My husband and I have concluded that we're in need of a change, we're caught in a monotonous cycle! Whilst we don't live in a major city we live in a large-ish town and have done our whole lives. Our family is here and whilst it is great being close, sometimes it is too close and breathing room would be nice.
We are contemplating moving to a small town, only 1.5hrs away.
Our only issues are 1. Child one begins prep in 2017 so we would need to make a quick decision in order to be relocated for him to begin the school year at a new school as I would like to avoid mid-year moves. 2. My husband has a business, however it could ultimate move with us (construction) as he has no office etc, it is also relatively new so I guess the client base isn't that large so not too big of a factor. I don't work outside of the house so that isn't an issue either!
Who has made a similar move- do you applaud or regret the decision?
Even though its not major it is still daunting, I have friends here, regular play locations, medical professional I like etc etc....
lifestyle change?
lifestyle change?
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I think stay where you are, start a new hobby/skill/ project and book a holiday. Having happiness in your daily life doesn't come from location.
I moved interstate from my parents. It was a big move, from Adelaide to Sydney. Just me and my son. I had a job to go to so that part was easy.
It was a fantastic experience and I gained a huge amount of confidence in my parenting and ability to live independently. We lived there for two years and then moved back to Adelaide. No regrets, we loved it, had a ball!
Part of me still wishes we lived there. It really helped break those apron strings and I think I have a much better relationship with my family for it.
My partner and I will be doing this in the coming months for similar reasons. We are moving from a small country town to a large ish town, he will be going from farming to truck driving and I will still be doing similar work. We've been talking about it for over a year and I've felt like it couldn't come soon enough but now that we are actually doing it I'm starting to get scared as even though we have been unhappy where we are we do have it very good here and have had secure well paying jobs for the past 7 years so to leave that and start again is scary but I think it will be worth it once we get settled.
I felt like I've tried everything to make it work where we are but I have just become so unhappy so I feel like we have to do this for my mental health! We can always come back if it doesn't work out.