Who is, has or wants to move to Florida ? (Plantation: insurance, vacation)

[Rachael84]

A place is what you make it. The weather can only make you so depressed. There are other factors along with that. Sometimes running away from the problems and going somewhere very different will be the cure to your depression. Instead of saying Florida cures depression, maybe you can say just moving further away cures depression. I'm sure there are people who move from CA to NY and their depression is gone.

[riveree]

Let's try to get back on track - the OP is looking for feedback from people who have left Florida and are now moving back (or have already moved back).

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Originally Posted by Floridabound09

What are you from?
Where in Florida are you moving?
What attracts you to Florida?
What research did you do or have already done to pick your city or location?
Did you spend time in that town in person?
Did you communicate with people who live their personally?
.

[iluvflorida]

Originally Posted by Floridabound09

Since my last really good thread was closed due to the fact that certain people wont allow a positive post to continue. This one is for the people who have moved to Florida in the past, have recently moved to Florida, moved away from Florida and moved back and have plans to move to Florida in the near future.
There is several of you who have moved away from Florida and have decided to move back, your info I feel is important because you have been on both sides of your decisions and therefore your opinion is very valudable to those who want to move to Florida in the future.
So, if you have plans, have already moved or want to move to Florida we would like to hear from you.

What are you from?
Where in Florida are you moving?
What attracts you to Florida?
What research did you do or have already done to pick your city or location?
Did you spend time in that town in person?
Did you communicate with people who live their personally?

Just some ideas.

I am interested in where you moved from and where you moved to and your specifics, I am interested in hearing from those who moved away and now have moved back and decided it was the right thing for you to do.

If you moved away and are coming back, where did you move to and where did you move back to in Florida?

Thank you from allot of us for posting your information.

Finally a positive Florida post I was beginning to think they didn't exist! I am from Michigan, was born here, but lived in Florida for 3 years when I got married. First, I lived in Tallahassee, and I loved it there...such a great place to raise a family...I then lived down in South Florida, Hollywood, and it was great to be right near Hollywood Beach. I got divorced and moved back to Michigan, but I realize now I am a Florida girl at heart and miss it there. I just got my teaching certification and plan on moving back down to Florida because there are no jobs for teachers here. I am thinking about Tampa because I have lots of friends and relatives there. I was happier my 3 years in Florida than I have ever been in Michigan. Can't wait to move back

[CJFlorida]

Originally Posted by iluvflorida

Finally a positive Florida post I was beginning to think they didn't exist! I am from Michigan, was born here, but lived in Florida for 3 years when I got married. First, I lived in Tallahassee, and I loved it there...such a great place to raise a family...I then lived down in South Florida, Hollywood, and it was great to be right near Hollywood Beach. I got divorced and moved back to Michigan, but I realize now I am a Florida girl at heart and miss it there. I just got my teaching certification and plan on moving back down to Florida because there are no jobs for teachers here. I am thinking about Tampa because I have lots of friends and relatives there. I was happier my 3 years in Florida than I have ever been in Michigan. Can't wait to move back

Come on back. People who complain about Florida should spend a few years in Michigan....I think you can vouch for that!

[CarolS]

Originally Posted by Floridabound09

I wanted to share something you the posters.

I do allot of customer service rep work in my job and spoke with a potential customer in the Tampa area this afternoon, in the discussion I told him I was looking to move to Florida and in the outskirts of the Tampa area and he told me that he was originally from Michigan and moved to the Tampa are 2 years ago on a career move. He didnt think he would like it there. Then went onto tell me that his wife had been on anti depressant pills for many years and he gives the move credit for her recovering from being depressed all the time.

He said that once they were in Florida for a while that he has seen his wife SMILE for the first time in many years. The way he described it to me about brought tears to my eyes because he said that she was on several different types of depressant meds along with blood pressue and arthritis meds and seen before his eyes he getting better as time went by. He told me that she never went out of the house for anything other then the grocery in Michigan.

He said, in Florida you cannot get her in the house and she is now shopping etc with neighbors and smiling all the time.

So, with that said, Florida has changed a ladies life and from what he said gave him back his wife. She is now getting weaned off the last group of meds and no longer needs arthritis pills.

I did ask him what did you notice about Florida when you first moved, he said " The sun is always shining, in Michigan we very seldom ever had the sun shine".

Just thought I would share a positive good story about this mans wife doing much better and like he said its the first time in years he saw her SMILE!

That is a WONDERFUL story! It fills me with so much hope!! I NEED the sun, it makes me sooo happy.

I too live in my home....all the time. I even have my groceries delivered to me so that I never have to leave the house. I run a small graphic design and scrapbook supply business from our downstairs apartment and people come to me. I also feel like I can never get my scraproom bright enough because there is just not enough natural light, especially in the Winter months.....I can barely get out of bed most days.

I am sooo looking forward to being in the sun again. I used to take anti-depressants but I did not feel like they were making a difference and I am so concerned about the damage medication can do to your body. Since I was diagnosed in September of 2006 with Type II Diabetes I feel I have enough medication to take, don't want to add to it especially since I didn't feel any difference.

Thanks so much for that post, you have no idea how you have just made my day!

[losandjenn]

[b]What are you from? - Originally from Upstate NY, moved here from Souther Maine
Where in Florida are you moving? We now live in Port St Lucie
What attracts you to Florida? The weather DH's job
What research did you do or have already done to pick your city or location?
As much online as I could, friends who lived in certain areas. DH was retiring from the Navy so we kept our options open for the whole East Coast
Did you spend time in that town in person? Yes
Did you communicate with people who live their personally? Now I do as I'm one of them. I don't miss the brutal cold or the snow. But being a military spouse with lots of moving I'm a firm believer that it's what you make of it. We really like it down here.

[sunrico90]

All,

I have received a number of complains about off topic and hijacking thread. Please post to answer the original poster questions and avoid chatting about other issues. I will be editing the file as required.

The OP is:

So, if you have plans, have already moved or want to move to Florida we would like to hear from you.

What are you from?
Where in Florida are you moving?
What attracts you to Florida?
What research did you do or have already done to pick your city or location?
Did you spend time in that town in person?
Did you communicate with people who live their personally?

Just some ideas.

I am interested in where you moved from and where you moved to and your specifics, I am interested in hearing from those who moved away and now have moved back and decided it was the right thing for you to do.

If you moved away and are coming back, where did you move to and where did you move back to in Florida?

[sunshine girl]

What are you from? Currently in SW MO

Where in Florida are you moving? Pensacola area

What attracts you to Florida? Gulf coast lifestyle & folks; weather

What research did you do or have already done to pick your city or location?
As much as possible; visiting, local paper & TV news/internet; net reseach on as many daily living topics I can think of for the area

Did you spend time in that town in person? Not yet. Mid April is first trip of several planned.

Did you communicate with people who live their personally? Plan to talk to anyone receptive to conversation. Sometimes just quiet observation of local interactions is of value too. How people treat each other in their community.

Lived for 4 years in Sarasota and miss it, but rest of family wants a chill but not total freeze in winter.

[d3tsabo]

What are you from? Most of our time was in Western NY, spent three years in Baltimore.

Where in Florida are you moving? North Port

What attracts you to Florida? Family, weather, outdoors.

What research did you do or have already done to pick your city or location? Used multiple sites, family experience, friends, but most of all this board (both good and bad posts)

Did you spend time in that town in person? No, had to trust you guys!

Did you communicate with people who live their personally? No

Have been here for about a month now and absolutely love it. The weather has been great, the people have been great and being able to see family on a regular basis - Priceless!!!

[EMERALDGIRL]

* I moved from Norfolk, VA
* I love the beaches, low crime, lower cost of living (Norfolk was sooo expensive), the potential for the area just to name a few.
* I did extensive research.........CD was one outlet though.
* Yes, I did a "Walk through" of the area and loved it.
* I have no family or friends that live here........just my own personal judgement.

That is what it comes down to though...........see for yourself!