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Thanks Oj, im so glad to hear that you have done it and are also liking it. I did think about the 'urban' guide after id posted this!! And you are right about Virtue out of Necessity (i just googled it!!) Do your kids enjoy it? Its such a huge change and i do believe that our kids will enjoy being a...

Hi Guys, i wonder can any of you offer any advice. Currently Mr H, myself and kids live very rurally in Northern Ireland. We moved back from England 4 years ago but after much thought and deliberation we have made the decision to move back to England. We are not happy here and feel that we have real...

I always say you never forget you just learn to live with. We also have very rocky relations with both sets of parents. Some of the things they have said over the years have been horrendous (i pride myself in being able to hold my own tongue until i get home behind closed doors!! lol). We have decid...

Thanks so much for your replies. I have been in touch with some really interesting people this week with regards this. Ive posted a new blog post with links that they have given me. The support we are recieving is so heart warming. Thank you all. xxx

Hi guys, new blog post out today on alternative housing solutions http://operationbetterlife.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/alternative-housing-solutions.html Would love to here from any of you who live in a yurt or similar. Interested in the planning implications and generally what day to day life is like....

I really really want to support this kind of project. I have very little money and it is not a sustainable source ( I am due to retire in a few months) My only reservation is that "you invest your whole life into it" but actually can walk away without any "real" loss. What I mea...

I too spent the last 10 minutes reading through all the old posts. Naturally I had questions after about 6 or replies , but because of the time line I decided to keep reading till the end. My question at about post 6 or 7 was... as long as you are a strong pair and not trying to build a life to rep...

Wow! Just spent the last 10 minutes reading threw this and it made me wounder where that positive Mrs H went too! We had to leave the cottage that we moved too after we suffered serious harassment from our landlord, police were involved after he assaulted my hubby one night late on the yard. It was ...

We dont home school, although we have looked into it. We only have one at school currently but another 2 not far off and to be honest we are discussing it again. When i looked into it last time, i googled it and found a few home schooling groups locally who do regular meet ups with the kids so as to...

Hi guys! :wave: Wow, its been such a long time, too long since ive been on but it genuinely feels good to be back. Its been a tough year to be honest and ive really had to take a step back and focus on the family. Are we settled and sorted? No not yet but we know were we are going now which i suppos...

Walking the dogs on a crisp frosty morning, curling up in front of the fire with the kids, the dark evenings as u get everyone closed up earlier and settled earlier. Lying in bed listening to bad weather outside!!

After nearly 3 weeks of sickness in the house and generally being tired and feeling sorry for myself, last night I decided it was time for a swift kick up the arse!! I've cleared the spare room and finleys room this morning so far (quick tea break!!) I should hav the rest of the house completed toda...

Wow, am I grateful that I logged on! I haven't been on in a while because of this very reason, we've had a real spate of illness in the house which we can't seem to shift and r sons little rural school is up for closure. So daily life turned into a bit of a slog. The garden looks unloved! The geese ...

Hi guys, thanks for all ur replies. Well fil finally accepted it had to go back to him so money was transferred yesterday and account closed. He has written a letter saying we knew nothing about it so we submitted everything to the social today. Its in the hands of the gods now while we wait and see...

It was opened back in 1999, neil would have been 21 then. He opened it so as should we ever be in the position to buy a house then it was there. Why he's failed to mention it when he knows what benefits we were applying for I don't know. Its hard because it was so lovely of him but now potentially i...