Hi Guys
I thought it would be fun for us to list 5 reasons for us either living in Australia (for those of us who already do) or for us 'wanting' to live in Australia.
I'll start the ball rolling
1. Sunshine (an obvious one I know but the sun makes such a difference to you overall mood - waking up to a blue sky almost every morning has worked wonders for me!
2. The beaches (again obvious I know) - it still takes my breath away when I visit absolutely stunning beaches in Australia and find that we are sometimes the only people on that beach........amazing......and soooo relaxing.
3. Schooling - the schools look very different where we are to how they looked in the UK (scruffier would be one way to describe them!) but the schooling itself I think is superior. They focus very strongly on confidence building,manners & respect in the early years which then turns the children into very confident young people. Excellent.
4. Quality family time - hubby still does a lot of over time here but when he isnt working we find that we do a lot more together as a family. In the UK we spent almost every weekend in either B&Q or Ikea (thank god they've still got Ikea in Oz!!!) but here we spend it at the beach or swimming etc etc etc
5. The Outdoor life - if I get bored here I just get my bike out and go for a bike ride - very rarely does the weather stop me doing it (unless of course its too hot!). I walk to the park with my daughter regularly and take her swimming with a picnic - what more could a girl want!
Theres that my list done - sorry I've chosen all the obvious ones
Your turn!
Rach xxxx