Dsnygirl
03-19-2011, 12:57 PM
So, with my DH now looking for work, and recent discussions b/w the two of leading us down the path of considering jobs in another part of the country, a lot of different thoughts have been going through my head.
This isn't the first time a major move has crossed our minds -- seems like every time there have been job changes, we've considered it... sometimes seriously, other times just in passing.
This time, though, one thing strikes me as different in how I'm viewing the possibility. For the first time, I'm less concerned with how I will fit in and mix well with a new area than I am with just being there, and living our own life and not worrying about whether or not we'll meet new friends and everything that goes with that line of thinking.
And the whole reason for this post on this site is that I feel like sites like this, and FB, and other "social networking" sites that I belong to play a large role in this.
Over the past few years, I have connected, re-connected and found new friends on the internet that I have become close to, just by the very proximity to them on my computer. That isn't to say that I don't have friends here in my hometown that I do things with, people here that we enjoy spending time with on a regular basis, etc. But with the growth of the internet, people I thought I'd lost touch with forever are back in my life and available to me at the touch of a few keys -- and people who I've met online (and quite often face to face at some point) have become such good friends that the idea of leaving home and moving somewhere new no longer holds such an array of questions and worries about being lonely, meeting new people, etc., that it did before. I feel like as long as we bring our computer and have access online, I'm bringing my friends with me, and won't feel as alone in a new place as I would have years ago.
Does that make any sense?? Has anyone else moved to someplace completely new to them recently and felt the same way??
I have no idea if a move will happen... I'm excited by the prospect, as well as nervous about all the upheaval involved if it does... and honestly, I'm doubtful that it will, as my DH always seems to find something locally.
But - I was still surprised by how I felt about it, it was a new line of thought for me,and wondering if anyone else has been in the same shoes.
This isn't the first time a major move has crossed our minds -- seems like every time there have been job changes, we've considered it... sometimes seriously, other times just in passing.
This time, though, one thing strikes me as different in how I'm viewing the possibility. For the first time, I'm less concerned with how I will fit in and mix well with a new area than I am with just being there, and living our own life and not worrying about whether or not we'll meet new friends and everything that goes with that line of thinking.
And the whole reason for this post on this site is that I feel like sites like this, and FB, and other "social networking" sites that I belong to play a large role in this.
Over the past few years, I have connected, re-connected and found new friends on the internet that I have become close to, just by the very proximity to them on my computer. That isn't to say that I don't have friends here in my hometown that I do things with, people here that we enjoy spending time with on a regular basis, etc. But with the growth of the internet, people I thought I'd lost touch with forever are back in my life and available to me at the touch of a few keys -- and people who I've met online (and quite often face to face at some point) have become such good friends that the idea of leaving home and moving somewhere new no longer holds such an array of questions and worries about being lonely, meeting new people, etc., that it did before. I feel like as long as we bring our computer and have access online, I'm bringing my friends with me, and won't feel as alone in a new place as I would have years ago.
Does that make any sense?? Has anyone else moved to someplace completely new to them recently and felt the same way??
I have no idea if a move will happen... I'm excited by the prospect, as well as nervous about all the upheaval involved if it does... and honestly, I'm doubtful that it will, as my DH always seems to find something locally.
But - I was still surprised by how I felt about it, it was a new line of thought for me,and wondering if anyone else has been in the same shoes.