Like 90% of the world my little family has experienced financial hardships. Thankfully we've never gone hungry or had utilities shut off, but it has been really tight some times. As you know I am a S.A.H.M. who seems completely un-hire-able and not from lack of trying! Recently things at by husbands work have not been going very well, and we think he might not be there much longer. Now most people would be freaking out, I on the other hand am planning. The only thing keeping us in this state is hubbys job, we have no family and really no friends here. Now it would make the MOST sense for us to move north to our family and friends...but we don't want to do that. We could move south to my family, but we don't really want to do that either.
SOOOO my solution is... WEST!!! And I don't mean west coast, I mean mid-west like the Dakotas or Montana, or Wyoming or maybe Washington, or ooh ALASKA!!!
Obviously my planning hasn't gotten very far but still that's where my thought process is headed. Last night we were watching "Buying Alaska" on Destination America, and frankly, I fell in love!
One thing you need to understand is, I am a born and mostly raised Jersey girl. Not the ones you see on TV but a real one. Now my love is a born and raised western New York country boy, he works with dirt and trucks and kills things for fun and money. He has always joked about moving us to the middle of the mountains and living off the land raising our kids to work for everything and know how to get their hands dirty.
When we first got together I always told him he was crazy and that I could never live like that, but I think I'm changing my mind. I never minded getting my hands dirty, I was a tom boy daddys girls growing up. I always had mud or oil on me some where and I know my way around a tool box.
I really think that we could make it work and be truly happy during the whole process. Though these days when I say "Hey lets move to Alaska", he's the one who backs away from the idea. I guess we will all just have to wait and see how it goes. Don't be surprised if you read a "We're MOVING" post in the somewhat near future.
Stay Tuned!
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