Counting Stars

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"Since the Squaddie days".... still full of Squaddies lol.... Not a bad thing IMO although I am married to one but I wouldn't live in Colchester as a civilian if I had a choice of other places in Essex... and it wouldn't be because its full of Squaddies lol. Both my dad and sister live in Colchester, there is obviously nice parts but I much prefer Chelmsford, its more expensive and further down in Essex but IMO worth the extra. Would look at Cambridge, the housing is expensive but you get what you pay for lol. If you like rural places try Saffron, Tolleshunt D'arcy, Tiptree and surroundings are lovely little towns but again the price of housing would go up. If you want more town rather than rural... Maldon is a nice place next to the Estuary and not too bad prices wise. Brentwood is a nice place but again expensive... You get get to London in less than a hour from pretty much all of these. Places I would avoid: Clacton, Witham, Basildon lol... xxx

Hope you are all safe xxx

The news is reporting she has been found alive wandering on a road back to her house... 42 hours after she went missing!!

Simply awful. Praying for a happy ending. X

Congratulations xx

I think it can depend on individual circumstances too really. If we were to move anywhere (not just Australia) we would get more family time because hubby would have a different job because we don't see him hardly at all at the moment. If the same job applies in both countries I think it's unlikely you would get more family time as you are still going to work in the same industry and will probably be the same amount of time working. Xx

I wanted to be a Marine Biologist for a long time when I was a child (because I loved Dolphins lol) then I wanted to be a Criminal Profiler even started working for the Police... now I'm training to be a nurse.... life didn't work out that I went to Uni at 18 after I did my A levels but I'm there now at 29 lol. My parents didn't guide me towards my career and in fact were quite shocked when I picked Nursing lol. As long as my kids are happy I don't mind what they do in life. As I know you can have all these big life plans and something will happen which changes your path... I will guide them to be happy and content with wherever life takes them and as long as they work hard and live life I really don't mind xxx

It's a lovely house. Hope you sell it quickly xxx

We weren't impressed with Paris either lol. They park and drive like maniacs and it was really dirty we thought xx

The pedestrian thing made us laugh too and we still talk about it lol x

It's not changed that long ago because I've had about 4 and I'm only 29 xc

Good Luck with your move. Like everything people always have something to say. Don't know why everyone always has something to say about other people's decisions. As long as you feel it's right for you go for it xxx

I've got Clarks unloops that cost me £65 lol they are like walking on air but ugly as sin!! X

Hubby isn't a FIFO worker in Australia. He's in the British Army although his new job starts in May and he is working offshore... 4 weeks on 1 off is his first rotation. I just have to say that it IS hard being with someone (or being that someone) who works away a lot and I do think you have to be self sufficient and work hard at your relationship when you don't see each other a lot. A few years ago hubby got a posting order to Northern Ireland. We are Southern so for us quite a few hundred miles from home. Within 3 weeks we had arrived in Belfast, within another 2 weeks he was on his way to Afghanistan and there I was stuck in Northern Ireland, no friends, no family, with a 5 year old oh and I was pregnant. Did it suck? Hell yeah lol. We didn't have any extra money as a sweetener, I knew No one like literally not one person lol. I had no one to talk too. People didn't talk to me because I was Southern. We got told to look under our cars for bombs and then 2 British soldiers were killed on the front gate of my husbands camp just as they were leaving for Afghan. I had no one to help me. But.... sometimes you just have to suck it up. People say things like "Oh you knew when you married him etc" well I didn't lol. I met my husband when I was 14, when he joined the Army at 17 I was a child, I wasn't thinking about our future like that. I didn't understand what being an Army wife was like and the war in Iraq hadn't started let alone the one in Afghan. How could I have possibly predicted how many operational tours he would go on and how often I would see him. You have to be tough but you also have to make decisions together. It wasn't the right time for us for hubby to leave before he has, he's leaving now because we decided it was best for our family and yes although it's another job where he will be away it will be better for us as a family especially with our future plans. It isn't for everyone but IMO the good bits have nearly always outweighed the bad and we have always been honest and open about how we feel etc. The amount of times we've been on the phone and both said, This bloody sucks!! Which yeah it can do. But if it's not for you then that's fine too but tell people and be honest. Sorry for writing an essay lol xx

I would travel. Although there is still time and we do get around a bit as it is lol xx

I was right to edit my reply then lol On the other point people are mentioning. I am a morning person and hubby isn't haha x

Honestly... I wouldn't worry too much. Kids are very adaptable. We are an army family have moved often and every time the kids have adapted just fine. Explain to him that although they are far away the love will still be the same and he will be able to see her on Skype and call her etc. My 10 year old is really really sensitive and he's just fine after every move it doesn't take him long at all. Hope it all goes okay xx

I didn't think the OP was either when I read it again so I edited my post lmao xx

No lol although hubby is lol x

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I was 27 when I started lol I think it's better to do it later on in life. Nearly everyone who has left our course has been 18/19 x

Hope everything is okay. Take care of yourself xx

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