Hi Lily mist,
reading your post with interest........I am sure that there are many of us going through the same dillemma.
My OH is having a serious case of the collywobbles - he frets full time on what I consider the insignificant things in life ie.... new TV every year, new car every year, jumping on a plane to Spain etc.
Yes, we are comfortable here but hey, you only get one chance at this life. I would hate to get another 10 years down the line and say to myself "what if". I only wish I had done it all these years ago when I first started visiting Oz.
So what if it doesn't work out - I'll come back with my head held high and just get on with life. Even the thought of being unable to get back onto the property ladder holds no fear for me - it is only bricks and mortar and if you want something bad enough, you will go all out to acheive it.
No-one can tell you what to do but I agree with Wardy - there are many people on this site who now live in Oz and are loving it.
I think im just having a down day...thanks all for your replies...
It is what i want in my heart but i guess sometimes i let my emotions run away and get all knotted !!
My mum is having some health issues and i think thats playing on my mind ALOT...and she has been having a great deal to do with my kids the last few mths and im feeling guilty about them too...
I do know its what we want as a family and im sure everyone goes though doubt...
Guess i just needed to see how everyone felt....
I feel a bit daft now...
Theres no need to feel daft, this is what this site is for to write down how you are feeling.
If you stay on this site you will start to see how happy people generally are.
Theres meets going on in Perth, on the sunshine and gold coast parts of Brisbane, girly weekends in Sydney not to mention the meets that take place in the UK.
Theres the chat room which a lot of us use and have a great laugh if you see someone in don't be wary just get involved we don't bite.
There are people that are not happy in Australia, but thats good that we can hear the other side it prepares you for what could come.
hope you stick around you will "meet" some great people but also a couple of horrors along the way
hi guys.
these are great posts.it makes you realise that it isnt all seeing the move to oz with rose coloured spectacles. of course it is going to be hard,moving and starting a new life away from everything and everyone you have ever known.but at least you have got to give it ago.the one regret we would always have is that we never gave it a go.the worse that can happen is,you come back home.give it a go,at least you can turn round and say,at least we tried,and we had the gutts to do it.well done to everyone who wanted that dream and sacrificed eveything to bloody try.
nic xx
May I add, after 10 months here.. its blooody hard if you cant finance it, so think before you leap...I reckon you need at least an income of 65K to stand still, and around 85k to enjoy 'life'. nuff said....
May I add, after 10 months here.. its blooody hard if you cant finance it, so think before you leap...I reckon you need at least an income of 65K to stand still, and around 85k to enjoy 'life'. nuff said....
My hub is a carpenter and we do have a house to sell....
And well i think id rather take that leap than stay in the uk being pulled down by the country, weather and damn right grumpy people !!
Any ideas though how much a chippy could earn?
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It's not the things you do you live to regret, It's the things you don't do....
When you go on holiday many places seem like they would be fantastic to live in, but when you actually work in the same places reality strikes...I have to work 6 days a week to make ends meet as the wages are quite poor for a sparkey and on my day off there is nothing really to do as I have long got fed up of the beach (as everyone does unless on holiday) and cant go for a run as it is to hot.
Its just the same as back in the UK with crime, crap goverment, high prices...but its hot! very hot!
I too feel a bit confused. How can we be sure thats where we want to be when we havent even visited the country before. I know what your saying about having to go to work and pay bills etc just the same as you did in the UK. Does OZ have much crime and is there a problem with youths drinking alchol. Do you adjust to the heat. We are thinking of Adelaide coz I think there might be a better chance of hubby getting a job there-is a bit cooler than other places.
We would love to hear your answers
Lynne Anton & Molly aged 4
