Charlie777

Hi! I don’t know if this is still active, I was just reading your comment @SarahW and I was in your position, felt like I was reading something I had written. My children are now 10 and 4, although both born in Oz, my hubby is Australian. We were over there for just over 10 years and probably after about 2 years there I knew I wanted to come home to the UK. I felt everything you felt and completely understand where your head and heart is at. We moved back to the UK in April last year after 5 years of planning, and have never looked back. My kids are in a lovely school here, we are surrounded by family and friends again, and everything that means home to me. My husband misses Oz but agreed that after 10+ years there it was time to make the move before the kids got too old. I love the lifestyle here maybe because I’m English but the history, the weather, the country, Christmas! I love it all! I’m so grateful we were able to make the move, the hole in my heart is full and couldn’t imagine moving back to Australia, I am so much happier here. I’d definitely talk to your husband, you’re not spoiling anyones life by saying what you want too, this is your life as well and don’t get to a point in your life where it’s no longer a choice, whether it happens or not, talk it out, I think your 2 year plan is good and you may come back and decide that’s enough to go back and enjoy your life in Oz or it could cement your stance, either way you need to know to ‘close’ the page, otherwise you’ll never know and be in a state of curiosity. All the best, hope everything works out for you.

It created a lot of extra work with the exemptions and covid tests etc, our flights were changed 4 times, but we made it here thankfully! Currently in our 10 day house isolation but that doesn’t matter, just super happy to be back in the UK never been on a plane with so few people, it was fantastic we could actually sleep across other seats. We had 12 seats between myself, my husband and 2 kids.

Thank you! @simmo 87 days to go!

Hello All! Im so happy to finally be able to say after 5 years of planning we are moving back to the UK in April 2021 so 238 days flights booked.