A MUM-of-three ditched the doom and gloom of crime-ridden Britain for a soft life with her kids in Turkey.
Fed up with grey skies, scary streets and a constant daily grind to make ends meet, one British mum said “enough’s enough”; and packed her entire life into a shipping container to start fresh under the Turkish sun.
Jodie, aka weather girl on TikTok, is a mum-of-three who swapped her depressing old life for dazzling coastlines, cheaper living, and a whole new outlook in sunny .
“I was sad. Depressed. You never saw me smile,”; she admitted in one of her now-viral videos.
But claims she’s now significantly happier and “full of life”;.
Jodie had had enough of struggling to stay afloat in the UK.
She and her husband were working round the clock just to scrape by – no , no savings, and zero chance of buying a home thanks to what she calls “stupid little things”; constantly going wrong.
And as if the stress wasn’t enough, the rising in her area tipped her over the edge.
She claimed she wanted a better life for her and the kids and so packed up her life, three kids and the dog and moved abroad.
With her husband’s family already settled in , the couple decided to give it a go.
He flew out first to find a rental for a year, just to see if it would work.
Meanwhile, back in Britain, Jodie was packing everything – furniture, clothes, kids’ toys, even the kettle – into a shipping container bound for their new life abroad.
She claimed it took months to organise and said whilst it was difficult, it was definitely worth the hassle.
While their belongings were at sea, her husband drove their car and their massive German Shepherd all the way across – a three-day trek – while Jodie, the kids and her mum hopped on a flight.
Their first year was spent in a peaceful Turkish village far from the tourist spots and Jodie absolutely fell in love.
She said it was a beautiful, local area that wasn’t too touristy.
When their tenancy was up, they made the move to Alanya, a more buzzing coastal area, and Jodie’s never looked back.
“I love it. I really love it here,”; she beamed.
She says she wouldn’t return to the UK unless she absolutely had to.
She explained that her kids are thriving and their lives have all infinitely improved since the move.
While Jodie’s Turkish hubby sorted most of the boring paperwork, she says she’s now “retired from admin”; and doesn’t miss the stress one bit.
And for anyone else dreaming of ditching the UK for a new life in the sun? The Tiktoker is here to help.
“Drop me a DM,”; she says, promising to share details to help with paperwork and all the tricky bits.
She’s not the only Brit trading dreary, concrete skylines for golden sands.
A young woman recently revealed how her improved after she , saying life at home was “making her sick”;.
ElaReeveswas struggling with a series of health conditions prior to the move, including,and acne.
With her body “crying out for change”;, she decided to try life in sunnier climes and jetted off toin January and has never looked back.
