was sad that you left aus and that you could not settle here but stoked a bit of aus came home with you getting out to nature and enjoying what you have in Scotland loved your vids sad that aus was not for you all the best for your fam

Hi Kimberley, brilliant to see your catch up video.Looking lovely . I think your feelings her perfectly normal as you settle back down. I remember being shocked by crowds and the litter on our return to the uk! Just because you came back doesn't mean Australia didn't have positive points just the same that UK has some negative. Once you have your home you can really settle and I think any doubts will go. We adore the beautiful countryside here. The crisp cold days are glorious. That's not to say I wouldn't want more sun but we can't have everything lol!!! There are great places to visit in the UK and Europe is on your doorstep. Your family are young and no door is closed to you. If in the future your feelings change then follow new dreams. We live once so have fun and enjoy! ❤lots love xxx❤❤💐💐💐💐💐💐

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Find a specialty coffee shop if you can (avoid the chains). Coffee has come on leaps and bounds in the U.K but you have to look for it. It's easier to find in the city, of course. I'm semi-rural and there are some coffee gems a short drive away. I hope once spring comes and you're in more of a routine and you find your house, it will all come together. It's still very early days, and in time you might even come to embrace the winter!

Can so relate to how you are feeling. Australia can change your outlook on life. I thought that the place where I grew up had changed. But it hadn’t. It was myself that had changed. We lived back in Scotland for 2 Years with my family. Then finally returned to Melbourne where we finally settled. Returning for just a holiday wouldn’t have worked. We needed to live there permanently to be able to make that decision. I love both countries. But for us it enabled my family to realise where we were better off and the wonderful opportunities that are still here in Australia. The longer you live in Australia the less the ties become to Scotland . Then it becomes your home 🏡 You and your husband are both still young and so are your children Time will make your decisions.Remember Australia will always welcome you back.🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺 Ps We shall be celebrating Burns Day and of course Australia Day which is on Sunday.Both just days apart from each other.

Thank you so much for your honesty Kimberley, I've been following you for a long time, and your videos have been sooo informative. My husband and I discuss the prospect of moving daily, we are NHS employees and the job prospects we have on offer in WA are soo much superior than the UK and of course the lifestyle (I think we are on our 4th named storm of this winter here 🙁) so we are looking to apply to WA later this year, you highlighted so many useful pointers such as the education being subsided on a 482 now which I had no idea about for WA, so just a thank you for giving such detailed videos. Best of luck for your move and house hunt. Scotland is such a stunning part of the world, and you can't replace family support❤ for me it's a even I don't go and try it, I'll always have the "what if" in my mind, and you gave it a brilliant go and it just wasn't the right set of circumstances for your family at the moment, best of luck for the future xx

Glad you guys are getting settled ❤ Exciting times

Thanks for the shout out, Kimbo. Really appreciate it!! I can tell from the tone in your voice that your soo happy to be home. Give it a few months and it will feel like you never left. The insight you have given me from living in both Australia and Scotland has been very informative and helpful. Hope you keep posting vlogs and I wish you and your family the very best for the future!!!👍👍

Kim!🧡Thanks SO much for the kind shout out! Aww I will always have your back. So sorry you had some awful media BS but rest assured those of us with any brain cells will know places like the Daily Mail are not reliable sources and just trash. I am with you all the way on older houses, I live in one in Worcester thats built in the 1880's and just love the old character features and soul it has. Yes we have a list of things that need doing (and no money to do them!) but honestly dont care that all the sash cord windows need replacing and the gaps in the doors can fit the cats arm through! I would LOVE to see your area when settled, some nice walks and of course mountains and lochs, any wildlife too. I did think about you this xmas period when parts of Scotland got down to something like -20C. Just moved my eldest son out to a new area to start his new job next week and my Mum heart is breaking 💔we both cried so much! But Im also excited for him and 2hrs away is ok, hes already planning a long weekend home. Take care and much Love Jessie x

Awe thank you so much Kimberley for the update and congratulations to Isla on her first day at school, also thank you for recognising my comments greatly appreciated, it will be hard at first relocating back home it is quite normal to compare countries, it will get easier for you all with time, I hope you get your dream home fingers crossed, and you are correct you can choose to stay anywhere in Scotland, the light nights will come soon which is one of the things I do love about Scotland, I also think for you and the family you have done the right thing as without a doubt it is so expensive in OZ especially on the visa you were on, it was nice to see the Kelpies there on your video, looking forward to you doing some vlogs of your travels in Scotland, love to you and all the family take care and remember you are doing well one day at a time 💐🙏💕💕

Glad that you as a family are back in the right place for you guys

Great to see the sparkle back in your eyes. ❤️ Sounds like it's going well. Good luck with the house, I have my fingers crossed for you, that will be a great watch as well to see how you progress there. I know what you mean about going home, I'm the same when I go back to Manchester, everything looks a bit shoddy, but that's because Ireland are like Australia for tidiness, but look, it's not the worst thing in the world 😂 we'll cope I suppose 😂 it looks like you're really getting on top of things especially with Ewan getting his job and Isla in school. You're doing great. ❤️ Was lovely to see my name on your thank you list ❤️ but I want to thank you as well, because you helped me to advise my brother on his journey. And for that I will always be grateful ❤️ He came home at Christmas and went back in the new year, he feels the same Kim, he's really lonely 😞😞 he's finding it hard to make friends because of the type of work he does (FIFO) it's mad hours so he's not really in one place long enough to set down roots. He was going to go for his PR, but I think his best bet is to forget that, and work towards making enough money in his 4 years to come home to UK and buy a house in Manchester. I get so upset when I think about him on his own over there. 😢😢 Anyway, I look forward to your next vlog as always. I hope you get the house!!! Exciting times now. Good luck. X

Yes interesting one, yes its been 200 years of anglophille governments and immigration departments trying to keep the joint as white-anglo and loyal to the UK as possible, just look at the demographics, flag, head of state even national and memorial days. So many of those south seas poms they take it personally when one of their own would rather live at home in the UK...not in the black mans country.😀

Kimberley you were a victim of click bait headlines which we all have to not get sucked into. So pleased you are looking at a place near your family. Grandparents are so important in your kids lives and gives you and hubby a little break occasionally. Maybe you can have little holidays in the sun closer to home to lift your mood. It was not long ago that our playgrounds were not so great but over the past decade have been replaced by the ones you enjoyed so eventually they may catch up in Scotland. Looking forward to you showing us some of your favourite places in Scotland as I plan to visit again this year. Hope you get that house 🐨🇦🇺

Lovely to see u happy ❤ no where is perfect! Enjoy the family time and good luck with the house! Fingers crossed for you!!❤

Scotland has the hightest drug deaths true facts.

Loving the weather in Scotland and the beaches and clean parks

I have travelled to Europe a month or two at a time. Any longer and I just can't manage it and happy to be back on the plane to Oz. Although I've never been to Scotland, so I'll lookout for some new Zealand like scenery in your videos, maybe I'll get there one day 🤙🇦🇺😅

Please ignore the media . They always distort informations . Your parents were very happy to have you return home . We loved you here in Australia and miss you . Every time I visit Sussex Inlet , I think of you . Scotland is beautiful and so are you and your family . I was born in England but never visited Scotland . I hope you return to Australia for a holiday. I am glad you are settling in . Look forward to seeing more content on Scotland 🌺♥️.

Hello Kimberley, I find your vlogs very interesting & feel for you & your family finding what is right for you all. I’m an Australian who many years ago lived in the UK for 2 years as my husband was based there for work. I did love Scotland for a holiday. And the architecture & history of the UK is amazing. But gloomy grey skies for long extended periods was depressing for me. I missed the vast open bright blue skies of Australia even more than the warmth of the sun. Also the ease of living outside with nature most of the year is what I need. I hope you & your family find your ideal life. 🥰

Thanks for the update Kimberly and good luck with house hunting. I understand all the emotions you are going through (been there, done that) so to speak!! Keep smiling and vloging love from Sydney Australia ❤

I'd like to say how happy i am for you kimbo but, i CAN'T and i refuse to.

G'day Kimbo. I'm made up for your Dear Dad. As for the rest, HAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAWHAW.

Lovely to see you back on the tube and happy ❤ Family support while the kids are little is so important. Best of luck with the house hunting!

I think it’s so important for everyone to know you can take dry and sealed food on the plane so pot noodles and porridge pot then just ask the flight attendant for hot water if you’ve got fussy eater that won’t even entertain the plane food this is good to know ❤

Hey Missy, fun word of the Day is ‘uhtcearu’ [ucht-kay-aru, with the 'ch' as in the Scottish ‘loch']: Old English for ‘the sorrow before dawn', when you lie awake in the darkness and worries crowd your mind.

Thanks for the update, great to see you looking and feeling well and I hope your house plans work out.

Interesting - thank you for your frankness. Strikes me the critical issue for your return was the absense of support from family and friends, made worse by the restrictions and limitations of a 482 visa - I think the 482 only really works for singles or childless couples. Australia is a long way from anywhere else - I got used to it and regard a 22 hour flight as "normal" now after decades. I suppose the longer term issues are the economic prospects for the UK and whether you can get used again to the climate. Maybe when the kids are ready for secondary school and your skills are in demand that you might consider it again as you know what it is like. Good luck!

Hi Kimberley, how are you settling back in beautiful Scotland? Hope you all shared a wonderful Christmas. If you get a chance it would be lovely to see an updated video. Sending you all love and great happiness x❤

I watched your videos - from moving to the Hills and then to the Coast - you experience so much, however it was such a short time... I am glad that you and your family had the chance and the opportunity to experience my Country... It was such a delight watching how much you crammed into your time here...

Great video Thankyou! 😊

My grandparents immigrated here to Oz in the '50s, but it was a very different time when everyone here was from the UK, and most were in the same boat, trying to find their place, trying to settle, and I think the community was a lot more supportive due to that. Now that we are a more 'settled' nation, those supports are not as evident. I was born and bred in Sydney and, in my late 30s, moved to a small coastal town, where I struggled for many years to fit in because most people in that town were born and bred there and had very strong connections to each other. Its not that they were nasty, they were just very settled in their friendships and lives and more people in their life was not needed, they were content. The people were nice, the town was 'god country' but i had to move to somewhere a little more accepting of new faces. I wish you all the best in your journeys moving forward. Ignore the haters.

Better than any Xmas present.

Hiya, just letting you know that the Maxi Cosi Halo 360 is now available to buy in Australia with a top tether 😊

19:20- 'I've got a little surprise for you ! - Wow - I felt the emotion !. Beautiful vid - welcome hame, folks !

We lived abroad for 17 years. Moving back to the UK was the right choice for us. It's best to try these things, have a go. Things dont always go as well as you hoped.

You are right where you belong!!! I think it is so important for children to have a bond with their grandparents and listen to their stories for the 10000th time lol .

Whoa, I felt for you all of the journey home. I hope you can find happiness and contentment back home with your family. We have been in Australia for almost 30 years and I have been homesick for most of that time. We are planning to move 'home' now as our only child returned 6 years ago and will not be coming back to Oz. We now have our first grandchild over there, so as hard as it will be for us to leave everything we have here, the pull towards family is strong. Good luck to you and your little ones.

It can be the same in Scotland. I came from a village and it was a close community. It took a long time for outsiders to fit in our Village. So it’s reversed. It’s a great learning curb for being a outsider. It just takes time. You will meet long lasting friends. Believe me ❤️ Come on girl we’re feisty determined Scots. You go girl 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇦🇺💪

You made my day Kimmy (tears in my eyes) this was so beautiful. Well done for doing what's best for you. Before we moved over to Perth we watched all your Aussie videos. Looking forward to seeing Edinborough through you guys. Enjoy being HOME

Love KMart. We have H&M in Melbourne. I also love Uniclo

All the very best to you and your family. If it doesn’t work out. Australia will welcome you again 🇦🇺❤️ Ps Give my love to Clackmannanshire

Yes and so true

What do special about Centre Parks ? There are wave pools etc in Australia. The people from the UK always compare UK to Australia . It is what you put into your life with a mindset of positivity rather than which country is better . Enjoy your life in Scotland and best of luck !

You’re going back to Scotland from beautiful Australia.i could never go back to live in ENGLAND I Would hate it you can’t go backwards

Late watching this, but it breaks my heart how many times you sound as though you’re choking back tears 😢 you can only be proud of yourself for trying & chasing your dream, many others never even dare to step outside of their comfort zone. Now you can happily go ‘home’ and find happiness and peace xxx

Welcome home ❤ xx

Oh my heart when you seen your Dad. 😭😭😭 I hope you are all settled back. X

It’s not Australia’s fault your hearts weren’t in it.