Playghirl Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I have finally gotthe last vertified docssorted. SS tomorrow I will registerpost send them to Australia House. I also got back ome stuffed toys made from my daughters first baby gros.....a kind of declutter but not really:err: Tonight I have a last drink with a couple of friends. I have been having a rather lot of them latelt!:biglaugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playghirl Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 OH and TMI, working on poos with my toddler n advance of a long flight too Australia. (perhaps this should be posted in"I know noone cares but...":laugh:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playghirl Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I am sat in the middle of the kids bedroom having a nervous breakdown, I am throwing so much out but there are still far too many toys that the kids are attached to, and that's before I even start on the rest of the house, how on earth are we going to shift all this before we go Um I hummed and Harred about this one....leadding myself to almost having a nervous breakdown. I insisted on every bloody toy and most of the clothes going. By mistake found I have 1 suitcase of newborn baby vvlothes which thought I was dead attatched to but now am feeling that it is meant to be that I letgo of the past!!! My advice is Just take it!!! Part with it in your own time!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonsie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I have finally gotthe last vertified docssorted. SS tomorrow I will registerpost send them to Australia House. I also got back ome stuffed toys made from my daughters first baby gros.....a kind of declutter but not really:err: Tonight I have a last drink with a couple of friends. I have been having a rather lot of them latelt!:biglaugh: The first time I moved to Oz, and I STRONGLY refute the name 'ping pong pom' there were reasons I had to come back. I cleared the house with a Martin Lewis approach: do you need it? I was lucky in the fact that I could leave stuff with relatives, but once I got to oz, I realised that I didn't need half the stuff I'd taken. I imagine, its all about sentimentality and if my daughter was still under 5, I would have wanted to hang on to her baby stuff, but I certainly wouldn't need it. I hope I'm not being too harsh. Good luck with your progress anyway. Aly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alterles Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hello Who or what is PIO pls gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Fonsie ..... What's Bundaberg like? Or the outskirts .... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Shoes Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hello Who or what is PIO pls gary PIO is Poms In Oz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alterles Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 im brain less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Started to fill in the import licence application forour car and discovered we dont have enough points:arghh: We need 100 points and we are sitting at 25:arghh: Apperently we need prove we have applied for Medicare, driving Licence, have a resignation letter for our job, Offer in writting of a job in Oz, Utility bills etc etc. The way we get them is to live in Oz, maybe I am a bit dim but I am trying to move to Oz and take my possessions with me, do the Australian government want us to live like paupers for 3 months + until our goods arrive. I can honestly say that if I new how difficult and expensive the whole process was I would not have started, where's the beer:cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alterles Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 chin up pal, europe has had its time. Time to move, good luck. p.s, sell the car and buy another one when you get there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chantel Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Hello Who or what is PIO pls gary Hello, P.I.O = Pomz In Oz :wink: Chantel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonsie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Poms In Oz. Aly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chantel Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Started to fill in the import licence application forour car and discovered we dont have enough points:arghh: We need 100 points and we are sitting at 25:arghh: Apperently we need prove we have applied for Medicare, driving Licence, have a resignation letter for our job, Offer in writting of a job in Oz, Utility bills etc etc. The way we get them is to live in Oz, maybe I am a bit dim but I am trying to move to Oz and take my possessions with me, do the Australian government want us to live like paupers for 3 months + until our goods arrive. I can honestly say that if I new how difficult and expensive the whole process was I would not have started, where's the beer:cry: aaaaaawwwwwwwww bless you. It will be ok, take a step back, a deep breath and think calmly what you can do next to make all of this a practicality. Chantel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tandcmum Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 well i haven't done too bad with the kids room, all the good stuff is in boxes and the rubbish, or most of it is now in the skip int he form of 5 black bin liners. I've also sorted out the kids clothes and filled abin liner with old stuff which is too small and i will fill another with the winter stuff once we pack the cases. All we need to do now is sort through what of the good stuff is coming with us and what will be sold or donated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chantel Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 I am from Perth but we are heading to Brisbane as there is a great specialist school there for our son and I love the heat! I am sure that Tas is very lovely, but it is a tad cold for me. :tongue: :cute: PIO is fantastic! We couldn't have made some very vital decisions without the valued and very kind input offered on here by other members. When are you hoping to go? how long will your visa take to sort out once you submit it? Sounds good! I think your plan will defo work! Yeah, your visa shouldn't take too long, I was going to book our flights as well, but told myself to hold down the excitement as we have way longer than you to wait. We are looking at going to the Northern suburbs of Brisbane as we have just learned that there is the perfect school there for our son Theo, he wants to be a pilot and there is a school called Aviation High there which is a fantastic opportunity for him! Everything is starting to slot nicely into place for us. Hope you manage to get your visa way before May. stay in touch and let us know how you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chantel Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 well i haven't done too bad with the kids room, all the good stuff is in boxes and the rubbish, or most of it is now in the skip int he form of 5 black bin liners. I've also sorted out the kids clothes and filled abin liner with old stuff which is too small and i will fill another with the winter stuff once we pack the cases. All we need to do now is sort through what of the good stuff is coming with us and what will be sold or donated Glad you got on top of it. :cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonsie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Started to fill in the import licence application forour car and discovered we dont have enough points:arghh: We need 100 points and we are sitting at 25:arghh: Apperently we need prove we have applied for Medicare, driving Licence, have a resignation letter for our job, Offer in writting of a job in Oz, Utility bills etc etc. The way we get them is to live in Oz, maybe I am a bit dim but I am trying to move to Oz and take my possessions with me, do the Australian government want us to live like paupers for 3 months + until our goods arrive. I can honestly say that if I new how difficult and expensive the whole process was I would not have started, where's the beer:cry: Keep going! Everyone in your situation is probably going thru the same emotional, mental, ecomical stress. I did it all in 1999 and lost 3 stone in weight in the process. Your whole life is turned into turmoil. I did it all alone aged 41, no agents, house sold, visits to the Aussie embassy etc., so I'm sure anyone can do it! There are ways and means, sometimes you just need to sit back and contenplate the situation. At the end of the day, it was worth it. Chin up! Aly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumoffour Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Have made an appointment for an estate agent to come and see our house next week to sort out what should be done to sell the house and what we can leave for the next owners and not waste our £££ and effort doing. That said - have also had 3 rooms measured for new carpet and just need to decide what colour to have - should be an easy decision seeing as how I don't plan on looking at it for much longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Thing is the car is worth about £14k here (if I can sell it for the full value) but the same car in Oz is worth about $35K, Defo worth taking if I can get over this stupid points system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derham Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 Keep going! Everyone in your situation is probably going thru the same emotional, mental, ecomical stress. I did it all in 1999 and lost 3 stone in weight in the process. Your whole life is turned into turmoil. I did it all alone aged 41, no agents, house sold, visits to the Aussie embassy etc., so I'm sure anyone can do it! There are ways and means, sometimes you just need to sit back and contenplate the situation. At the end of the day, it was worth it. Chin up! Aly If I could lose 3 stone then it would defo be worth it:biggrin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fonsie Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 If I could lose 3 stone then it would defo be worth it:biggrin: Positives in everything! :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hacking family Posted February 15, 2012 Share Posted February 15, 2012 We do what we do when we do it because it feels and calculates to be the right thing to do at the time, so try not to dwell too much on shoulda woulda coulda's. They say absence makes the heart grow fonder, your time apart is proof of just that. I understand, my husband and I find it very difficult to be apart from each other, and being so very far apart I can imagine only feels worse in that knowledge. Remember this: when you look up at the sky you are both standing under the same sun, the same moon, and the same stars. Tonight, if the sky is clear, look to the sky, and see if you can spot Orions Belt, it is a group of stars made up of 3 in a direct row and then a 4th star which completes a triangle with the 3. No matter where you are in the world, you can see the same sky which warms the heart knowing that distance is a more of a psychological phenomenon than a physical one. Your time will come, and I pray that it only comes fast for you and everything will miraculously come into line and work in your greatest favor. Imagine the joy and the closeness when you are reunited! Chantel OMG you just brought a tear to my eye, thats lovely xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thewebweazel Posted February 16, 2012 Author Share Posted February 16, 2012 Managed to finish putting up the Aquapanel in the bathroom yesterday and managed to strip the last remnants of plaster from the walls! Today I'm doing the preparation for rendering the walls and hopefully I will have the render on by the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tandcmum Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 today we have some shippers coming to do us a quote, we also have some people getting back to us about buying some stuff and also hubbys business, and I am going to sort through my clothes today and make a charity bag, then put stuff into def going to Oz and stuff that i still wear here but will b dumped before we leave pile. Then I start nightshift tonight for 8 nights so not a lot will be getting done until next weekend when we will be even closer to our leaving date!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chantel Posted February 16, 2012 Share Posted February 16, 2012 I phoned the fabulous Aviation High School in Brisbane for our son last night and have got him a place in there! :biggrin: Yippppeeeeee!!! and...hubby phoned a couple of more employers who are also keen to stay in touch and meet with him upon arrival in Brisbane! Still waiting for some forms to come back from the solicitor...can't wait to get those so that I can send them off to Perth BDM to register my married name and then get my passport! Should get them today or tomorrow! :cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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