Well, it looks like we will be heading back to Victoria in a few weeks. Andrew has been trying to get relocated through his work for quite a long time now. There was talk of him moving to Adelaide a couple of years ago and again last year, which really excited me. We thought that Adelaide would be a nice place to bring up kids, and we thought we should be able to afford a house with a big back yard. Sadly it never eventuated.

Recently Andrew applied for a job in Melbourne within the same workplace and even the same group he currently works in. Before the job was advertised Andrew was told that it was his if he wanted it, but it still didn’t stop him getting stressed about the interview, and also trying to decide if moving is the best thing we can do for our family. The process of filling the position took a lot longer than anticipated, but he finally (last Monday) was told that the job was his and that he was to start in Melbourne on September 20. We decided that moving would be a positive step for us.

Now our problem was that we need to give my tenant 60 days notice to vacate my house, which Andrew had informed his boss many times. So then he had to negotiate some financial help for our relocation and temporary accommodation while we wait for the house to be vacated. That has now been promised.

So, we are currently in the situation where the job has been promised to Andrew, they have decided on a start date just 4 weeks away, his workplace has promised a sum of money to help us financially during the move, but he still don’t have any letter of offer for the job. I have had to give my tenant notice to move out already, and we have spoken to a couple of real estate agents regarding the sale of our flat, and are in then process of getting quotes from removal companies, and are trying to find reasonably priced short term furnished accommodation in Melbourne, but we don’t have written proof that Andrew is being employed in Melbourne. Hopefully it will come on Monday.

Update:  The letter of offer came today (Monday), and Andrew has accepted. Full steam ahead on organising the move to Melbourne.

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