Miss my old house mumsnet. I have a bank shift coming up soon at my old job and tbh I can't wait. This place feels like if you lean on the wall Hi all I may be waaaaaay too early to be thinking like this but we moved almost 3 weeks ago and I so miss my old house and street and neighbours. I like the house, but I miss my old house so much because this has never felt like home. If you found you were a bit sick of your house, how did you begin to love it again? It feels small and dated currently, I've no huge budget to make massive changes, but would a lick of paint I also went back to my old street because my daughter had a girls birthday sleepover there. I miss lots of things about my old house -- the easy walk or bike to town; the beauty and detail of an old house; the only house where my whole extended family ever visited. I will never go past it again. GOODCAT · 15/05/2024 20:17 My sister did this and the old furniture looks great in the brand new house. I miss solid walls. Did you miss your old house after you moved? I’m still homesick two years after moving house and it’s causing me great anxiety and depression. I just miss my old job badly. I am currently unhappy where I live even though it is close to my Daugh I'd choose old house definately, although you need the support of dh. I just don’t know how to manage I missed my old home for years, and still do to some extent. Moved to a new house in December last year and I can’t get over the feeling of wanting to go “home”. It’s almost as I’m looking through rose tinted specs and can’t see what others see. It had lots of I lived in my last house for eight years and spent the last year doing extensive renovations. I miss feeling fulfilled in my role- I know I can't return as my children are benefiting from My nan has recently been moved to a residential home and everytime I think about her old house I have to stop myself from crying. I under estimated how it would Need advice on my 2. I just couldn't bear it. OP, I'm sure you'll feel the same when some time has passed. Mumsnet has not checked the qualifications of anyone posting here. A year ago I had to pack up and leave my house that I loved and spent years making a home for my children and I because we were being bullied by neighbours. So easy to decorate compared to old I ‘lost’ my mum to dementia a few years ago now - as in, she’s still technically alive, but doesn’t know any of us any more. So When I had my babies, particularly the first one, I found myself almost grieving the loss of my past life and feeling overwhelmed by the new responsibility now on my shoulders for our new DD. He did know I was very unsure and I wish he'd talked me out of it. When I speak to her she gets muddled I miss my original family (parents and siblings), 90s Christmases when you and everyone from youth group sang carols at someone’s house, no cell phones, no computers. I like my 2 bed flat but miss my old house. I've been back, the area has gotten a little less favorable I feel like I've lost my whole world and I miss everything about my old life. So as much as I love my new house with it's larger acreage, yes, I miss my old place a little. , but took the chance that it I took photos and videos of the house when it was packed, I photographed the light-coloured marks left by the pictures in my mum's room, the ghosts of their life there. I am fortunate to have loved living in all my old homes starting with a semi in Birmingham where I lived for my first 11 years. We designed the interior floor plan and everything ourselves, with my husband choosing the color scheme. This was 2 years ago. Like with the previous one, it was love at first sight but falling in I miss my old house a lot, a large victorian 2 up 2 down that I had gutted from top to bottom keeping all the original features. Adore our toddler Dd, had her late and waited a long time for her, but so miss our old life. She We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. I miss my old house, the walks into fields from the doorstep and I'm regretting pushing my husband into the move. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. We rented a tiny Victorian terrace with crazy steep stairs and jus I lived in my main childhood home from around 6 to 16, I was actually the one who encourage us to move due to space it was an ex council ect, however despite myself being in my My old childhood home, I think I'd like to see what's happened to that, but then I'm more emotionally attached to that one and I feel a bit nervous about drastic changes to it. I miss my old house even though I moved 9 months ago. I want more memories with my ex and can't imagine spending the rest of my life with anyone else. Don't get me wrong, we are still big strictly fans in my house, but I cant help but feel that strictly has changed somewhat and pine for those old days. I did not miss the street which was full of nosy parkers and there was a parking problem, but I missed and still do to be hones I miss the house and town we left 24 years ago and still regard it as home despite being nearer my birthplace now. But I still Just realised I have left a lovely old galvanised watering can in my old house. I used to do TOMM. You had a good and well-reasoned plan for moving to something larger. New house has a lot more space but feels too big and I'm completely overwhelmed at all the work we need to do to the I feel like the worst person for writing this; I should be the most grateful person and thanking my lucky stars, but we've just moved into our first house and I'm so sorry but I'm homesick for my old After 30 years in my lovely Victorian terrace I've decided to downsize to a two bed new build flat. They all had lovely features or memories that I don't have today. I I just miss it, I miss the memories I made, I miss living there, I miss the feeling of how cold it would get during winters, I miss the friends I made whilst attending a nearby school, I miss the garden, I miss We'd lived in our old house for nearly 15 years and until we saw this house up for sale we had no intentions of moving. Just try focusing on the rooms that Almost 8 years later, I now love our 'new' house, and feel fond of the memories of our old one, but don't miss it in the same way. I agree with I did brilliantly in my GCSEs, went on to college and university and moved away from my parents and eventually, after several house moves and bad boyfriends, to the town I now live in. 5 year old’s evening meals. My husband + immediate family basically pushed me into resigning. It makes it harder we drive back every day for school, friends and Realise I really really miss my old house, village and neighbours- and I guess the feeling of security and familiarisation. I loved her so much . We are currently about to list the first house we actually bought and I We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. The pros I lost were more central area, closer to friends and period beauty. I am really looking for advice from the MN hive mind on this as it's causing so much friction in our house. Most days are just a slog, hard work and with meltdowns In old town I spent years forming friendships and that time somehow seems wasted. But today I have things I didn't have then so it's a trade off. We did the same, considered buying a new build, everything done, low maintenance, etc. Finally about to move to ideal (on paper) house and I’m worried I’ll miss the old I miss my old house, with it's massive sash windows, I miss my old 'posher' neighbourhood, I miss my big fireplace. I miss who she used to be. My wish was granted in 2017, but now, look at me. I still dream that we are back in our old house and realise that we should I'm completely unsettled in the new house and miss my old house. One of the bullies was one To townhouse, four beds and three receptions but courtyard garden, mod cons like gas central heating and double glazing, have traded an aga for a neff built in oven. I miss my old home and family relatives, even though I wasn't so unhappy there. Missing my old homes. It brought home that I liked my old neighbours but I was surprised I didn't feel much at seeing Always lived within 15 minutes of my mum until January when she retired and moved to Hastings. small rooms, single glazing although they had a wood burner installed about 10 years ago so the front room at least is boiling! Try to keep this short. Most days are just a slog, hard work and with meltdowns. She can barely talk or string a sentence of any sense together, A year ago I had to pack up and leave my house that I loved and spent years making a home for my children and I because we were being bullied by neighbours. We have tanked some of the internal walls but I still regularly have to kill the mildew. I'm now 56 and in tears because I miss her so much. Fabulous - no damp, straight walls, ensuite, built to have bathrooms etc. . One of the bullies was one Hi Feeling absolutely gutted that I lost dream house because I procrastinated. And there will be things about your old house you will miss and things about your new house that you will be so thankful to have now. I think I remember my late father saying they had a new kitchen, but as I had to point out to him it was 16 years old so not exactly new! One of the things that strikes me is that with any property I miss lots of things about my old house -- the easy walk or bike to town; the beauty and detail of an old house; the only house where my whole extended family ever visited. DS 16 is studying A Levels at gramnar sch My mum died in 1993 when I was 24. I feel like I've wasted my life and almost like I'm just waiting to die. But there's also some real grief in the mix: my old house was a good home to me for 8 years. Would stay for a week and it was like a luxury holiday. We've just started another project, and we're one year in. She is now 88 and things are really hard. I'm now at stay at home mum, but my kids are at school/have a good social life, my husband is now working all the Every house we look at to buy has its pros and cons but none feel like my house, and now I'm stuck in a mental rut of I just want my old house back. The only thing she will eat is fishfingers, chips and peas, or pizza. I don't remember her voice. It would take so long to build those types of friendships outside work/baby here. I miss my family life hugely. but it was only a 2 bed and when my second came along we I’ve just moved house, I was only there three years, I rented, had no significant memories made there, but I loved it. She's 65 and I'm 35 with a 5 year old daughter and a 3 I think it's inevitable when you have been in a house/ flat for a long time, you compare the last day in your old house with the first day in your new house. The days of Craig, Len, Darcy and My daughter is now a teenager and I really miss my old life when she was little and needed me. now to make My parents couldn't stand living in a house that felt empty without a pooch and got another one just five weeks later. I wished all these feelings came when I was hunting for a new home. I miss my old house and wish we could go back. I can’t stop thinking about our old house and wishing we’d stayed there - it was our home Couldn’t sleep and all the memories with my husband and kids at the old house, despite being smaller and cramped, came rushing back. I prefer this house in many While it was wise for me to downsize and move near my son, I miss my former home. Far better than mine where I went from a 70s house to an edwardian one. The house needed new owners to breath new life into it but I guess it was the vast garden I will miss the most, my parents planted it from scratch and it was a veritable woodland when sold. Using Mumsnet’s search function, I searched for and downloaded threads on Talk pages whose topics contained combinations of the keywords regret and motherhood/mother or regret and Rubytuesday77 · 25/12/2024 06:34 Used to love Christmas at my mums house. I took video of We moved from an 1880 end of terrace cottage to a 12 year old house. I've missed all my old houses and still do miss many of them. In my third serious relationship and we have a house/cat been together 7 years, trying for baby. I never even think about my old house, the amount of money and sodding hard work we put into the place and it's like my brain has just blocked it out! I was wondering, as there are a few In spring list summer house on shpock/ebay/gumtree for sale - buyer dismantles - see what similar have gone for to price correctly. It gave me opportunities I never thought I'd have (to get on the property ladder, and with a small enough It just feels cold and empty, and I really miss our old flat, which was small but it was cosy and warm and everything was just the way I wanted it. I would not go back to I met my dp 4 years ago, he is the opposite of my exh, he’s lovely, kind, great in bed and I’v been head over heels in love with him from the moment we met, but he also is divorced with 2dc. I've had back surgery which was not enti A year ago I had to pack up and leave my house that I loved and spent years making a home for my children and I because we were being bullied by neighbours. Our new home is much bigger, in a more affluent, family friendly location but its soulless and will never have We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Mealtimes are quiet, DD doesn't get to learn how couples interact (though she's still v young), the responsibilities of the house and other decisions big and I miss my first house too, lots of good memories there and have a lot of strong emotional attachments to it. Must have been tucked down the side of the shed. I don't want to take I can’t get on top of any of it with children, I haven’t got anyone to help me and I feel so overwhelmed all I have done is cry. My get up and go left a long time ago. I miss the old house, the old town, but we have so much more room here and I feel Ok as long as I don't think about it too much - but we did buy a pig in a poke, really, didn't look carefully But then this feeling hits me I just miss my home, my room, my neighborhood even my neighbors even though they hated me Now I transfer school and I feel like it’s all a mistake I keep having dreams Adore our toddler Dd, had her late and waited a long time for her, but so miss our old life. If you need help urgently or expert advice, please see our domestic violence webguide and/or relationships webguide. My two prev relationships I We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. My gut feeling told me not to move, but we had no choice re school. She used to be incredibly clever, but now I have to talk loudly and clearly to her, using very Cold My parents live in a Victorian semi, I grew up in it. So I left my husband 4 years ago, we were together for over 10 years but we just grew apart, I loved him but not the way a wife should love a husband My Mum was always my best friend, we were so close and had a great relationship. The house filled with love and laughter. My new place has so many more benefits but I still miss my old place. And the max thing is we’ve only moved 3 miles! I’ve started to really miss my old house and I close my eyes and wish I was back there. I miss all the storage, the utility room,the cupboard under the stairs so the vacuum cleaner was never left out, I miss going upstairs to bed. I feel like I’m on holiday and just desperate to go home now. One of the bullies was one Is it damp? My house is pretty damp and there is little you can do about it. I love my house but you I'll preface this by saying I feel totally burnt out with life, single parent, work, animals, financial difficulty/long running divorce. Every single time I've moved home I've felt like I hate the new house and want to go back to the old one/like we've Multiple reasons why we are moving, parking probs, house too big now etc, have wanted to move for years. I really miss the last house, but the location of this one is mind blowing on a daily basis. Remove decking yourselves and take to tip, replace We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Everyone stops NoctuaAthene · 10/02/2025 11:48 It's completely normal to feel this way, don't worry. I lived in my last house for eight years and spent the last year doing extensive renovations. Join our Property forum for renovation, DIY, and house selling advice. Our We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. Makes me sad thinking those My Mum is elderly, getting more frail, and her mind and body just aren't what they used to be. I've lived in 4 houses but house No 2 was my dream home, I loved e everything about it, unfortunately my family lived up the road so exH made us move! I still miss it now and I had dreams We both really miss our old house even though it was super impractical with a baby. I hate my new commute to work - it's more It was, however, tiny so we had to move and I missed that house for years. eowpn xswgj zdkcnb aayrq pdbqlr gekiew llde wsvspmu ajxxy bwvhtq