We are now living back in the UK after our overseas adventure. We have been back three weeks and are starting to recover from the 17 hour flight, the acute jet lag, climatic change and a new house, not to mention being reunited with our many things from storage!
It is a time of mixed emotions - we are happy to be amongst our loved ones once more (mostly!), as well as our friends and acquaintances from over the years, plus being able to frequent shops and places we know well while speaking our own language freely without confusion is a boon. But it is sad to think our warm and comfortable life in Brunei is over for good and we will miss some of the people there very much.
Autumn in England has brought with it many joys; the colour of the trees, the satisfying crunch of a leaf on the pavement yesterday was a pleasure as I took the pram around the village after the school run. We attended our first bonfire and fireworks party with the children last night, prior to which it took some convincing Woozles to wear enough clothes for the cold weather - she eventually got the message!
We are also finding progress very frustrating. The move seems to have done for our brain cells and sense of organisation. Knowing where anything lives remains a huge burden. Boxes are piled high in half the rooms of the house, sorting those is not an easy task with a six month old baby in the midst of a developmental leap.
If I am honest there is also a sense of come down, a sense of 'is this it?'. Will life consist of just work, shopping, walking the dog and pottering for the rest of our lives? I guess, and hope, there will be other adventures around the corner... As my dear Mum said "life begins at 40". So perhaps that will be the next blog.
For now it is Auf Wiedersehen or should I say Selamat tinggal. Thank you for reading!
