If life came with a real guide, it would probably look like this...
By Jekca
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
Centralia, Missouri
August 25, 2016 5:57pm CST
If life came with a real guide, it would probably look like this... if you can read this, then well, pretend it's in a language you cannot read, heh.
Seriously. Just when I think we are good, life leans another direction. Or sometimes I want it to lean another direction. I keep thinking about if we could move back to Missouri. I know, I would have thought I'd never think that, but I miss that family, and I really do want to be closer.
Ah, we shall see eh? Can't just load up the dogs and move like we did last time. We both had second jobs, and had 10K or saved up to move and live on until we got jobs, which he did in a month, and I did in 6. No, nowhere near that kind of buffer, plus there is, the whole house we are paying for. Still leaning towards selling it.
This whole thing makes me rethink the whole buying a home thing. Jobs aren't that secure, so why tie down when you might not be able to stay? Who knows anymore.
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@sallypup (57876)
• Centralia, Washington
25 Aug 16
My Mom lived in Missouri. Beautiful and poverty everywhere. Its hard at times to know what to do. We love this little place but right outside its boundaries, are tough out of luck on getting what we really need deep down. To move or not to move? Worth the expense and the start over or not?
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
Moving is a huge mess and expense all in its own too
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
@TheHorse is is alot of work, sometimes needful though
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@TheHorse (205753)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt I don't like moving! Too much work. And stressful.
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@JamesHxstatic (29242)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 Aug 16
I once took a promotion to move to Spokane as a manager and regretted it. I quit and returned to Eugene a year later. I had sold my house here and bought one there, but there was nothing about the place I liked.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
@TheHorse and James, Eugene was lovely the last time I was there, I didn't like Spokane
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Aug 16
I think that perhaps a person goes through a time when they are real young when they want to push out alone into the world and they put family behind them. Then when they are a little older maybe the family thing begins to sound good to them.
Who does know anymore?
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@celticeagle (159058)
• Boise, Idaho
26 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt ......But family is just that --family. Maybe you can Skype or do something to get things closer again.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
@celticeagle most of them dont use that sort of thing, I can call, that's about it
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
So true, wish I had never gone as far as I did
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
26 Aug 16
I think your right about the guide to life looking a lot like that.... 
.... sorry to hear life keeps throwing you curve balls and things are uncertain for you.... I agree though buying a house these days is a bit risky given the economy...., and it's getting very expensive again and fewer and fewer people are able to do it....
.... sorry to hear life keeps throwing you curve balls and things are uncertain for you.... I agree though buying a house these days is a bit risky given the economy...., and it's getting very expensive again and fewer and fewer people are able to do it....3 people like this
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
I wish we hadn't, we need to move if hubby is to get back into EMS and am kinda stuck
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@sueznewz2 (10409)
• Alicante, Spain
26 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt I hope it works out for you... sooner ... rather that later... 
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
@TheHorse if we moved south it would to be to like san antonio, dont like austin tons although some is ok, deff NOT Houston though
@TheHorse (205753)
• Walnut Creek, California
26 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt Oh, I lived in Austin for my first year but don't remember it. There are parts of Texas I wouldn't want to live in.
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@AutumnSnow (4584)
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25 Aug 16
Your probably right about what the guide would like,lol. It's hard to figure things out sometimes and lately I've been feeling the same way while in some ways I don't like we are living at the same time I don't really like the idea of committing to buying a house. Our kids are getting older and a couple of them will be on their own in a couple of years so I just don't know what to do right now. Sounds like we're kind of in the same boat.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
I wish we had a nice camper, could just move as needed
@sofssu (23662)
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27 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt so true. But we need to forgive ourselves and move on..
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
@sofssu hard when you are still dealing with the aftermath and see no end to it
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
Sometimes we also muddle things and make it more complicated
@Tampa_girl7 (48958)
• United States
26 Aug 16
Hopefully you'll make the right decisions.
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
Yeah, we know Sssssooooo much more now. Were dumb at the beginning
@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
26 Aug 16
I wish we had just gotten a camper
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@Jessicalynnt (50525)
• Centralia, Missouri
27 Aug 16
@JudyEv yeah, right now I just wish we had the mobile home so we could go where the work was
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@JudyEv (325758)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Aug 16
@Jessicalynnt There is a lot to be said for having a mobile home of some sort. But people still hanker for a 4x2 with all the trimmings.
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