OK I'm back

We moved from Perth to Singapore in June last year.

It took me about 6 months to get used to the change in lifestyle. It's a bit different though. We went from having a car, to having to get around by Taxi and Bus and walking....from having a house with back garden to living in a complex with 500 units and a communal pool....from having a dog, to not (surprising but this was a MASSIVE adjustment for me as my dog is also part of my 'me time' hobby).

It was hard at first being away from family as DS would be constantly asking after 'Nanny' and wondering why she doesn't come over. It's easy to keep up communication though these days so that part is not so bad...it's the guilt I feel for knowing my Mum is missing out on my baby growing up. There's the phone, Skype, facebook, email and all that so it's not too bad, but still not the same.

Making friends is easy to do (I find after moving around a lot as a kid) when you have kids as they tend to be the reason to get out there...rather than it being more for you IYKWIM. They are more of a motivation. I actually made my first friend on facebook before I even arrived here on an Singapore expats group page. I communicated with her on there, and met her when I got here. She didn't live far from me and DS loved her DD! She's moved back to Aus now...and I'm devistated! Through her I made other friends with kids and we catch up ALLL the time. DS goes to a kids gym and we meet there, and have met others there too.

It is a bit scary getting out there, and at first I was reluctant to get too attached just in case things didn't work out and we ended up back home in Perth.

Singapore isn't that far from Perth so we make trips home and my Mum has visited and my MIL & SIL are coming this week. It would be just as easy to travel back and forth for visits when it's interstate too.

I had a real low when I was first pregnant and dealing with morning sickness....it was a lot of woe is me....."No one here to help me, DS is bored and I can't do anything, I can't eat this food, I'm sick of the heat every day, I'm bored of the pool, the shops open too late" etc....you get my drift! Once the sickness was over and I got some motivation back I felt able to get back out there and embrace what I was experiencing.

We are here for a reason, to help us to get ahead in life and to give our children the best future imaginable. YOu have to stay positive and look at it for what you will get out of it, and what you do have....not necesarrily what you are missing out on.