This is another question I get quite often when discussing (read: accosted about) my new plan.  So, here we are, what I expect I will miss the most once I’ve left the country, in no particular order:

– Ad hoc wine with friends and family
– Certainty and security of salary
– Being an SME (a novice again, yikes)
– Lazy park afternoons
– Boxsets and books (until Amazon delivers a fresh supply)
– Everything else in storage (what if I have a fancy dress situation? The only fancy dress I have with me is an elf)
– New Look ballet pumps and Clinique (UK visitors will be asked to bring supplies!)
– M&S pants (necessitating to buy some in NZ, when I arrived with only a handbag, I appreciate the struggles of my already expat friends)
– Co-op chicken and sweetcorn sandwiches, I already miss these, there’s no Co-op near me in Brixton (I eat the middle)
– Being able to speak the primary language
– Knowing where to find a GP and optimal beautician (is it appropriate to ask the letting agent this sort of question?)
– My own linen and towels (this will be fixed asap)
– Minnie (anyone fancy a road trip?)

And then it only seems fair to be ever so slightly smug and say I won’t miss:

– London prices
– Sharing a bedroom with my cats
– Umbrellas
– Tights
– The Northern line