Mummy Mann

Hi, wow yes it feels a lifetime ago. All that stress, it sure was madness! Glad to you hear you have settled well. We moved to the Gold Coast In November 2012 and have been here ever since. No regrets, loving the Aussie way of life

We had been here for a couple of months, I had started work then my husband thought he had best make an effort lol. He applied for two jobs, the next day he had interviews for both and got offered both of them. The employers were not interested in his qualifications as they are not worth the paper they are printed on over here. He accepted one of them and has had no issues at all. He was on a 3 month probation period and as long as you can prove yourself you should not have a problem. I agree with a previous poster, best to wait till you get here. Good luck and don't worry ;0)

My son sometimes comes home with food left in his lunch box. When I ask him he says he doesn't have time. Think he's too busy playing though. It does worry me cus he needs to eat to keep his energy up. He's always starving when he gets in from school so at least he eats all his dinner ;0)

I get bioglan kids gummies for my son, they are in a bottle, taste nice and have lightning McQueen so they appeal to him. I've just started taking swisse women's ultivite and immune tablets as I've been pretty run down lately just got over a cold now i've got the flu. I Can't comment on how good the swisse ones are as I've only been taking them a couple of days but my son is an active happy little boy with no recent health problems (touch wood). The cheapest place I have found is the chemist warehouse.

I'm living in ormeau ;0)

We live in the north Gold Coast. Beautiful place and plenty to do with the little ones, beach, theme parks, scenic area. As a previous poster said the commute to brisbane can be a killer. I work in south brisbane and it can take me anywhere between 30 mins to an hour, depending on the traffic and the time of day.

I'm sure if you speak to petair they will advise you about this. I know you have the silver service but I'm sure they will still advise you on what you need to do and when. Good luck ;0)

Not too good here in Queensland either for nursing jobs :0(

I put one of their own blankets in each crate so they had a familiar smell. The shippers do put special bedding in which is warm, comfortable and absorbable

My hubby is a mechanic and found a job no problem, his employer wasn't interested in his uk qualifications. I suppose it depends on the trade. From what I've found a lot of employers are just interested in if you can do the job. Usually you get a probationary period to prove yourself.

I struggled at first when we arrived but not so much now. Only the odd day when I've got a bit moist :0)

I agree. Nothing better than a ding dinner after a late shift. Icelands 5 for £4

A good old English fry up. Miss my old local cafe :0( oh and family of course!

Bring everything ;0) It's so expensive to set yourself up when you first arrive otherwise.

Oz cops are in my bad books at the moment!!! Closing a motorway at 11:30pm on a Saturday night so they can do spot checks on every driver, how inconsiderate when I've just finished work and want to get to bed ;0) Seriously I think most cops I've met have got an overinflated ego whether in the uk or oz, not that I've met a lot of them, cus I'm a good girl :0D