almost 2 months later;

 

hello from no longer down under but high above? lol. its been almost a month and a half and a little bit more, we're still in our airbnb that we checked into when we first arrived the UK. its been home for a while, and although the space isn't great, we are thankful. 

we did 14 days isolation , celebrated Hamza's 5th birthday during it as well which was sweet and had our families call in to sing along with him. we haven't been anywhere much as the covid cases here are sky high. we also alhamdulillah have managed to find ourselves a rental place which suits the family. it was a bit of a challenge on that part as we realised the houses here are pretty tight and small. not quite what we're used to back in Australia. we actually ended up liking only one house out of perhaps 6 that we saw. and quite luckily alhamdulillah, like it was meant to be, we got that exact one that we wanted. it'll be another week plus until we move in and sort our stuffs finally. 

I honestly cannot wait to set the house up and give the boys a lot more play and explore space. it was crucial for us for it to be spacious, and something that came with a lawn, regardless of weather, and as we learnt from other parents here, the weather doesn't stop their kids from playing outside. and that sounded a lot like my boys here. haha. ill probably post some pictures up once we've settled down. its been a long time waiting, I'm also very grateful for the boys being such champs. never complained one bit about the changes, they just always make do with whatever. the only one complaining as always is just - me. haha

after a while I think for me what really annoys me is not having our proper kitchen utensils and equipments. and when I see the house too crazy messy especially it already being such a small place I get agitated pretty quickly. back then, the boys always had their own play space that doesn't intrude my cooking space or chilling space. I also try not to buy new things just for temporary use knowing that I already have them stored in our box currently somewhere on the ocean coming to us. I miss having my own things. we did well so far I think. it isn't all that bad. 

at the end of the day the boys always teach me on their resilience. they don't really care where we are as long as we're together. as long as they see mims and ahah with them, they're good. and that's something I'm slowly learning. that even though we may seem properly unpacked , what matters is that we have the family close to us, happy and healthy.

I'm still getting used to the weather here and the supermarkets. I miss Coles and woolies so much haha.  but I promise to give this new place a shot. its just a matter of time. as with anything and any place, it tends to just slowly grow on me. if I let it. 

that's about it for now I think. write soon.