On where I'm at

[scarlettina]

I just came back from having lunch with my friend DVS. She and her family moved to the D.C. area about 8 months ago in what was really a whirlwind move. She'd gone there to visit friends, loved it, came home, told her husband she wanted them to move and--voila! House sold, move done! She and her daughter came back to visit and I was one of the few

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[girasole]

Think about it hard. Frankly, from my very limited and faraway perspective, you belong here. In the New York area.
Sending you strong karma and fierce thoughts.

[peartreealley]

*hugs* I want to say something wise and erudite, but I'm so far behind you on this experience (as I'm just on the cusp of leaving "home" for the first time), that I don't feel like I am qualified to.

Think about it. Consider your options, make decisions when/if there are decisions to be made. Know that you are cared about and supported, whatever that decision is.

[garyomaha]

I'm not going to be much help on the moving front -- I've talked about moving "away" for much of my life, and here I am, still in Nebraska. As Jay often said, why someone would choose to live with this weather was beyond him.

I am still here largely because M's job is here, and that's our main source of income, and we're not sure if we can currently get back what we paid for and put into our home -- both financial reasons.

(Sorry, my response to your blog entry seems to be morphing into what should be my own blog entry.)

You currently live in an area we've visited often, we nearly moved to, and we talk about moving to all the time. So, see, your home is a goal for some. But if it's not right for you, that's worth considering.

[ironymaiden]

You think about going to NYC when you feel down. I feel like you need to unpack what that means.

[herself_nyc]

It's absolutely right for you to consider this seriously. Just because you're depressed of course doesn't mean you should ignore your impulses and instincts. I know you've long longed to come back east, and you've been there long enough that you have nothing to prove to yourself or anybody else about 'sticking it out'.

I bet you could find some job offer that would move you back, too.

Would it be to NY, or are you thinking of somewhere more southern?