escaping to the country: Six of Swords!!!

Six of Swords
Time to travel, perhaps near or to water. Move to a new area. A change of pace and scenery. A slowing down. This part of your journey needs reverence and thought. Pick up the pieces and move on. Regained health, but it's been a slow process. Take slow methodical steps. Keep your chin up; this is a time of recovery. Sadness, but not depression. Coping. Hope is renewed.

That's apparently "my future" as predicted in the tarot cards. My past was pretty realistic too, ie struggles, having so much to do that actually nothing gets done. Present day was nothing special but I guess that's where I also am in status limbo.

So the house search continues again a contradiction in terms as I look then talk myself out of properties (almost all the time). I think the main problem here is the fact that we've already uprooted almost completely and do we seriously want to try and start again in a brand new area. But on the other side of the coin we've done it once surely we can do it again?

These are hubby's words "so you want to move back to Hillingdon, but you can't afford to, the houses aren't as nice, the area isn't as nice but your friends and family are there but the boys don't want to go back to school there and don't want to return to their friends so you're not sure if you should please the kids or please yourself and then you'll find a nice house in a nice area but there will be ONE thing that will turn you against the property/area and you'll be back to the drawing board again. And then you'll talk about staying and me commuting so G can continue until his exams but then you'll say you're too far away again. DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT YOU WANT because when you do i'll do whatever you want"

So we are looking at some houses on Saturday (obviously if they are still available as 5 days is a long time apparently in the renting world) this should help me to make up my mind one way or another if we want to move!

So firstly back in Hillingdon!!

Hillingdon is a suburban area within the London Borough of Hillingdon, situated 14.2 miles (22.8 km) west of Charing Cross.

Much of Hillingdon is represented as the Hillingdon East ward within the local authority, Hillingdon Council. In November 2010, the ward had a recorded population of 12,403

Where unfortunately at 30 times your salary hubby would need to be earning £37000 for a small mid terraced 3 bed roomed house. So we can afford a 2 bed maisonette!

Pro's: close to friends and family

know the area WELL

have already applied to work as a bank nurse at Hill hosp so would be close to work if I got the job

close to hubby's kids, in fact they could just walk round

close enough to hubby's work that he could cycle

Con's : have MAJOR issues with Hillingdon council and will probably continue to do so for many a year.

looked up homeschooling and they aren't very helpful in the area

kids don't really want to go back

can only afford a 2 bed or will stretch ourselves too much financially.

Storage and lack of a bedroom will be really hard

Next Stokenchurch (our favourite at present)

Stokenchurch is a village and civil parish within Wycombe district in Buckinghamshire England. It is in the Chiltern Hills, about 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Chinnor in Oxfordshire and 6 miles (9.7 km) west of High Wycombe. The village is a popular place to live, due to its rural location and ease of access to London and Birmingham. Stokenchurch has its own junction of the M40 (junction 5)

Pro:

Affordable

Nice area (can't find anyone that says anything bad about it)

large garden

OSP

very nice and clean inside

still close to friends within 30 minutes

Hospital close by for my work

seem to be pro homeschooling possibly because of the amount of grammar schs though and the amount of children that can't get into them

Chilterns cycling route (hubby already knows the cycling route well)

Con's :

Don't know the area

Don't know the schools

Possibly council estate??

V V large primary school (will start a petition for them to start building a new sch in time for little man)

No storage for my shop

hubby has a 40-1hr drive into work

Next Longwick

Longwick is a hamlet in Wycombe district about 1.25 miles (2.01 km) northwest of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire on the A4129 road.

The toponym is from the Old English for "long farm".^{[citation needed]}

With Ilmer, Owlswick, Meadle and Horsenden, it forms the civil parish of Longwick-cum-Ilmer which was created in 1934. In 1951 its population was 786,^{[citation needed]} since when it has increased significantly to 1,267 in 2001.

Longwick was the location for the Sunrise/Back to the Future Acid House party on 12 August 1989, which attracted some 17,000 people, and considered to be one of the most significant, and best, parties of its era

Pros:

Very nice house

Very nice area

has garage for storage

Cons:

Again not knowing area

even further for hubby to commute

NO garden I repeat NO garden (has a patio but NO garden ie: lack of grass lol)

Next Chalfont St Peter

Chalfont St Peter is a village and civil parish in Chiltern district in south-east Buckinghamshire, England. It is in a group of villages called The Chalfonts which also includes Chalfont St Giles and Little Chalfont. The villages lie between High Wycombe and Rickmansworth. Chalfont St Peter is one of the largest villages in the UK with nearly 13,000 residents. The urban population for Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross is 19,622,^[2] the two villages being considered a single area by the Office for National Statistics

Pro's

Nice house

very nice area

closer to friends and family

closer to hubby's work

Cons:

no storage

lack of parking on road

NO bath aaaargh (wet room )

Next Marlow:

Marlow (historically Great Marlow or Chipping Marlow) is a town and civil parish within Wycombe district in south Buckinghamshire, England. It is located on the River Thames, 4 miles (6.5 km) south-southwest of High Wycombe, 5 miles (8 km) miles west-northwest ofMaidenhead and 33 miles (53 km) west of central London

Pro's

Great area

good schools

nice house, lots of room in its tardis house

Fireplaces

Con's

Marlow gets very busy in the summertime

over price range (but has been on a while so could possibly take an offer)

Lastly Knaphill

Knaphill is an urban village in Surrey, UK. To the east is Woking, to the west, eventually, is Aldershot, while to the south and north on theA322 – which forms its effective western border – are Brookwood, and Bisley, respectively. Some of the village is set on a hill, hence the name.

Pro's

Same town as my sister

still 30 mins from friends and family

even closer to hubby's work (apparently right side of airport)

Cons:

small mid terraced

not knowing area / schools

homeschooling seems to favour online tutors

Now the gems!!

Can't open the link as this beautiful 3 bedroomed cottage went off the market quicker than the time it took to put it on lol! (have found the cottage on with the same agents but now only for sale at £350,000) a bargain!!

4 beds / 4 baths in Cornwall for the same price as a 2 bed masionette in Uxbridge our heart will always be in cornwall and one day when we're old and grey...........................