rpakey Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 I am finding that the desire to move to Oz almost greater than anything else in life! Which is fine, apart from I have a great job and family being neglected What are you doing to cope with the day to day realities? (still working on our independent visa route which is OK but slow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonM Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Trust me it gets worse once you have the visa we are on a count down 2 months until our flight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 We actually didn't talk about it outside the family - my daughter had started high school in the UK and the teacher asked me did she know she was moving because she never mentioned it. Hubby and I didn't talk about it at work either. We did have a holiday whilst waiting for the visa and declared it an Australia free zone for 2 weeks lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegg Posted May 16, 2015 Report Share Posted May 16, 2015 Weve been toying with the idea of emigrating to WA since we stayed with our pals in Bunbury........ in that time we changed our minds so many times , advised on wrong visa's , did the wrong ilets etc etc !!! But now we are so determined on the move , and yes its driving us mad ! we keep talking to our pals over there and they talk about places they go to .... where we visited ie margaret river , cetain beaches ......feel so jealous ;o) I just hope we havent left it to late - i pray i will get a job - and all will be ok . But yep @rpakey we know how you feel ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elmo Posted May 17, 2015 Report Share Posted May 17, 2015 Its all I think about and I'm not going for another year, I try not to keep talking about it but its hard not to lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmrshunter Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I feel the same! We have jsut submitted out EOI and were out on holiday to Perth in November and right now i feel like our lives are on hold - we talk about it all the time and our kids talk about it - our family talk about it everyone keeps asking me questions about it and i want to scream!!! lol!! once we have our visas we will be over the moon! x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susanbro Posted June 9, 2015 Report Share Posted June 9, 2015 I've had to delete all the groups from my facebook as I was constantly on it checking for any miniscule piece of information, I was in Oz overload and had a mini melt down last week lol Much better this week and only check this group twice a day now lol xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gar374 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 Yep, it completely took over our lives. Which makes me worry about the come down when we get there. Kinda feel we've been in limbo since we made the decision to go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddymacs Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I'm exactly the same morning noon and night its on my mind googling this that or the other a bit ridiculous really don't know what ill think about when we arrive hoping ill reduce my time on my phone and facebook lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelz Posted June 10, 2015 Report Share Posted June 10, 2015 I am finding that the desire to move to Oz almost greater than anything else in life!Which is fine, apart from I have a great job and family being neglected What are you doing to cope with the day to day realities? (still working on our independent visa route which is OK but slow) It is rather obsessive! Most days we talk about it, what we need to do next while we are waiting for the golden ticket. I check emails and forums most days too - i try not to talk about it but am never able to stop chatting about it! We have a monthly things to do list which helps to keep my mind foccused otherwise it can become quite overwhelming. Think until we have the visa and have moved and settled with jobs, home and education for the kids we can re-focus on exploring! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starjumper Posted June 13, 2015 Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 Yep, it completely took over our lives. Which makes me worry about the come down when we get there. Kinda feel we've been in limbo since we made the decision to go for it. I was just talking about this very phenomenon this morning with a friend who's also been here a few months. All that (massive!) effort and focus on one thing disappears once you are here and have arranged your life to the point where you can get into a routine and get on with normal things again. We're not a bit disappointed with life here - so it's not a 'come down' as such, but reaching the end of that 'to do' list can result in you feeling a little bereft. Speaking for myself and my OH, we suddenly feel very tired. All the adrenaline is gone and now we need a bit of a rest. But we'll soon recharge and be able to take full advantage of everything Perth and WA has to offer. The limbo part is difficult, but hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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