AIBU to want a new home and an expensive holiday?

I’ve never regretted the money Ive spent on travelling and new experiences. Never.

Anyway moving takes a long time if you’re buying and selling. You may not be there by January. Then you will sit in your old house wishing you were having fun!

I’d rather spend less money on the new house. You can always redecorate and refurnish some other time.

Go. You deserve to go, and if you find yourself having to care for your mother in the future you may not be able to plan holidays so easily. I am steadily working through my children’s inheritance planning holidays in the future, because my partner has PD and we may not be able to take many more together. Go, and enjoy yourselves, and don’t worry about the future.

Go!

Go, go, GO!

If you are going to be doing more caring you will NEED your holiday more than ever!

Go. Recharge your batteries. It'll set you up better for the move and the support you will be giving your mum

£300 is a lot to lose!

Go and enjoy the holiday.

Do you have to buy new furniture or can you use some of the furnishings from your present house?

Go!! No hesitation - go! Think of it as advance respite for the care you will be giving your mum. However easy she is to get along with, it’ll still be a hard work.

January isn’t so far away in house move terms and even if the move does clash, the internet and mobile phones mean you’ll still be in charge.

Thanks all - you have brought real tears to my eyes telling me to go; it's probably what I would have said to someone else, and it's obviously what I wanted to hear! Extra information: We have found a house to buy and we sold our current house to the first people to view (how lucky was that?!). We have a move date in mid-October.

Go! You don't know what is round the corner so grab your chances with both hands!

Absolutely go! My dad who is 79 always says once you get to an age when you have more years behind you than you do ahead then make sure every day counts!
Life can change on a penny and if you have the means to do things then don't hesitate, we are off to Majorca on Friday for our 3rd holiday this year, we are not wealthy flash people but we know what we like and we do it as often as possible!
Have a great time ?

I would go- it sounds as though you will be settled in your new house by the time you go on holiday. As others have said, you do not know what is around the corner and you can decorate your house at your leisure. Enjoy now as the pair of you are fairly fit.

Oh please go! Your holiday sounds fabulous and what memories you'll have. Just project yourselves forward a few years, looking back on your memories of 2019. What would you rather be remembering - those sleigh rides (and the Northern Lights, fingers crossed!), or choosing new cushions?

Definitely, you should GO!! After the stress and hassle of moving, you will both need and deserve a holiday and yours sounds fabulous.

You must go, nobody knows what the future holds. Fabulous to have something to look forward to

Go.....but be aware the northern lights are not reliable!

But the huskies are! ???????

Will Father Christmas still be there, or having a well-deserved rest?

Only you and your husband know your true financial and health position.

If you think you can afford it, I agree with other people who say "Go" because no-one can see the future. Grasp life by the throat.

However, if you know in your heart of hearts going on an expensive holiday will make things hard for the future, you could perhaps compromise and go on a cheaper holiday which is still going to be very enjoyable.

Go, don't hesitate, just Go. The next ten years are probably going to be the period when you're young enough and fit enough to enjoy travel and special holidays.
Have a wonderful time.

Definitely GO................

I think it depends on how much you'll be able to enjoy the holiday. If it was me, the stress of organising the move, the worry etc. would leave me less able to enjoy it. I would let the £300 go, but set the rest aside, and when all settled, book another holiday. This would also be a chance to ensure that mum can manage with carers going in, another relative coming to stay, or something similar.
Just another point of view!

Definitely GO GO GO.

If you and your husband are accepting of the overall cost (as you were when you booked the holiday) then go. The holiday won’t get cheaper and who knows what tomorrow brings with health. It sounds as if your Mum is fairly independent at the moment and your move is more about the future than her needs now, so go with a light heart while she can cope and you both are able. Regrets tend to be about what we didn’t do, rather than what we did. Enjoy .

If it’s with Canterbury Travel then definitely go ! We had an incredible week with them in Luosto .