Have you ever just picked up and moved away??

@nelly5 (1424)
United States
March 18, 2009 2:12am CST
Okay, so this may seem crazy but I am curious as to if any of you have ever just picked up your family and moved far away. I have been going through this spell where I just wish I could find a job somewhere else, load my husband and kids up and move away. It isn't because there is anything or anyone that I am wanting to get away from it is simply because I am sick of seeing the same ole territory. I know that there is so much more in this world to see than the dreary ole Northwest corner of Ohio, in which I live. I have been seriously considering moving south, somewhere like Georgia, Florida, North/South Carolina but then I think that once being there I would miss all my friends and family from Ohio. My mom is the main reason I don't want to leave Ohio and the fact that two of my kids say heck no, they don't want to move. Maybe it is just that I need a vacation. My children are 14, 12 and 10 and have never been on a vacation, geesh, how I wish it were afordable to go on a vacation...ugh. Anyhow, without rambling on anymore, I want to know, have you ever picked up your family and belongings and moved away??? If you did, where did you move from and where did you go? Did you get a job lined up before you left?? Did you have kids when you moved, if so, how did they handle it, did they want to go?? Are you still living where you moved to?? Thanks in advance for taking the time to read my rambling thoughts. Have a great day/night.
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@SpitFire179 (2536)
• Canada
18 Mar 09
I've never done that, but god knows i want to right now. Like you there's no real reason i want to leave, actually not even that I'm sick of this place, I totally love it here, but for some reason my heart is telling me to go on the road, travel. But i have to think about my husband and pets, i don't think they would be too happy to be uprooted and moved around the world wherever i wished to go with no money or anything (i mean how often can you find a job that lets you take your family and pets everywhere you go? or a travelling job in general even...) So I've been doing everything i can to find another job that makes me much more money so that when i have enough saved up we can go on a trip. I think it would be nice to buy a big 5th wheel trailer and take my husband and pets on a road to nowhere, i don't want a destination, i just know i want to go, and i don't want a road map. Reading this out loud it sounds kind of nuts to me, but the truth is I've never been more serious in my life.
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@nelly5 (1424)
• United States
18 Mar 09
It doesn't sound nuts, I am totally feeling what you are saying here. Maybe we are nomads at heart and it is just coming to the surface..lol I don't know but I do know one thing for sure, there is so much world out there to see and I want my kids to see it, along with me. Heck, maybe I will win the lottery and then I can just go whenever I want. I guess I better start playing if I am going to win. Thanks for the response. Have a great day!
• Canada
25 Nov 09
Thanks so much for the best response. Funny, it's been a while since i wrote this, and i haven't gone anywhere or done anything really, but the feeling is still plaguing me. I keep thinking, when will i get out of this place, when will i be free? Life is so frustrating sometimes eh.