That's the crux of the matter ... and I know it's doing that to me. I've been so cautious about moving, despite the fact that there hasn't been much to keep me here in Gifu, apart from the rent and the sense of green/trees/nature around me. So I figure, having 7 years of unbelievably cheap rent ($90/week)under my belt I can really afford to make that change - I hate to spend more than I know I can live on - I pride myself on being economical and living a basic subsistence-y lifestyle, but there comes a point in one's life where needing that slight rise in standard of living becomes more important than continuing with conditions you know you can survive.
Yeah, if I find a place, I will be really excited about buying some new furnishings - curtains and lovely bookcases and ... a bed! (I sleep on a futon at the moment) and a sofa .. that latter is something I don't have and desperately want!
Oh, I'd love to know what you are thinking about re your dreams about moving. I know I still owe you an email ... I haven't forgotten .. I've been kind of full up with keeping on top of the job scene and simultaneously despondent about life in general and I keep telling myself to write, but I want to write with good things in a positive frame of mind, so I have to get my head right.
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Date: 2008-02-13 03:30 pm (UTC)That's the crux of the matter ... and I know it's doing that to me. I've been so cautious about moving, despite the fact that there hasn't been much to keep me here in Gifu, apart from the rent and the sense of green/trees/nature around me. So I figure, having 7 years of unbelievably cheap rent ($90/week)under my belt I can really afford to make that change - I hate to spend more than I know I can live on - I pride myself on being economical and living a basic subsistence-y lifestyle, but there comes a point in one's life where needing that slight rise in standard of living becomes more important than continuing with conditions you know you can survive.
Yeah, if I find a place, I will be really excited about buying some new furnishings - curtains and lovely bookcases and ... a bed! (I sleep on a futon at the moment) and a sofa .. that latter is something I don't have and desperately want!
Oh, I'd love to know what you are thinking about re your dreams about moving. I know I still owe you an email ... I haven't forgotten .. I've been kind of full up with keeping on top of the job scene and simultaneously despondent about life in general and I keep telling myself to write, but I want to write with good things in a positive frame of mind, so I have to get my head right.
{{{hugs}}}