I'm freezing. Looking forward to summer. Our house (like most old homes in QLD) just isn't built for winter.
So I'm wondering how you decide if it's the right thing to do to move your family to a foriegn country? How do you determine that the cultural experience will be more beneficial for them than the experience of growing up with local access to grandparents and cousins and aunts and uncles? How do you decide that you will survive living in one of the biggest and busiest cities in the world. not speaking a word of the language? How do you decide that you will be OK having a new baby in said city without the help of friends and family? How do you decide that it will be the right move career wise, especially when it could mean the start of a totally new life for your family that means you might not return to Brisbane, or even Australia for a significant period of time? and mostly, how do you know you won't regret it if you decide not to go ...
Anyone got a crystal ball going cheap?
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Just thinking about that conundrum scares the willies out of me.
I can't give you any advice Sarah - but be assured you have a lot of sympathy just by virtue of the fact that you have to make the decision.
Good luck!
Ben
Good to hear from you Sarah. I've been thinking about you, wondering how things were going.
I don't have an answer for you but I was given some good advice years ago that may help you.
When you make a decision, you make the best decision you can at the time.
Later, you will look back, knowing the outcome, and you may think that you would do it differently with the benefit of hindsight. This doesn't make your decision wrong - it was the best decision you could make at the time.
So, whatever you decide to do, whether it's go to Japan or stay in Australia, it will be the right decision for you at this time.
Do I get an award for using the word decision the most times in a comment?
Kathy is very wise. I remember being on a course years ago, probably the best training course I've ever done, and the lady taking it told us you never make a 'wrong' decision. She was an ex nun so I reckon she had extra help and knew what she was talking about.
Anyway, good luck with it all!
LEAP out of that comfort zone and embrace all the things that are different and initially difficult (and you can always just come home with hilarious horror stories if it doesnt work out).
Very easy for me to say when I am so cosy in my own comfort zone!
Toss a coin maybe?
Oh God, my head is hurting
That's alot of deciding!
Seriously, I am sure you will come to the right decision, do you like sushi?
Hey, good to hear from you! :) As for that decision, well... In addition to the wonderful advice so far, remember something my mother once told me. No decision is permanent. If you try it and it doesn't work out, jump on a plane and come on back home. Personally, I think the "What if?" would kill me if I didn't go ;) Good luck with your decision! You know it will be the right one :)
Lots and lots to think about. Hope all is well long time no update. :)
Hey there Sarah, I hope all is well. Hugs.
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