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Have you ever made a really big lifestyle change?

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FlorenceMandible · 12/10/2018 14:41

By which I mean the kind of thing they make tv programmes about - leaving commuter life in London to live on a croft in Scotland, etc? Or selling the house and opening a campsite in Italy? That sort of thing?

I am exhausted, irritable and fed-up all the time, despite having a 'good job', 'nice life' etc. I live in the south east and the thought of another 20 years commuting into London to do the job I have lost all passion for, just so I can pay the mortgage on a semi in the suburbs, is really starting to get me down.

I'm not materialistic and often think I could manage with far less than we currently have. DH is the same, pretty much. He's always said he'd happily live in a static caravan and, while I wouldn't go that far Grin I am not bothered about 'keeping up with the Joneses'.

The dc will be off to uni in a couple of years and I'm wondering whether we need a big change.

I'd like to move to a Scottish island and buy a b&b (I know, I know!) DH and I both have jobs (teaching, HCP) we could fall back on reasonably easily if it all went tits-up. Or is this just a midlife crisis talking?

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Storm4star · 12/10/2018 15:12

Do it! Life is short and an adventure is always fun. I jacked in my job and traveled for a while. I had to come back to make some more money, haha, but I'm currently working towards being able to earn money purely through online work and then I'm going to be a "digital nomad". I always thought, what would I do if I won the lottery, and the answer was travel the world. Then I realised, I could still actually do that. So my philosophy is what is your dream? Can you make it happen? If so, do it! You have something to fall back on if it doesn't work out (a safety net is important) so what do you have to lose?

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