Funny enough I'm posting this on one or our coldest days of the year, which is somewhat of a catalyst to getting more serious about it lol.
My wifes best friend is in Mesa and they've been trying to get us out there for years. When we go there every year and we hit up the lake on his boat, hike, etc.. I question sticking around in IL. We've been of the mindset, if it's meant to happen the opportunity will present itself.
Well, I'm a remote sales guy so I can move, but I'd have to wait for an opening in another territory, and now there is one there soooo, I'm starting to think that is the "sign". Sadly because I am remote/home office'd they likely won't cover my moving costs so there would be , selling my house here, moving, buying new home , etc. all on me.
The other main issue is Family, my wife being Italian is very close with her family/Mom/Grandmother, so I fear while she said she would move if it was right, will she really. My family is smaller and while I'm not as close to them as she is with her's my mom is getting older and that would make me think through a bit more on leaving her, mamma's boy I guess
Lastly, my daughters are 8 & 11, and at those ages I'm a bit more reluctant to pull them out and put them into a new school, even though they make friends quickly, it still tugs at my heart a bit on doing that to them.
I'm so sick of the weather, taxes, etc.. here that I think it would be good for my well being to make the change, or it could add unneeded stress lol.
Anyways, just doing a bit of thinking outloud and seeing if anyone else has moved away from family, moved kids, etc.. and after having done that share the things you thought would be problems that weren't, and problems you never thought of.
Chris
My wifes best friend is in Mesa and they've been trying to get us out there for years. When we go there every year and we hit up the lake on his boat, hike, etc.. I question sticking around in IL. We've been of the mindset, if it's meant to happen the opportunity will present itself.
Well, I'm a remote sales guy so I can move, but I'd have to wait for an opening in another territory, and now there is one there soooo, I'm starting to think that is the "sign". Sadly because I am remote/home office'd they likely won't cover my moving costs so there would be , selling my house here, moving, buying new home , etc. all on me.
The other main issue is Family, my wife being Italian is very close with her family/Mom/Grandmother, so I fear while she said she would move if it was right, will she really. My family is smaller and while I'm not as close to them as she is with her's my mom is getting older and that would make me think through a bit more on leaving her, mamma's boy I guess
Lastly, my daughters are 8 & 11, and at those ages I'm a bit more reluctant to pull them out and put them into a new school, even though they make friends quickly, it still tugs at my heart a bit on doing that to them.
I'm so sick of the weather, taxes, etc.. here that I think it would be good for my well being to make the change, or it could add unneeded stress lol.
Anyways, just doing a bit of thinking outloud and seeing if anyone else has moved away from family, moved kids, etc.. and after having done that share the things you thought would be problems that weren't, and problems you never thought of.
Chris