We visited Edinburgh and decided we couldnt live there. It was way too expensive for starters. Trev found a sister company in Dundee. However , I wasnt keen on Dundee , where he could transfer to, so we settled on Perth .We jumped in our car and off we went.. and it was only 30 odd miles from Edinburgh.
I should just add that prior to looking at perth we both had Interviews in Edinburgh for jobs , Trev had to drive a bus around town for half a day only to be told they were only looking for trainee drivers. I had Interview in Western General , Oncology outpatients..They said that my Interview was one of the most enjoyable they had attended..I just needed to re apply . I was told to reapply , but decided it wasnt for me.
When we visited perth we instantly fell in love with it. It kind of reminded us of when we lived in Andover , good memories.. We had made our mind up..Perth is where we would look for work and a house.
Now, a move this size has its moments. Its not easy or stress free . Trev applied for a transfer and I looked for a job. We arranged a house viewing on the same day as my interview. Mad , that's all I'm saying.
We travelled all through the night ,8 hours to be precise. Arrived in perth on the morning of my interview, popped into the tesco , washed ,changed and turned up on time for my interview at 10am. Came out of interview and went back to tesco , changed and went to view house..agreed we wanted the house and travelled home , to Dudley , in time for a sleep before my next shift at work..incidentally, on the way home from perth I had a phone call , I had the job , it was mine.
Trevor had to travel to Dundee for his interview. The sister company was located there, it was a good 40 minute drive up the A9 all the way there. There are no more motorways after Perth..Anyway , Trev got a transfer to Dundee. Everything was moving fast and in the right direction.
When we had our start dates for work we knew this was going to happen. thats when we really pulled out all the stops. We arranged for a van , storage , somewhere to live before moving into house , redirection of post ,change of address , find new Drs , the list is endless.
We sold our house pretty much straight away , but nothing seemed to be moving forwards , that's when i found out that our buyers buyer had vanished. Our house was put straight back on the market and out of courtesy we contacted perth estate agent to update them..mistake number one. Our seller put the house we were buying back on the market , i can see this now as the housing market wasnt good and they had their own investment to protect. We however had to find a new proprty.
We sold our house after four days on the market , travelled all the way to perth to view another proprty and made an offer. We made an offer because , i had visited a medium and she said she saw a house unlike all the others , it was white and had a lean too , beside sheep and running water. Well...here was the house...white , neighbour had lean to , waterfall two streets away and surrounded by fields full of sheep lol.. besides , there werent that many for sale. It needed work and lots of it. Took tlc to a whole new level . But , we made an offer and they duly accepted.
The problems arose here and there , stressful times selling , buying transferring jobs ect.. Sarah had our cat pebbles while all this was going on, she was old and had become unwell. We didnt want her to be stressed by a move. We wanted to get settled and comfortable so she could just relax in her old age.
I couldnt believe i was leaving Dudley and my lovely job..I would miss everything and everyone so much , especially my daughter. Sarah and pebbles were my life , they were what mattered to me but my wee mum was in greater need and sarah understood this. Besides , sarah would inherit a Scottish second home.
When the day of our move arrived we were so busy..loading our van about two weeks previous to our move and unloading it into storage had been a sensible desicion, we crammed loads into our car and off we went , into the unknown ..x....
