I didn't really blog again for a while because things were just too difficult.  The reality of the cost of living in Australia and how buying a house in Sydney just seems too far out our reach, the reality of missing friends and family - all the time.  

But life did settle down our new friends looked after us and friendships developed.  Life settled into a bit of a routine.

We returned home for a holiday in February of this year and had a lovely time catching up with everyone and eating and drinking ourselves silly.  When it came time to say our goodbyes I think we were ready to return to sunny Sydney.  

However all was not right with our daughter.  Her friends didn't seem to want to include her in their clique any more and we'll never know why.  She spent more time alone in her bedroom and work was her only refuge.  We visited the local school one Friday and by Monday morning she started.  She was always my concern, if she was unhappy we would return to Scotland.  She has now a nice little group of friends, a nice job and is getting good grades at school.  

I have found work as a casual teacher but this means money is intermittent and its difficult to establish some sort of routine.  I miss my friends and family most days but love the Sydney lifestyle.

We need some more friends to enjoy it with as we don't want to exhaust the our friends that we have.  So we have joined some Meet up so that we can branch out.  Not loving it so far but its a start.  

I don't think long term we will live here but I do know we are here for the next two years until our daughter finishes school.

Were we too old to start a New Life Down Under - probably but we're here now and getting on with it for the moment.