I am all in a whirl. we just got back from a week in devon and dh and i have fallen in love with (parts of) this lovely county. we are seriously considering moving there(200 miles from current home).
ok.... deep breaths.... am going to make a list of reason for and against...
For:
.property prices are much cheaper there and we have to move anyway to escape our huge mortgage
.dh and i would love to live in a semi rural location and think it would be fab for the dds
.local schools and are v good and have places available
.dh and i have lived in our home town since birth and are bored to tears with the thought of moving house locally
. dh is self employed and has been hit by recession. he is feeling quite low and mid life crisis-ish. we feel that change that we are both passionate about would be v positve
. dds are sociable and adaptable types
. been on holiday before to many places in uk and never before felt the urge to move
Against:
. leaving elderly relatives
. leaving friends
. dd1 -nearly 8 is totally distraught at prospect of leaving friends
. being terrified of, and unused to change
. being afraid of getting swept along by notions of an idyllic rural... and regretting it
. have a fab job share (primary teaching) at present and i think p/t teaching jobs in devon may be v hard to come by
. dh's future career prospects uncertain so i could be pushed into full time work in the short term
i think that covers it.
MN, please tell me what to do