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Fits and Starts

I know, I go away and leave this blog to gather dust for a while, then come back sporadically with promises of grandeur and regular updates, only to not follow through.

Well, this time, I think enough has actually changed in my life to warrant a fresh start. I mean, 5+ years into this blog, it's almost an obligation at this point to keep it going. At least to me, and since I'm the only person who actually reads it, that's all that matters.

I've found a new sense of focus and I'm pumped to re-start posting here. Some major lifestyle changes are coming my way, well 'our' way, since my family is involved too. We've decided to go a new direction, quite literally, and it's the most exciting thing to happen to me in a long time.

Namely, we're moving. Not just across town, but across the country. It's still about a year out, but the plan is in motion and things are beginning to happen. Budgets are being made, plans drawn up, career changes being initiated, etcetera. It's a lot to plan for, and I'm under no illusion it's going to be a seamless, easy transition. Nothing of that magnitude ever really is. What we're focusing on is the end result. A cheaper place to live, with an overall better quality of life. Breathtaking scenery. Clean air. A more relaxed lifestyle.

We've just decided to get away from family, and this area, and just be the four of us. For too long we've lived too close to our families, and that's been more stressful than anything. We've also lived the east-coast daily ratrace, and we're tired of it.

We don't want a huge house. We don't want expensive cars. We just want a nice place to live that meets our needs where we can get outside and enjoy life in ways that just aren't possible here....and to enjoy being a family in ways that aren't possible here.

I'm declaring it today. Maybe putting it here will keep me more aware and accountable of the things I've got to follow through with to make it happen.

Our plan: Montana. Date: July 15, 2011.

It begins now.