A Lot To Think About

 As per usual so much has happened since my last post (which was February, if you're curious).

First off Covid, that sure changed a lot.  But I am not even going to go into it much because we all hear about it enough.  I will tell you that I work in health care and all this has really made me not want to work with the public anymore.  It has strained some relationships with family and strengthened others.  It has also destroyed my clear skin I worked so hard for last year, so that's fun.

I just had my first week off of the year at the end of July, which is crazy as usually I take time in April but that wasn't happening.  My grandfather passed away right before Covid got bad, like I went there on the weekend to say goodbye, got home Sunday and Monday he passed and that day restrictions started (only 2 visitors at the place he was at) and then everything everywhere was different.

Some other things happened that aren't my business to tell.

We've lost a lot of staff at work so the stress level is huge.  I'm trying to have a different perspective though as work was consuming my life.

My husband got back from work up North a little while ago.  He always come back with stories of things he's seen and how different places are from here and how much more affordable houses are.

Which is why we're here, at a cross roads.  He is fine to live where ever, it is now my decision if we are going to move off our rock, where we've both been born and raised.  I would miss the ocean.

I'm sitting here watching Gilmore Girls, as it always helps, making pro/con lists (like Rory).

Basically it involves me leaving everything behind for a house, my family, my job (which doesn't bother me that much, just bothers me that I have seniority and vacation built up).

So far my list is Everything Vs A House (with a dog).

To give you an example of what it's like here, my mother-in-law went for a walk the other day and saw a nice house for us, she thought to herself that she could help us out and give us money for it (keep in mind we have a large down payment saved up). Well she looked up the house to see how much it was. . . over a million dollars for just a regular family home.

My husband is frustrated.  I've seen him frustrated lots of times, but this is like built up and I can see he's just boiling and doesn't know what to do.

I know my family would come visit me, but I would miss out on just going over there for a visit, or seeing my niece and nephew grow up, my youngest brother picking on me like I'm the youngest.  I wouldn't get time off to come visit on holidays.  These are things that I am thinking about.

I have always loved the idea of moving somewhere where no one knows you and starting new.  You can almost become a new person.  It'd be an adventure.

I feel at this point if we're going to buy a house and move that I don't want to live on the island unless it's the location we want.

I just don't know what to do.

I've got lots of thinking drives with my favourite tunes ahead of me.

                                        

Sorry, my most recent photos are from our wedding, you're probably sick of seeing them...which is another thing, I hope to get back into my photography hobby.