Flight all booked!

I bookd my flight to New Zealand today ~ I'm flying on 29 Dec ~ so exciting! I can't fly for 4 weeks after my surgery so I'm going to miss Xmas with my Hubby, which we're both gutted about, but I'll arrive on New Year's Eve (though I'll have serious jet-lag so I might not make it to midnight!)

We're going to have our own Xmas together when I get there which will make up for missing each other on the actual day ~ hopefully my sister-in-law and her family will have me on Xmas day so I won't be alone.

I have 6 weeks to go so plenty of time to finish packing up the house, but time flies so I'd better get on with it or I'll end up with a week to go wondering how I'm going to get it all done!

Tan xxx

What I really want for Xmas

I know it's a bit early to be thinking about the big day but all I really want for Xmas this year is to be with my Hubby in New Zealand in time for Xmas Day!


Xmas Robbie

I still haven't heard back from the hospital yet re: when I can safely fly so I'll have to chase them (again!) so I can book my flight ~ it's getting more expensive the longer I leave it ~ DOH!

Oh and I'd also love a Cuttlebug, 'Santa'! (o;

Tan xxx

The big clearout

So I've started the big clearout in preparation for emigrating to New Zealand ~ my spare room is already full to bursting with stuff I've emptied out of various cupboards and haven't gotten rid of yet and the house is starting to look like a tip! It's also really hard getting rid of things when I'm still living in the house as I'll be using a lot of stuff for a few weeks yet, so I'm finding it really tough, especially with the mess that I'm making ~ I'm trying to keep it all in the spare room but there's only so much that I can fit in there!

I'm thinking of hiring a hall or function room in the village in order to have a big jumble sale ~ that seems the best idea for selling most of my miscellaneous household items and old clothes as putting it all on eBay would take months and most stuff will have to be collected due to postage costs, so hopefully I'll be able to do this instead then eBay or dontate anything left over. I really need to make some money to live on over the next few weeks as my £60 incapacity benefit doesn't even cover the basics so hope people will buy my stuff!

Now I just have to put my strict head on to force myself to part with my beloved belongings!

Tan xxx

Date for op!

I finally have a date for my gall baldder surgery! It's booked for the afternoon of Dec 1 so with any luck I'll be able to fly to New Zealand before Xmas - depending on how well I recover, how early you're allowed to fly after having this type of surgery (they inflate your abdomen with gas and it can travel around your body so that could be dangerous on a long haul flight) and how much it costs to fly at such short notice at this time of year. I really want to spend Xmas with my husband so I have fingers crossed that it all works out.

Of course this also means I only have 3 weeks to pack up our belongings for shipping and to sort out and sell/donate what we can't take with us!!! Anyone that knows me will know this is going to be a huge effort for me as I'm terrible at throwing anything away and have accumulated 10 years of stuff that will need sorting through, so I'm going to have to be really strict and only keep hold of the really important items that we can't replace. Without Rob's help it's going to be really hard to let things go, but it will mean our new home is clutter free and hopefully I'll be able to make some money from some of my junk!


Wish me luck peeps!

Tan xxx

Hubby's arrived in NZ

So Rob left for New Zealand last Sunday - a very emotional day for us both! His sister came with me to the airport and we both clung to each other sobbing like small children when he went through the gates.

The nights are the hardest as there's a huge empty space in our bed that even my cat cannot fill, and I miss him constantly - there's so much I miss about him I'm not even going to start listing everything - it'll be boring to anyone else. Let's just hope my operation will be soon so I can join him before we both go mad!

You can find out how he's getting on at his blog: http://robskiwiadventure.blogspot.com/

Tan xxx

Hubby's off to New Zealand

I haven't posted anything since I set up this site, so I thought I'd start making posts - mainly for myself at the moment, then once I've got some decent content, I'll start publishing it everywhere for people to see.

We've been trying to relocate to New Zealand for several months, but with the market crash our house hasn't sold and we've been stuck here. However, we need to start paying the bills at our house in NZ, so Rob has booked his flight and will be moving there in just over a week.

I've got to stay behind to tie up loose ends - plus I'm waiting to have my gall bladder removed so I can't leave until I've had my op, and with no date from the hospital yet I'm stuck here for now. We'll just have to cope with Skype and webcams while we're apart. It's going to be tough as we haven't spent more than one night apart since we got married in 2006, but we'll get through it as it's for our future. Still, the first few nights at home alone are going to be tough!