Places I'd consider living
Been thinking about this lately. Texas, and Dallas in particular, is not somewhere I ever thought I'd live out my life. And I can think of places I'd much prefer to raise my daughter (of course, I can also think of a number of places which make me think Dallas is a paradise!).
But events have conspired, as they usually do, and at the moment, I can't see how we could move. My job allows me a lot of flexibility -- since everything I do is remote anyway, I could live anywhere I can get reliable broadband access (except not satellite) and a telephone and I'd be set. But M's job doesn't, and at the moment, he doesn't have any other options for employment. Plus, my sister and her family are here, and I want Squeaker to grow up with her cousins.
Everyone's trying to convince my brother-in-law that he needs to move his business to Denver or Boulder. If they go, then we won't be far behind. I'd love to be back in Colorado. Plus, my parents live in Aspen, and the 3 or 4 hour drive up into the mountains from Denver or Boulder is doable on a regular basis. I would really like to have Squeaker have more of a relationship with her grandparents than I did with mine, but I'm not going to choose that over her having a close relationship with her cousins.
If the company decided for some odd reason to foot the bill for us to move to Europe, then that would be another one I'd do in a heartbeat. That's an opportunity that doesn't come around very often; I'd be an idiot not to take advantage of it. But since the likelihood of that is pretty slim, I don't really need to worry about it!
I also wouldn't mind moving to Minneapolis/St. Paul. I was born there, but we left when I was two, and what memories I have of it are fragmentary and mostly concerned with the inside of our house. I hear it is a beautiful city, and I know several of my favorite authors are from there/live there (not that this is a reason to pick up and move house, but it does pique my interest!). And I love winter and can't stand the horrible hot humid summers we have in Texas.
At the moment, I can't really think of anywhere else I'd want to live, although I know there are several.
Guess I'd better toddle off to bed. Trying to make some changes around here, and getting to bed at a reasonable hour is one of them.
But events have conspired, as they usually do, and at the moment, I can't see how we could move. My job allows me a lot of flexibility -- since everything I do is remote anyway, I could live anywhere I can get reliable broadband access (except not satellite) and a telephone and I'd be set. But M's job doesn't, and at the moment, he doesn't have any other options for employment. Plus, my sister and her family are here, and I want Squeaker to grow up with her cousins.
Everyone's trying to convince my brother-in-law that he needs to move his business to Denver or Boulder. If they go, then we won't be far behind. I'd love to be back in Colorado. Plus, my parents live in Aspen, and the 3 or 4 hour drive up into the mountains from Denver or Boulder is doable on a regular basis. I would really like to have Squeaker have more of a relationship with her grandparents than I did with mine, but I'm not going to choose that over her having a close relationship with her cousins.
If the company decided for some odd reason to foot the bill for us to move to Europe, then that would be another one I'd do in a heartbeat. That's an opportunity that doesn't come around very often; I'd be an idiot not to take advantage of it. But since the likelihood of that is pretty slim, I don't really need to worry about it!
I also wouldn't mind moving to Minneapolis/St. Paul. I was born there, but we left when I was two, and what memories I have of it are fragmentary and mostly concerned with the inside of our house. I hear it is a beautiful city, and I know several of my favorite authors are from there/live there (not that this is a reason to pick up and move house, but it does pique my interest!). And I love winter and can't stand the horrible hot humid summers we have in Texas.
At the moment, I can't really think of anywhere else I'd want to live, although I know there are several.
Guess I'd better toddle off to bed. Trying to make some changes around here, and getting to bed at a reasonable hour is one of them.