[Mels]

I've just sorted our flights out to Wellington in late August. Air New Zealand via LAX for the baggage. I asked about cabin allowance but it came out as 'what is our cabbage allowance' :o Nice lady understood me though.

Can't spell, write english or speak properly any more, no - not a drop this evening either :p
How do I get things sorted by then, I know many do it considerably quicker but I'm just having my organising panic - then I'll be fine:uhoh
The big thing is of course the house. We will give it another few weeks then decide to let if no sale.

Mels

[JayBee]

Yood for gou!! This may make more sense in your current state!!
Must be a great feeling booking those tickets!
Good luck with your plans

[Carey]

Nice to get flights finally sorted and know that this time the date is fixed!!

Do big lists, blu-tac to the wall and gradually work your way through it......feels panicky when a day goes by and nothing to be crossed off but you have to live as well!

[Roper]

Thanks for the thread about the orchids. I wish you the best of luck in your new adventure. Hope we have the courage to make the move too......

[nickydwuk]

Well done on taking the plunge. At least you have a date to work to now. I have a spread sheet of all the things that need to be done and when by - I cross them off as I go. The trouble is the nearer we get to leaving the more there is to do :wah

[Mels]

And the bigger the the spread sheet gets :exit

Mels

[peebles16]

Good for you Mels :clap
I have to confess I had huge spreadsheet with completion dates, who's responsible etc - OH reckoned I spent more time on the spreadsheet than actually doing anything :laugh

Best of luck
Karenx

[Belmont Babes]

Yeah still got my spreadsheet somewhere. Good for you Mels, onwards and upwards now. :nice1

[Red Devil]

Exciting stuff Mels... best of luck with everything, especially finding a buyer in the next few weeks :nice1

[Mickstim]

Well done you guys! See you here soon then................. and good luck with the house. Crossing everything for a miracle sale for you!

Bx

[Mrs Pony]

Congratulations!! I looked at flight prices the other day...hoping we will get to buy ours soon.

[dusk]

:yes good job on getting the flights booked, I think it really helps make it more definite :D

[sweet pea]

well done on booking the flights:clap
we booked ours the other night we leave on 12 august and seem to be in the same boat as you, house not sold yet and looks like we'll have to rent it out, i panicked at the mention of your spreadsheets though, the only thing we have organised are the flights :wah:wah still got everything else to organise and to make matters worse been off all week with little one ( due to chicken pox) managed to get sod all done and wont get paid sick leave as it wasnt me who was sick ( and i dont think that the last words to my boss before i got the call from cams school were "well to be honest i do think you look alot bigger now than when i first started" obviously honesty isnt always the best policy.. well off to find more things that need doing but as usual wont be doing them as " surely it can wait"!!!

[Mels]

sweet pea don't worry about my spread sheets as I haven't got any yet either. Infact I also feel that I'm not doing enough but until we sell/rent and get a few weeks further on I don't think I can do much more. I have so far filled a skip with junk and exhausted the shredder :exit

Mels

[3littlepikes]

:yesfrom waiting on ITa decision , selling house etc and are hoping to be there in September - its been a long time planning but I think not much can be done until the last few months .

I know how you feel spread sheets worried me and I got our bag out will all nz stuff in and made a few notes . We keep looking at flights ( 5 of us ?!? ) unless I can get 1 kid in hand luggage !

[nickydwuk]

I We keep looking at flights ( 5 of us ?!? ) unless I can get 1 kid in hand luggage !

There are 5 of us flying too - we are using SA - they seemed to offer the best price but we did book back in March for flight in Sept.

[holland]

Wow...congrats!

I remember booking the flights and then spending all evening crying and trying to unbook them but get a full refund:D

[AndyR]

congrats! If i manage to find my way onto the plane at my LAX stopover I will pass on any useful info :)

[Kerry and David]

Congratulations:) We are booking our flights this week before they go up anymore (£600 since yesterday - ouch:()

K x

[napiers]

Congratulations:) We are booking our flights this week before they go up anymore (£600 since yesterday - ouch:()

K x

Good luck with getting those flights booked! Hope the price hasn't changed again - unless it's gone down! :rolleyes:

Tamzin

[Carey]

sweet pea don't worry about my spread sheets as I haven't got any yet either. Infact I also feel that I'm not doing enough but until we sell/rent and get a few weeks further on I don't think I can do much more. I have so far filled a skip with junk and exhausted the shredder :exit

Mels

You may find that suddenly there is heaps to do as D day gets nearer; we thought we were pretty organised but now its panic stations as various things have/are taking longer than expected ie. getting even more copies of passports certified, opening off shore accounts, steam cleaning. Added to that the kids have extra after school rehearsals for plays, dance etc, late nights taxiing them here and there for said plays, doing take-over notes for my job PLUS today we're having our leaving party for 100 + but it's raining!! Boo-hoo, we so need a nice afternoon for a BBQ. It's also our 17th wedding anniversary and it's always been sunny til this year. Trying to tell us something, like gooooooo to NZ!!

[kanatakiwi]

sweet pea don't worry about my spread sheets as I haven't got any yet either. Infact I also feel that I'm not doing enough but until we sell/rent and get a few weeks further on I don't think I can do much more. I have so far filled a skip with junk and exhausted the shredder :exit

Mels

Well thats progress..... if you do that much everyday, you will have it all sorted in no time.
Good luck to you.
Gloria

[shakyle2906]

Good for you Mels!

Gives you a goal and something to work to, as well as thinking 'i am on my way!'

Keep us posted

Sharon
xx

[Mels]

You may find that suddenly there is heaps to do as D day gets nearer; we thought we were pretty organised but now its panic stations as various things have/are taking longer than expected ie. getting even more copies of passports certified, opening off shore accounts, steam cleaning. Added to that the kids have extra after school rehearsals for plays, dance etc, late nights taxiing them here and there for said plays, doing take-over notes for my job PLUS today we're having our leaving party for 100 + but it's raining!! Boo-hoo, we so need a nice afternoon for a BBQ. It's also our 17th wedding anniversary and it's always been sunny til this year. Trying to tell us something, like gooooooo to NZ!!

Yes it's that last minute panic I'm dreading. I feel I should be doing more. I am aiming to sort an ASB account as soon as we get passports back Offshore account I can tackle this week.

Mels

[sweet pea]

i was hoping we could do the bank account thingys once we get there, oops just goes to show i am seriously underestimating everything. OH last night announced he wants the leaving do the weekend before we fly:wah as i dont want one at all!!! oh and to make things worse, ive got work at 1pm and OH just rang to say, can you get the house all tidied up as we have a viewer comming at twelve ( to rent not buy :() to which i replied sure honey no problems only the dryer just broke the dishwashers just water all over the kitchen and cameron ( our 8 yearold) is refusing to let me open the living room curtains and says no ones comming in the living room cos hes covered head to toe in chicken pox
im sure i must have been really bad in a past life:yes because im seriously stressed to the point where i just cant stop laughing, maybe mild hysteria setting in.

must dash the men in the white coats are here for me now:p