Update, one year on

It's been a year since the last blog post, and a lot has happened in the meantime. We moved to Brussels 11 months ago when Mr P. got a one year contract as an IT manager with a bank, and we have just learned that it has been extended for another year.

Back to the drawing board.

We were so excited after coming back from Aix last year. We were finally going to do it! Then things happened, as they often do. Nothing dramatic. Just the slow realisation that myself and Monsieur P. living in two different countries was not a great

Mlle P. and I earn ourselves an icecream

In August, Mlle P and I spent two weeks camping in Aix and the Luberon, one of the areas on our shortlist. Driving through the countryside, with roads lined by mature trees, the colours gradually changing into the autumn palette, I felt like I was driving

A bit of research

Amidst the excitement about Monsieur P.’s new job, it didn’t sink in that he was going to be a long way away. It’ll be tough, even though we’ve had to cope with weekly commuting before. The only jobs in Thanet are in hair dressing, taxi services and dog

Monsieur P. gets a job

This is major! Monsieur P. got a new job today, after 6 weeks of unemployment. The job is in Copenhagen, and it's for 8 weeks, extension possible. This means we'll have money again, and Monsieur P. will be more receptive to my plans. Being in computers