Writer's Block: Going the distance

[rowyn]

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I have. Twice.

Owning a house makes the idea of doing it again now rather daunting, but I'd be willing to. (Buying a house was pretty traumatic, and I have the feeling selling it will be much, much worse. I don't think I'll go through the homeownership thing again if/when I sell this one.)

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[terrycloth.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I'd uproot my life and move to another *apartment*.

[rowyn]

Moving one mile is as traumatic as moving a thousand in many respects. D:

[level-head.livejournal.com]

Benjamin Franklin once said, "two removes equals one fire," in terms of the effect upon one's life.

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[rowyn]

That made me giggle, although I feel guilty because two of my friends lost everything they had in a fire. But it was a couple of years ago ... and now I am tempted to ask now how much worse it was than moving. c.c

[level-head.livejournal.com]

Katayamma's fire a few years ago cost him most of his possessions. And I've just come through a move a few months ago that we've not recovered from yet — though in my mind, a fire would have been ... twice as bad. (Actually, rather worse than that.)

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[rowyn]

I remember you moving your business ... and then moving it back. Eek!

[ladyperegrine.livejournal.com]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels that way about home ownership. I know it's supposed to be the American dream, but it stresses me out. I think I'd rather rent.

(Which doesn't mean I'd wish ill on my current house, of course.)

[rowyn]

There are some things I really like about owning a house, but the idea of moving is just ... EEEEEE. I don't regret buying right now, but if I ever do move, I'll probably regret it then. And the thing I like best about where I live is walking to work, which I couldn't do without owning (no rentals near the bank). But that's a function of my area, not an argument for homeownership in general.

[sf-reader.livejournal.com]

I did it 4 times. The last time I didn't move until I had found a job in the new city, so it was about 6 months that our marriage was long distance. About a week after I moved the last time, she told me that she wished I hadn't moved.

[rowyn]

Yowch! :( Is that "the last time before the marriage" or the time you were married?

Even though I eventually separated from narile, the first person I moved for, I'm still glad I did it. I had a great two years with him. <3

[sf-reader.livejournal.com]

Those four moves were all during my first marriage. We divorced about 8 months after I made that last move.

She eventually moved to Texas (where she still is) and I remained in Kansas - 26 years so far.