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Has anyone else become so obsessed with moving, that they have forgotten to live?
I think I have..........my days go by so fast because I am completely focused on a different life somewhere else. HOW DO I STOP, and smell the roses? This has been going on a long time, if I am going to move, why don't I just do it and get it over with? If I am going to stay, why don't I just accept where I am living and take life one day at a time? It is too short to be sooooo focused on a different life. I think I have some kind of compulsive disorder that I keep coming back to moving.
I decided I was going to stay where I am, and a year later I am looking into moving again.....I just find myself doing it! I guess I am just unhappy inside and looking for something........<<sigh>>
How does everyone focus on their life here and now, and still look for utopia w/o becoming obsessed with it?
Oh yes, it's an obsession. I've been working on this for years. I have notebooks filled with notes on places to live...I have so many links to websites saved, that have to do with relocation (education, taxes, cost of living, healthcare, environment, jobs, etc.). I am excited and a bit nervous about relocating, and I am envious of people who have found their place, their home. Sometimes it gets hard to focus at work, because I am thinking about moving. But I try to not get so caught up in the future that I forget about the now. We will be moving in less than 5 months. In the meantime, I am trying to enjoy the things I like best about where I am, and also see and do the things that I never made time to do before.
Sillygal, I'm the Son of a Sailor and got the travel bug early as we moved up and down the East Coast. I joined the USAF after high school and got a new assignment as soon as they would let me. Then I met the love of my life in Germany. She loves to travel as much as I do. So we toured a good bit of the world together. Upon retiring from the USAF, I went into long haul trucking and saw all 48 states and Canada. We finally settled into our own home three years ago and love it. I still drive a truck but I'm home every day. Glad we got to see so many things and I'm glad I drove long haul. But it's nice to have a permanent home we can put our feet up and enjoy life. Actually, we kinda miss traveling since we've not been on an extended trip since we've been here.
Sillygal, you don't say how old you are. But if you are young, get all the moving out of your system now. See new things and places. There will be time to settle down later. And DO stop and "smell the roses" wherever you are at the moment. Looking back, I was assigned to bases that many of my colleagues thought were awful. But I always found many good things no matter where I was (from Kunsan, Korea to Del Rio, TX to Bitburg, Germany)
Oh yes, it's an obsession. I've been working on this for years. I have notebooks filled with notes on places to live...I have so many links to websites saved, that have to do with relocation (education, taxes, cost of living, healthcare, environment, jobs, etc.). I am excited and a bit nervous about relocating, and I am envious of people who have found their place, their home. Sometimes it gets hard to focus at work, because I am thinking about moving. But I try to not get so caught up in the future that I forget about the now. We will be moving in less than 5 months. In the meantime, I am trying to enjoy the things I like best about where I am, and also see and do the things that I never made time to do before.
are you moving out of NJ?? I am so jealous!!! Yes I am obsessed with moving. I want to move to Tucson to be closer to my son and my sister and my 80 year old mom refuses to go..I think about it all the time. I am always looking at homes on line, I drive my self crazy!!!
Oh yes, it's an obsession. I've been working on this for years. I have notebooks filled with notes on places to live...I have so many links to websites saved, that have to do with relocation (education, taxes, cost of living, healthcare, environment, jobs, etc.). I am excited and a bit nervous about relocating, and I am envious of people who have found their place, their home. Sometimes it gets hard to focus at work, because I am thinking about moving. But I try to not get so caught up in the future that I forget about the now. We will be moving in less than 5 months. In the meantime, I am trying to enjoy the things I like best about where I am, and also see and do the things that I never made time to do before.
Christina, I really enjoyed "Joisey" when I was an over-the-road trucker. Once I found some great places to hide a big truck near good food I was set! I enjoyed the stark industrial beauty of Central NJ, the scenic rolling hills of the Western part of the state, the beautiful homes in the North. I miss the great food, lovably gruff people and so varied scenery in your state! NJ really is a well-kept secret and certainly doesn't deserve the reputation it has...
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I guess I'm obsessed with it....at least hubby says I am.
We're 6 months away from moving to FL. All the arrangements have been on my shoulders. Right now, we're in the midst of getting the house in NY ready to put on the market. The realtor is coming in 2 weeks and we have so much to do. I'm so tired of doing nothing but clean and paint and all that stuff. I'm exhausted and stressed out. Will there ever be a day I'll be able to sit back, relax and not worry about anything??
I guess I might be a little obsessed with moving. I think I'm a gypsy at heart. I wish I could own 2 or 3 homes in different areas around the country. Go there when ever I want to. But we have so many animals that we can't do that so we are trying to find that one perfect place for us. This forum has been a great help.
I think about moving all the time. I need to stop thinking and start acting. I'm going through things now to put in a garage sale. We have too much stuff.
This really is a good place to get information and exchange thoughts and ideas.
I think about moving all the time, but I think it is because I am actually in the process of doing it. My only worry is regret about getting stuck in a place I just don't want want to be because I didn't take the chance.
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