For your reading pleasure, you will soon be finding out AAAAALL about the plenty-thousand locales that Patrick and I are looking at for next year’s move.
In brief:
The husband has been disserting away in between all-too-frequent feedings and diaper explosions. He is going "on the market" this fall, as they say. The market is wide open, with jobs ranging from Southern California to Maine to British Columbia to Ireland, even. Since applying is free, he is pretty much going to apply to every job for which he is even remotely qualified. Out of these baker’s dozen or so, he’ll probably get 3-4 interviews, and from there, perhaps only 2 offers. Since the competition is so tight, we aren’t disqualifying any locales at the moment. We have our preferences, of course, with extended family firmly in mind, but in this game you don’t tend to get a lot of choice, so all options have to stay on the table.
The field-narrowing and interviewing and offering is all not going to happen until many months from now, and every time I look at Jack I wonder to myself – will he be a New Englander? Have a California-dude accent? Grow up in Canada? Where will his siblings be born? And this is driving me crazy, though in that exciting, something-new-is-on-the-horizon kind of way. And so, in order to feel like I have some control over where this life of ours is careening, I am going to start doing research on some of the areas we may end up in. Cost of living comparisons, schools, weather, things to do, population size – all of this stuff. It will come in handy when we actually have to decide, but since I won’t know our 2 final options until many moons from now, I’m just going to start looking at them all.
Which means – bum bum BUUUUM – you get to as well! You few, you happy few!
I will call this series – something clever. I’ll think of it. And categorize it. Later.
I\’m looking forward to the Something Clever series. Go New England!! Although Boston would rock more than Maine…but really, the winters are the same. Maine has some really sweet, quaint areas that would be a great playground for a little boy and his parents. Plus, you\’re right on the coast, all that great fresh air blowing in.
Very exciting 🙂 Are you figuring you\’ll spend Christmas in your new locale?
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oh come to Canada…that would be so cool…♥~♥ :oD because you shared a smile…someone\’s day got brighter… :oD ♥~♥
Do your Dear Readers get to vote? And if so, can I start now?
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I look forward to seeing your categories! I\’m curious to see where you end up… Thanks for your comment on my blog and sharing your experience. A friend of ours just moved to NC and LOVES it… I secretly want an int\’l move but that\’s major… we shall see!Good luck to you too!
duh, I am new to this. I dunno why I am (no name) even though I am logged in.This is Janis over from Ferdinand\’s Gifts.