This week is obviously going to be full everything you can imagine, we have meals planned every night, and the Pre-Check list for oz to get through each day.
Today is CV day for me, then phyiso this afternoon. S has the doctors and of course more car hunting on gumtree... Tomorrow is paperwork morning for us both, deciding what documents to take on the plane and what to take in luggage etc... We also have to pack tomorrow. Thursday is the last day we can say bye to the majority of people, Friday we have family staying with us and S is staying at his brothers overnight in preparation for the wedding on Saturday. Sunday is... Well it's Sunday... Our last day :( I no longer like Sundays.
I know I'm starting to sound like I don't want to go, I do, I honestly cannot wait! I've probably never been so sure of something in my life, but this week is tough... Really tough.
Tuesday 4 September 2012
Friday 31 August 2012
Last day at Work
Today was by far the most emotional in the run up to Oz... I got a lovely kangaroo charm for my bracelet and a beautiful journal as my leaving presents at work. Getting ready to walk out was awful, the tears were about to flow and I had to dash out quick! I refused to hug and told them all that I would see them on my leaving do tomorrow night.
I wrote them a small email saying how much I'll miss them and best of luck etc etc ... Good bye old job :(
S is out tonight with his boss who he has worked for for over 4 years, with it being just the two of them they've got very close and even become more of a father-son relationship to be honest, S got him a lovely gift and card before leaving which certainly got the tears going when I read it!
It's amazing how attached you become to your jobs, although you hate the alarm going off in a morning, the winters when you go to and from work in the dark, and the pain in the arse boss' ... They are a huge part of your life. I technically spend more time awake with the people at work than I do with my own boyfriend! Or Family...
Luckily for me I've loved my job for the past 3 years, I have bad days like everyone else and they've never been more existent that when I handed my notice in. S loves his too, 4 years in the building trade without a sick day is some commitment in my eyes!
I hope we find careers we love in Australia, nothing will upset/depress me more than not having a good job to go to... After all, I'll be spending most my time there! I've been looking at Job opportunities over there but nothing is standing out just yet... Unlike S I'm not fully qualified in my current position as project manager so I can basically take a pick at a new career, within reason, start from the bottom and hope for the best!
The unknown springs to mind!
I wrote them a small email saying how much I'll miss them and best of luck etc etc ... Good bye old job :(
S is out tonight with his boss who he has worked for for over 4 years, with it being just the two of them they've got very close and even become more of a father-son relationship to be honest, S got him a lovely gift and card before leaving which certainly got the tears going when I read it!
It's amazing how attached you become to your jobs, although you hate the alarm going off in a morning, the winters when you go to and from work in the dark, and the pain in the arse boss' ... They are a huge part of your life. I technically spend more time awake with the people at work than I do with my own boyfriend! Or Family...
Luckily for me I've loved my job for the past 3 years, I have bad days like everyone else and they've never been more existent that when I handed my notice in. S loves his too, 4 years in the building trade without a sick day is some commitment in my eyes!
I hope we find careers we love in Australia, nothing will upset/depress me more than not having a good job to go to... After all, I'll be spending most my time there! I've been looking at Job opportunities over there but nothing is standing out just yet... Unlike S I'm not fully qualified in my current position as project manager so I can basically take a pick at a new career, within reason, start from the bottom and hope for the best!
The unknown springs to mind!
Wednesday 29 August 2012
Bad Day
Having a terrible day, thinking of leaving work, leaving family, leaving friends... leaving my life behind.
Days like this are the worst, I just want to go home, go to sleep and wake up feeling positive again. Having a few arguments with the other half recently and it really takes its out of you when you have all these feelings rushing around. Me and S never argue, we can get snappy at the most and wind each other up on occasion but I think the stress is getting to us both at the minute.
Fingers crossed when we get on that plane we can leave all the worries behind and concentrate on starting the future we've been dreaming of since the day we met.
:'(
Days like this are the worst, I just want to go home, go to sleep and wake up feeling positive again. Having a few arguments with the other half recently and it really takes its out of you when you have all these feelings rushing around. Me and S never argue, we can get snappy at the most and wind each other up on occasion but I think the stress is getting to us both at the minute.
Fingers crossed when we get on that plane we can leave all the worries behind and concentrate on starting the future we've been dreaming of since the day we met.
:'(
Monday 27 August 2012
Last week at work
Pretty mixed emotions as I'm getting ready for my last week at work. I have no idea how it's going to go, I started my job straight after college and have been there since.. So my experience on leaving a company is not great! I love what I do, and I love (the majority) the people I work with.
I've already done my handover, so the rest of the week should go pretty smooth and I'll concentrate on getting my last website live. Fingers crossed, one day I'll be able to work my way up into the role I do now for a different company in Australia, for now though I have no idea what I am going to be doing!
I'm not fully qualified in project management so that's pretty much out the equation for the foreseeable... My partner is a qualified joiner so we are more or less relying on him to get the sponsorship for us, but if there is any way I can get the sponsorship for us first, I'll do it!
I can't believe 2 weeks today I'll be on that plane! It is the most surreal feeling in the world, I've never had so many different emotions acting out at the same time... Angry, happy, sad, excited, fearful... There's a lot to handle!
Now that the last 2 weeks are here, I have plans for almost every single day and night... It's a good job I'm used to using a diary! One thing I've had to make sure I get to is back phyiso, I have a terrible back and his flight is not going to be easy, I've been having two sessions of deep tissue back massage for the past month to prepare for the flight, I'll let you know if that paid off in two weeks time. Fingers crossed!
Best get some sleep before I start my last week :( bloody hell this is scary! Good scary ;)
X
I've already done my handover, so the rest of the week should go pretty smooth and I'll concentrate on getting my last website live. Fingers crossed, one day I'll be able to work my way up into the role I do now for a different company in Australia, for now though I have no idea what I am going to be doing!
I'm not fully qualified in project management so that's pretty much out the equation for the foreseeable... My partner is a qualified joiner so we are more or less relying on him to get the sponsorship for us, but if there is any way I can get the sponsorship for us first, I'll do it!
I can't believe 2 weeks today I'll be on that plane! It is the most surreal feeling in the world, I've never had so many different emotions acting out at the same time... Angry, happy, sad, excited, fearful... There's a lot to handle!
Now that the last 2 weeks are here, I have plans for almost every single day and night... It's a good job I'm used to using a diary! One thing I've had to make sure I get to is back phyiso, I have a terrible back and his flight is not going to be easy, I've been having two sessions of deep tissue back massage for the past month to prepare for the flight, I'll let you know if that paid off in two weeks time. Fingers crossed!
Best get some sleep before I start my last week :( bloody hell this is scary! Good scary ;)
X
Thursday 23 August 2012
Why move back to England?
I found a great post today on a website I use a lot for general advice on Australia, pomsinoz.
There are 11 points, all of which are the main reasons why people move home from Australia, I've noted my thoughts next to each one!
1. Returning for family - Not to big of a problem, I'll miss my parents so much but as long as I am happy, so are they... It really helps to think that when you start to doubt the big move!
2. Homesickness - Biggest worry really, but as long as we use all the tips we have gathered on homesickness we have to take the risk!
3. Hates Australia - MOVE. Its something that has always got to me about people moaning that Australia didn't work for them because they 'hated' it... My very very personal opinion is that they didn't see enough of it! I live in a town called Chorley which I love, but 5 minutes away in a town called Pendle, I hate it.
4. Unemployment - Big risk. Giving up my job was one of the hardest things I have ever done (and I haven't left yet, 1 week to go!) However, Australia is our dream and I am more than willing to risk a job were I work to survive for the chance of one day working to live my dream.
5. Ill Health - Fingers crossed, toes crossed!
6. Visa - This is the biggy, it will be hard to settle in a county so far from what I am used to, but it will be especially hard to settle in a country which I'm not sure if I can live in permanently. All I can do is hope, wish and prey that we will find sponsorship and get to stay.
7. Return as planned - I don't plan to...
8. Marital Tensions - Obviously there is always the thought that "what if one of us wants to come home and the other doesnt" This has been discussed and we have decided that nothing is more important to us than each other, if this was to happen, we will cross that bridge then.
9. Pregnancy - Got this one covered, but again... fingers crossed!
10. Financial difficulties - It would be awful if this was the reason we couldn't stay, but we have pretty good support around us and we can only hope that we work hard enough to ensure this doesn't stop us.
11. Australian environment - hmm.. not sure, I hate spiders, snakes and all that sort of wildlife... but would it make me come home? I don't think so, but hey I haven't seen them yet!!
There are 11 points, all of which are the main reasons why people move home from Australia, I've noted my thoughts next to each one!
1. Returning for family - Not to big of a problem, I'll miss my parents so much but as long as I am happy, so are they... It really helps to think that when you start to doubt the big move!
2. Homesickness - Biggest worry really, but as long as we use all the tips we have gathered on homesickness we have to take the risk!
3. Hates Australia - MOVE. Its something that has always got to me about people moaning that Australia didn't work for them because they 'hated' it... My very very personal opinion is that they didn't see enough of it! I live in a town called Chorley which I love, but 5 minutes away in a town called Pendle, I hate it.
4. Unemployment - Big risk. Giving up my job was one of the hardest things I have ever done (and I haven't left yet, 1 week to go!) However, Australia is our dream and I am more than willing to risk a job were I work to survive for the chance of one day working to live my dream.
5. Ill Health - Fingers crossed, toes crossed!
6. Visa - This is the biggy, it will be hard to settle in a county so far from what I am used to, but it will be especially hard to settle in a country which I'm not sure if I can live in permanently. All I can do is hope, wish and prey that we will find sponsorship and get to stay.
7. Return as planned - I don't plan to...
8. Marital Tensions - Obviously there is always the thought that "what if one of us wants to come home and the other doesnt" This has been discussed and we have decided that nothing is more important to us than each other, if this was to happen, we will cross that bridge then.
9. Pregnancy - Got this one covered, but again... fingers crossed!
10. Financial difficulties - It would be awful if this was the reason we couldn't stay, but we have pretty good support around us and we can only hope that we work hard enough to ensure this doesn't stop us.
11. Australian environment - hmm.. not sure, I hate spiders, snakes and all that sort of wildlife... but would it make me come home? I don't think so, but hey I haven't seen them yet!!
Meals
One thing you will do when you decide to move to the other side of the world is put on weight!! My evenings are full of having meals with friends, drinks with friends and my mum being over motherly fattening me up!
Being at my age a lot of friends are starting families, or moving into their new houses etc... My closest friend has had her baby in the past year and he's now just learning to talk... he's growing up so much but fingers crossed i'll cope with Skype to watch him as he does.
Off for lunch with work colleagues today to say goodbye as my last week next week will be hectic!
The good-bye's are almost here, but i've been told they are now called 'the see-you-soon's' :)
Being at my age a lot of friends are starting families, or moving into their new houses etc... My closest friend has had her baby in the past year and he's now just learning to talk... he's growing up so much but fingers crossed i'll cope with Skype to watch him as he does.
Off for lunch with work colleagues today to say goodbye as my last week next week will be hectic!
The good-bye's are almost here, but i've been told they are now called 'the see-you-soon's' :)
Monday 20 August 2012
Leaving mum
Last night was great, we all went to a local bar and had a fab night to welcome my brother and his girlfriend home. I was sat at a table with the girls and one of them turned to me and asked what I would do if I wanted children over in Australia... My answer was that I would do exactly that. Her next question was 'but how could you do that to your mum?'
I was a bit taken back by her question and didn't really no what to reply back, after I realised she was literally wanting an answer the best thing I could think of is to say ' when you commit to something as big as moving to Australia you have to be selfish, and think what is best for me, if the best thing for me is to have my children in Australia then that's what I'll do' once my reply had sunk in she reluctantly agreed with me but did add ' I don't think I could do that to my mum' ...
I don't really know what to think about the conversation if I'm honest, I believe I'm doing the right thing and my mother supports every decision I make. I know having a family away from her will probably be the hardest thing I'll ever do (if we chose to stay in Australia) but if I make that choice, my mum will stand by me.
I was a bit taken back by her question and didn't really no what to reply back, after I realised she was literally wanting an answer the best thing I could think of is to say ' when you commit to something as big as moving to Australia you have to be selfish, and think what is best for me, if the best thing for me is to have my children in Australia then that's what I'll do' once my reply had sunk in she reluctantly agreed with me but did add ' I don't think I could do that to my mum' ...
I don't really know what to think about the conversation if I'm honest, I believe I'm doing the right thing and my mother supports every decision I make. I know having a family away from her will probably be the hardest thing I'll ever do (if we chose to stay in Australia) but if I make that choice, my mum will stand by me.
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