[NannyOgg]

Hi All

After making the decision to go 4 weeks ago it has been a non-stop blur of telling everyone, selling the house, handing in notices etc etc.

It is now becoming a reality with booking flights and selling our posesions etc. I am now feeling absolutly terrified - will it work out? are we doing the right thing? will our kids be ok? All that stuff.
This is normal right?!

Nanny.

[StevieD]

Guess it is, it is a big step, but, nothing ventured, nothing gained as they say. Guess we must be nuts!! :laugh

[H & Rick]

I think it is terrifying, we are only at the initial stages and already wondering if we are doing the right thing. Ultimately you need to follow your heart, only you will know if it's right or not. ;)

You could alternatively move to "Ankh Morpork", I think they are missing Nanny Ogg!!! :D

Thinking of you...good luck.

[Diny]

Yes - being terrified is normal. It's a massive step you're about to take.

As for wondering whether you'll be OK or whether you are making the right decision, the only way you'll find out is by coming over here and giving it a whirl.

One year down the line I'm still wondering whether we've done the right thing !!

Be brave - you'll be fine. Whatever the outcome you'll have found out for yourself.

Diny

[Questor]

We're really scared - just about to book our flights, and we'll be off in 5 weeks!!

Oh, and it'll be the people in Lancre missing Nanny Ogg, not Ankh Morpork....
(/pedant) :D

[Albertz]

Ive been like that since last Ocotober! my OH thinks we'll all be fine and she cant wait, me? despite everything im not so sure but we can always come back, better doing it this way instead of wondering what if?

[NannyOgg]

Albertz

You sum up my sentiments exactly!

Nanny X!

[zardell]

I think we are all a bit scared, if the truth be known and would it be normal not to be ??

Lets face it, no matter how good a life you think you may be heading towards, you are leaving your security zone and its familiarity.

Who knows whether we are doing the 'right' thing or not, but I'm with Albertz on this one - 'Better doing it this way than wondering what if? '

Good luck to us all,

Julie

xx

[Billy]

Hi folks, terror is normal I think. The most stressful day for me was the last - leaving the shippers still packing our goods, not knowing what would fit in the container etc etc, dropping our beloved family dog off at his retirement home (granny).

Just wait until you get onto the first plane and have a drink or 2. All that stress will be worth it, and is part of the overall tremendous experience that makes being here such a good achievement. We've been in NZ 6 months now, and although sometimes miss the usual trivia such as tv, footy etc, people are so friendly, welcoming and interested, the lifestyle we find is much more geared towards enjoying life, rather than career ladders, oneupmanship etc.

Look upon stress positively (says ye great psychologist). Its all well worth it (IMHO).

Cheers
Billy (currently enjoying listening to BBC R2 live on the interweb (not made the break 100% yet)).

[marcia]

I think being terrified is normal - well if it isn't, I'm not normal cos I've having major panic attacks of terror at the moment. In fact I've just come on here to read some posts to try and calm down a bit, been hiding outside by our back door blubbing (out of sight of the kids!!)
Stuff seems to have really set me off this week, realisong I'm going to leave my lovely house to go and live in a 'wooden hut' in NZ!!

Yesterday at the stock cars they did a presentation to my hubby thanking him for the years of entertainment he given, and loads of people kept coming and saying goodbye. Its all really getting to me!!! :wah :wah

Anyway sorry to hijack your thread, but yep think you are normal!!

[dawn]

Oh very normal, I'm right up there with you, 37 days today and the stress and terror builds everyday. In fact, reading back on my blog, I can see my obsession and terror rising with each day!

Don't worry, I'm sure we'll all get through and survive - what doesn't kill us makes us stronger - right???

[reevos]

Hi ... yes I can agree with your sentiments .. we have already uprooted our family in 2001 and headed off to the USA where we thought we would be for a long old time ... but the immigration process is soooooo long that our visa ran out and we had to return to the UK .... then started the process after a lot of thought to go to NZ ... got our ITA and all going well until 2 out of the 4 in the family got the wobbles (me and my 11 year old) ... and then that passed to the hubby and so to cut a long story short we have decided it is not for us at the moment ... think that this is more down to the jitters of doing all the house selling and moving continents and all the posession selling once and then it not turning out OK ... rather than NZ not been right ... also worried about the income needed to be comfortable and ....... having said that I am envious of all those of you for who it is turned out right ... guess we are just once bitten .. twice shy.... !!!!!


Katy :D

[Cardy]

Sometimes we still get terrified wondering if we have done the right thing but the feeling soon passes . We came for a better environment for the kids and they love itthey dont want to go back to england i have asked them seriuosly a few times. in a way we were lucky !! our house fell through as it gave us the chance to go back if we wanted to for a while . When we finally got a buyer i had a good think before i let it go.But there are other forumites hee who help you through the bad times ,Kim and Elaine from the forum have been excellent with us ,making the effort to meet us and make us feel welcome you will be fine just pull out the stops and go for it .Cheers Cardy and Bev :cheers

[K&CS]

It is terrifying really and I still can't believe we did it. I think those last few weeks just passed in a blur. It's the whole 'feel the fear and do it anyway' thing. You'll be fine. Just don't think about it - that worked for me!!!!

Kate x

[beachboy mike]

me and my family are only going for a year and i all ready bricking my self. Woke in the night last night and was worring about getting a cot and bedding for the kids. Then it cahnged to will i earn enough. I think if you got kids, it makes it harder. You dont want to put them through any thing to stressfull. My family have been grate though, supporting us. Think this forum is cool and a grate place to get suport.

mike the worried dad

[Arclite]

Emotional rollercoaster - 8 weeks before we leave to go,

One minute I'm fired up to go - like NOW,
next minute (nearly in/actually) tears at the thought of leaving everything/everyone
next minute - hey we can always come back if it doesn't work out - right
next minute near to tears, very stressed, can't absorb any more information
next minute put on brave face for the kids

Repeat cycle........................repeat cycle....................repeat cycle

Takes courage to admit that - And I am a 40 year old man, with a job offer in NZ, and the visas and ready to go

So yeah - terrified is normal.

Arc :uhoh

[viking]

Emotional rollercoaster - 8 weeks before we leave to go,

One minute I'm fired up to go - like NOW,
next minute (nearly in/actually) tears at the thought of leaving everything/everyone
next minute - hey we can always come back if it doesn't work out - right
next minute near to tears, very stressed, can't absorb any more information
next minute put on brave face for the kids

Repeat cycle........................repeat cycle....................repeat cycle

Takes courage to admit that - And I am a 40 year old man, with a job offer in NZ, and the visas and ready to go

So yeah - terrified is normal.

Arc :uhoh

This sums it up for me too.