DH and I lived in Sydney for 2 years pre-dc. We moved back to the UK to be close to friends and family when the time came to start a family.
4 years and 2 DDs later we've got itchy feet. DH loved Aus, I liked it. I think I always felt like it wouldn't be permanent so couldn't quite settle. There was loads that was great (eating out, beaches, tiny commute, general laidbackness) but also loads that irritated me (crap shops, expensive internal travel, isolation from anywhere else, small mindedness outside cities).
A great job has come up. And I feel tempted to apply. But I suspect I'm reminiscing with rose tinted glasses... Surely it would be very different and possibly very difficult with two small DDs. I'd be working full time and DH might be able to so part time initially I guess, but we'd need childcare which I hear is pricey there. I know rentals are expensive (we'd want max 30min commute from CBD). So why the pull? Is it worth considering properly or should I wait for a better/different job to come up somewhere else?
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DirtyThree · 26/06/2015 19:40
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