything from a new perspective. Hell, I might even get around to getting a degree!!! lol
Oct 8th 2007 | 12:02 pm
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Yep, this is me too. I will have been here around 18 months before we all get back to blighty. I pretty much said the same thing then and am saying the same thing as all here now. I miss the UK more now we have firmly decided to return and I am certain I will see everything from a new perspective. Hell, I might even get around to getting a degree!!! lol
If full-time study doesn't appeal (or not enough readies...) there's always:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University
http://www.open.ac.uk/
Oct 8th 2007 | 1:10 pm
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And why not?
If full-time study doesn't appeal (or not enough readies...) there's always:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University
http://www.open.ac.uk/
If full-time study doesn't appeal (or not enough readies...) there's always:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University
http://www.open.ac.uk/
The best thing about having come here though is that my eyes are wide open on return. I will not spend my days sitting in an uninspiring office doing uninspiring work, which was all i could see in my life before we came here and re-discovered some kind of pioneering spirit (if that doesnt sound too corny lol).
Oct 8th 2007 | 1:29 pm
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And why not?
If full-time study doesn't appeal (or not enough readies...) there's always:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University
http://www.open.ac.uk/
If full-time study doesn't appeal (or not enough readies...) there's always:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University
http://www.open.ac.uk/
http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/
Oct 8th 2007 | 1:58 pm
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Or the University of London as a distance student:
http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/
http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/
Oct 8th 2007 | 8:20 pm
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Yep, this is me too. I will have been here around 18 months before we all get back to blighty. I pretty much said the same thing then and am saying the same thing as all here now. I miss the UK more now we have firmly decided to return and I am certain I will see everything from a new perspective. Hell, I might even get around to getting a degree!!! lol
also we found that even tho weve come back skint,it has freed us to live in a place we absolutely love , where b4 we could only dream of living here as we wouldnt have taken the leap if we hadnt emigrated in the first place,if that makes sense.
good luck with the move,and go for it with the degree !!! you'll come back positve and raring to go !
