Question of the Day:

Could I really pick up and move away from the City that I love and have lived in for almost 15 years?

This is the answer that I need to come up with, among others. Such as: Can I overcome my fear of moving to an unfamiliar place where I may only know one person? What if this place only has several hundred thousand people instead of millions? Will l get bored? Will I fit in? What will I do? Will I miss big city living?

Several of these are easy to answer: I don't do much now honestly, so how could I be more bored than already am?  Plus, its a new place... plenty to see at least at first. Big city living is expensive and rather cold and un-sunny. In this new place I could live in a 3 bedroom house for $500 LESS than I am paying for 740 square feet. BUT... its not a cool loft, in a converted printing building that is now a historical site because it was design by one the most famous and influential architects of his time, Burnham.
But it is sunny more days than not! Over 200 sunny days last year!! (Compared to less than 100 in this 'great city'.) We all know how much I need the sun! And I will have to drive everywhere. Say good by to the super low 24,000 miles I have on my 6 year old Mini Cooper. BUT I could afford a NEW mini! Hmmmmm.....

What about the roar of the L train overhead, the smelly people on it, the culture, the cold weather, only having two seasons and the awful city taxes? What about my friends and family and summers in Chicago? Summer in Chicago... you CAN NOT beat it!!  I mean I know I would be back every 4-6 weeks because giving up my hairdresser is non-negotiable. But still....

What about the "Will I fit in?" question and only knowing one person? I mean at first I might not have job (I don't even have one now) so how will I meet anyone? It's going to be like living in the Suburbs... is that what I want? Me, Sherman, a house and yard and L and no friends and no job at first?

At least it is a big  "College town", so there has got to be fun things to do sometimes.... football games for sure!  And it is home to several Corporate Headquarters so it has to offer some good things. I could easily go back to school too, and be able to do what I really want to do....

The biggest question, and hardest question is: Am I willing to do this for someone else? For someone who I do believe  I am meant to be with. For someone who promises to be good to me and true and honest and help me in whatever way to adjust to moving because he knows without a doubt that I would be making the biggest change of my life in recent years to be with him.

What to do, what to do what to do......