Moving further in or moving further out..WWYD?

[mambo]

I know what you mean Fionas but we actually travel to my inlaws (who live in Thomastown ) 3 X a week as they look after the boys when I work...so the commuting is more from Croydon North than Donvale in my case. Hubby and I actually car poole together to the inlaws to drop the boys off as we work in the same area so no chance of us using public transport with the kids! It is a really tough decision and I think had we always lived that far out we wouldn't be battering an eyelid about it now. As far as space regarding the house...both homes will be spacious to us coming from our small unit! For those that have 2 kids, do you have a 3 or 4 bedroom home? If you have 3 bedrooms do you wish you had that extra room as a playroom or study etc? How important is that extra room?

[~~Snoogans~~]

Oh I would kill for an extra room!

We are in a 3 bedroom 2 bathroom place, and it feels TINY now that Miss Z is here!

Looking at moving soon, to something bigger!

[fionas]

Okeydokey. I don't know how old your kids are but if they are close to school age, I would still factor in that one day they'll (presumably) be going to a local school so the dropoff won't be so much of an issue.

I have 2 kids and we're in a 4 bedroom house. We wanted a bigger house because DP is a shiftworker and it makes sense for him to sleep separately some of the time. We have a really big open plan kitchen/dining/living area which I've come to loathe because we're always in the same space. If the kids are watching TV, it means I can't listen to the radio. It also means that it's harder to keep tidy/clean as DP and the kids are in there. So, if I was to choose again, I'd like two living areas or a kitchen that's separate but connected to the living area. Yes, we could turn one of the bedrooms into an extra living area but it's not quite the same.