<div class="bbWrapper">I’ve moved from Virginia to South Carolina to Texas.. all with exciting possibilities.<br />
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You can google how many sunny/cloudy hours per year there are for any city. Combining that with population details, demographics and topography will give you some interesting things to consider. <br />
I used to be very particular about all kinds of things - age demographics, race, income, and which cities were close to what. <br />
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I once used Google maps to find the only apartment in a whole city, a city 1400 miles away from me, that bordered a forest. I wanted my kids to be able to walk out of our apt building into trees.<br />
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We had a wild strawberry patch and when we threw pumpkin seeds.. we grew pumpkins! I couldn’t afford a house.. and didn’t want one per se.. but I found the perfect apartment. Lol.<br />
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Hint: it’s never EVER on the south side of any city! <br />
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It’s fun to start triangulating stores and distances and important stuff like playgrounds, museums, hiking, etc. For many years I swore I’d never move anywhere farther away from a Walmart than 2 miles.. because I adore suburbs.<br />
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Sounds weird right? But.. suburbs are my comfort zone. The one bizarre OCD habit I had was being able to go to the store and know where my favorite brands were. I had no qualms about moving across the country with less than 5k but going somewhere without a Walmart ?!?<br />
Instant stress!<br />
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I’ve gotten past that quirky safety net but I’m sharing just to say.. sometimes it’s the littlest things that give you strength and keep you in a routine when you go to a new place.<br />
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Just like business goals.. if you can narrow down what’s important to you like what view you want or how long a commute you want or what type of educated/voting ppl you want for neighbors, it will get a lot easier.<br />
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I also like solving personality problems without using drugs. So... you gonna share what the personality problem is? Lol.</div>
