WHERE'S BEST TO LIVE IN NZ AND WHAT DO WE NEED TO KNOW: PART 5!

[AngryBeaver]

Look at us Chatty Cathy's!
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(I'm not sure )

AB - is GE wanting the job in Auckland cos he's desperate to live in Waiheke or was he wanting out of his previous role. Just trying to work out if your goalposts are moving.

He not GE

Not looking good for Murray here is it. That Djokovic is fast!

Ok it's even but I still have this sense of hopelessness about Murray. I'm such a pessimist

Wise words justa... But , still feel very unsure. Going to Tuaranga for a day out tomorrow. Taking a blue pill in the hope of sleep tonight (has evaded me since july ) hoping for some clarity.

I haven't seen the 10 day forecast, no, is it just on google?

Tough one AB, good luck in your decisions.

Having a bit of a wobble actually. What if i haaaaaaate it! No, I mean, I know I won't, but what if I doooooooo?

Lol

And AB, if there is one thing I have learned in all our travels and relocations, nothing is an absolute in terms of housing and geography. The only absolutes are that no matter where you live, you are you and DH is DH. So maybe make decisions based on that? Good luck :-)

AB, if you do go to Waiheke, as it seems to be your dh's dream place rather than yours I would suggest making it a condition of going that if you find yourself going a bit stir-crazy you get to leave the dcs with him for the day and go off into the city by yourself.

I'm not sure how much stuff in Auckland you're going to get to otherwise and i thought one of the reasons for moving was to be nearer a bigger variety of events, activities etc.

I do really like Waiheke, as I've said before, but I'm talking only from experiences of weekends there, not permanent living.

Thankyou ladies. I am going to Tauranga today. We ar skint after our jaunt, but I need a day away from here. 'Cos actually the whole Aukland/waiheke thing was reaaly bloody stressful (and continues to be) I constantly feel sick and am not getting much sleep,(have not been sleeping well since we lost Hope, but now even worse) and the teeth grinding is back.
So, I need a little break.

Frick you will love Tauranga! It's great. Honest 'guv

AB - no advice really, but just a thought. One of the "conditions" of us moving to NZ was that I got to do my Masters (my job is fairly specific to Ireland in some ways, so just going out a getting an equivalent wasn't really an option, and I'm not cut out to be an SAHM 100% of the time). Is there some way that moving to Waiheke could go hand in hand with you doing something exclusively for yourself?

And also... I am an idiot. I've been merrily planning stuff for tomorrow (DD2 has done the toddler trick of bouncing back completely and was stealing food from my dinner plate last night!), and totally forgot that I'll have no car so I'm out for tomorrow I'm afraid. I may manage to walk to Browns Bay because a bus can get me back up again, but I'm afraid Long Bay is a touch too far

From the 2nd week of Feb I'm all yours again though!

frik- www.stuff.co.nz/national/8231629/End-predicted-to-capital-weather.

AB- I second giving yourself a bit of a break this next year. You have been through an awful lot. Is your mum still here?

Justabout - that would be fab, thank you! It's just me and the little one (DD1 is off on a road trip with my folks ). Shall FB you.

Is it just us? Or was anyone else able to join us? (Can't scroll back on phone)

Yep I'm keen. Want to meet about 2ish? Earlier? Later? I think xminerva said she could come after 2.30 after swimming lesson. We can go up there whenever so let me know what time is good for others.

Yep, I can text you when I get there justabout.

lol at the weather report!

am now googling waiheke

can we call it waihekegate AB? or am i being too flippant?

Hope you have your phone tomorrow justabout or I'll be wandering round aimlessly trimming to find you :)

Hope you have your phone tomorrow justabout or I'll be wandering round aimlessly trying to find you :)

Ooh weird.