Busy Busy

Ten Days now without a post, you can tell I am back at work too tired when I get home to even open up my computer.

I keep reminding myself that this is why we need the move I want my life back and I want it to be easy and enjoyable.

Currently researching our route to the UK and thinking the Trans-Mongolian Railway looks so cool it looks like that one is decided.

Saffy...........

2011 Reflection

I am today over my disgust at completely losing yesterday's post when once again my Blink Internet connection dropped out without me realising, don't you just love that after typing for an hour.

The whole post was about Reflections of 2011, what to do? Just start again so here goes!

In reflecting on 2011 the difficulties experienced have clearly influenced the decisions we are making in our lives, this time a year ago I was still in the midst of a breakdown and dealing with long term sick leave from my workplace, financial hardship, realisation that we would have to give up our beautiful lifestyle  on the Central Coast of NSW and return to our country home with the most difficult matter being the unknown.

I suppose that it was the unknown that forced me to reconsider our plans to travel, live and work in the UK, plans that were put on hold and at times forgotten after the unexpected birth of my soon to be five year old.

The past year saw the loss of several relatives, terrible natural disasters like the Queensland floods and fires here in Australia and others all over the world, moves from Umina Beach back to the country then to Sydney taking its toll, starting a new job whilst recovering still both mentally and physically from my illness, wow I really have acheived a lot.

One of my major disapointments of 2011 was failing to complete my long sought after undergraduate degree. I was unable to complete as the final subject of the degree was a workplace research project, needless to say that the fact that I no longer had a workplace meant that graduating was out of the question, am determined to finish this year and hopefully obtain a credit or higher this is one of my goals for 2012.

One of the benefits of my illness was learning how to set and acheive goals, short term or long term and the sense of acheivement in meeting these goals.

Anyway now that 2012 is here with two of our milestones met we are well on our way to the big move, are now planning on seeing some of the London Olympics which we had really not taken note of when looking at our move and the timeframe, looks like our airfares will be excessive due to the Olympics, didn't factor that in and now considering stop off's in either Asia or Dubai, not sure but G is determined to go to Dubai so looks like he will get his way this time.

Well the Christmas tree is down and most of the decorations put away forward we go into 2012 with a positive outlook and excitement aplenty.

Cheers Saffy........

New Year

Whilst the thought of mingling with the other Million Sydneysiders on the Harbour held little appeal for me the idea of watching the fireworks from the car park around from my home provided a more intimate environment with a smaller crowd of about fifty neighbours most of whom we didn't know and unfortunately still don't.

In real life we were happy with the visuals, although it was only the larger and higher fireworks we could see but as you'll see from the photo we were restricted by a fence topped with barbed wire oh well maybe watching with the other Million would have been a better idea!

With the changes that will be occurring in our lives during 2012 the start of the New Year has given rise to  more time reflecting on our past lives and decisions made some regrets that have quite clearly influenced choice in not only our future lives but that of Cerrine, we have contemplated how past decisions have impacted on our older children and only fools make the same mistake twice.

Moving into 2012 and working hard to achieve Milestone three the distraction of the move gets stronger every day, the work day will be the hardest with the temptation of researching our location googling the locality looking for what trips to Europe cheapest flights buying a second hand motor home oh and the list goes on, on top of this I have to attempt the final research project of my degree grrrrrrrr!

Talk soon Saffy...........