Choosing to Stay

Tony Burgess

I have moved several times as a married person. We have been in the same place for over 10 years and that is a good thing. I doubt I have it in me to relocate again.

NANDINI.S

I share the same feelings… Very well written

GlamourPrin

aww reading this brought back memories of me moving with my family. I’ve actually lost count the amount of times I’ve moved I do know I moved around 16 schools so you will probs get an idea 🙂 .. Moved from one country to another , then from Scotland to Birmingham and it went on and on .. it was tough , just when you start to fit in and make friends , find your way to the store without getting lost its like oh guys pack you’re stuff we’re going somewhere else . I completely understand what you feel and that you want to settle down but then you are not 100% sure if that’s the right decision.. Well i don’t know if its my place to say but just a little bit of advice .. I’d stay in the same place for sometime its nice to get to know the place and people around you and not always be the “new person” on the street or in work lol .. And then later if you feel its time to move then why not .. I’m turning 24 and finally settled – i was like mum .. no more moving :’) .. Btw the pics are great !

dawnkinster

This is excellent. I too moved every year for years and years and years, from college until I got married in my30s. I married a man that has lived in only 2 places. His childhood home and the home he bought when he got out of the army. So he has had to adjust to my wanderlust…and I have had to learn to be happy where I am.

thebeautyofdestruction

Hi! I’m just like you in that I’ve spent almost half my life moving. I’ve moved every other year from birth, and even though I now live outside my parents’ home I’ve kept up the tradition, having three different homes since moving out at this time two years ago.

I imagine it would feel nice to sit still. I feel like I’m always moving toward something.

Being present is an eternal challenge.

Thank you for writing this. <3 🙂

The Equalified Engineer

What an uplifting and inspiring post, thank you and good luck!

scrambledrobin.com

I love this post, because I can relate to it so well..
When I was a child, I was constantly moving around. Sometimes we would live in as many as three houses within a single year, sometimes I was shifting between towns, parents and grandparents. When I grew into an adult, I was so used to that “pick up and go” lifestyle, that I couldn’t handle being in the same place for too long. We’d settle in somewhere for a year, and then I’d get antsy… had to pack up and go again.
I can’t even say when that need to go really changed for me. All I know is that I’m not looking for home anymore, because I have it with me everywhere I go, in the form of my family. Because they are home, because they are sanctuary, my surroundings no longer unnerve me when they become too familiar, and I’m finally settled.
Anyways, great post.

sharnleeee

Um, I love this entire post. So well written.

Khushaal Sharma

amazingly written!! Hats off!!

Niigata journey

Imagine the feeling if the place you lived were truly yours. Keep on searching until you find the place that makes you dream of setting down roots.

lovethyselfkimberlybillingslea

I completely understand the feeling of moving. I wish you the best.

Liz

When I applied to take the bar exam at the age of 49, I had to list every job I had held and every address I had lived since age 18. I believe there were 14 addresses. It was my dream to have enough permanence in my life to live in one place long enough to plant perennials and actually see them bloom year after year. Still working on that.

willsonmanlymannan

Bright & beautiful

izsmiller

It’s good to know that you’re staying. Congratulations on your new home! Let this new beginning be a fruitful one. Wishing you the best all the way from the Philippines! x

jadedgrowth

I wish this was my case. Omg congratulations! Its sooo comforting to have a home and actually feel like it’s home because you could live ANYWHERE and still feel homeless. May the universe bless you and your new home. You are just like a star placed in the sky now. One day i hope to be in your place. Good luck!

dfordani

Happy for you. Wishing you best of luck. Sometimes moving around is not for everyone and glad you found an option that worked best for you.

tvogan

Nice read. Enjoyed this

Fatema

Very well written post! Hope you njoy every bit of ur life spend in your new home!

Kitty

Yours is a beautiful message: it’s ok to stay. The grass is not always greener…. in fact yours looks the greenEST! Haha. I’m so happy that you are happy, and isn’t it a peaceful feeling to know you can settle down? I enjoyed your post. Thank you.

Firespinning

Great 🙂 Always appreciate what’s in front of your

kels07

like your house

Daal

Home is where my loved ones are. But its nice to have a good place to stay too.

Cleoschen

I have the same problem…i have unrooted myself across continents,and now i jus cant part with my apartment. I have to sacrifise 2 hours on the train to get to work, but i just cant leave yet.

stylementorblog

Great post! I to have moved often. It’s funny when realize you don’t just move furniture when you are moving on but to clean.

BeautyInABlemish

Great post, Moving isn’t always a good thing, moved from the United Kingdom to the United states and had to live out of my suitcase before getting furniture. Made me hate moving, there is nothing I love more than having a bedroom with everything in place, having a home I know I am not going to be leaving anytime soon.
🙂

shrika173

Beautiful and calming place😘
Ever since I wanted a house as this

kristamil

Such a beautifully written snapshot of a moment!

Floralmemorials

Big choice, your choice, enjoy the choice!

saundersjordan7

I love this story! I have lived in Golden, CO for the past 22 years and I just moved to Wheat Ridge, CO which is only 10 minutes from Golden but surprisingly the move was time consuming and I had to get used to all the new places to shop and eat around me. I am also writing a blog right now about Buena Vista go check out it once it is posted!

Sky is the limit to emotions

a wonderful essay during the times where almost everyone is running to achieve something it needs courage to stay .
you just got yourself free from the competitive world ; life will be peaceful..

crazybeautifulsexy

I absolutely relate to the constant urge moving presents; a quick escape to new and exciting, but by staying and hanging around in something you’ve selected for yourself and you’ve fell in love with, you’ll benefit in the long run. It’s so hard to envision a future you can actually see, where as its so easy to plan a future you can’t! I am hoping to finally settle down and stay sane in the same place for a while as well! Here’s to staying put!

lolospaintbrush

I can relate so well to this! I have moved back in forth 4 times in the last year in a half and it had been nothing but crazy. We are moving 2 more times in the next 6 months. Of course it will eventually slow down but it’s extremely important to my hubby so it’s important to me. Moving with our daughter definitely adds some difficulty but I am so thrilled about being able to show her more of the world than I was able to witness growing up. I’m excited to see it too.