It’s one thing to go one vacation.
…it’s another thing to move to your vacation.
HOW do you make your playground in to a life? Day by day that is what I am finding out.
It April of 2011 I picked up my family and headed south. Originally from outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania life was taking its toll.
- 40+ hr work weeks
- 3+ hrs daily in a car
- Constant sick kids
- Working + commuting + co-habitating with boyfriend = you take the downstairs, I’ll take the upstairs. I’ll see you in the morning.
- Inviting friends over only to fall asleep on the couch
SOMETHING HAD TO HAPPEN…AND FAST!
Hello Jacksonville, North Carolina! Home of my family-away-from-my-actual-family. New town. New career. New life. New attitude. But will it actually work?
Four months in and there are many days that I have my doubts. Starting my own business. Unsteady work. Lower cost of living. Where can I get a decent hoagie? Sales tax on clothes. What’s a girl to do?
I still spend way too much time with my boyfriend. Though we seem to enjoy it more. It’s at home, where it should be. I get to see my kids. They’ve only gotten sick three times since we’ve relocated. I’m still working on making some new friends and seem to make it past 8:00pm and even out in public on some occasions.
So I guess you could say “So far, so good.”
Every day presents a new challenge. One day I win. One day I lose. But at the end of each day I am exactly where I want to be.
