There’s an air of excitement in our house, tinged with nerves and at times mild panic. Because in two weeks’ time something monumental is happening in our lives. We’re leaving the north and heading south to a new home, new area, new school for IJ, new (substantially shorter) commute for me and new daily routine.
That’s quite a lot of change for one little girl to cope with and a huge amount of organisation and planning on my part. But slowly over the last few weeks, starting with a school, then a home, and finally childcare, I’ve got it all sorted. There’s just the tiny matter of packing now and of saying goodbyes.
We’re both incredibly excited. IJ has taken the news of the move well. It is a huge life change and the burden is on my shoulders to make the transition as smooth as possible for IJ, but I’m confident that it will all work out just fine.
It’s the juggling full time work, a long commute and two nights away each week with a house move that has been the bigger challenge, but we’re almost there. It’s almost time to say goodbye to the home we’ve been living in for the last eight years. It’s served us both well.
So after spending years worrying about the future, what options were open to the two of us and where we should live, the decision was easy in the end. We’re moving to Surrey, close to family and close to work.
After sulking for so long that we’d never be able to move back down south, we finally are. It feels a little like going home.
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