Sunset on Bell Isle. Detroit, Michigan.
It’s no secret that I’m a Midwestern girl. I grew up in Michigan and moved to the east coast (Maine, to be specific) a few weeks before my 18th birthday. I moved to the New Hampshire seacoast a few years after that, in March of 2005.
It’s hard to believe that a couple of months from now, I’ll be celebrating my 10th anniversary of leaving Michigan.
The last several weeks – leading up to and including my recent trip to my home state – have made me realize something big: ten years is enough. I’m ready to go home.
Sometime after the new year, R.T. and I will be headed to the Midwest, settling in or around Detroit. With this change, R.T. will be leaving his FT gig to become a more active part of the LC team. I’m looking forward to having him as my partner in all aspects (scary as that is for someone who is as hyper-independant as I am).
It goes without saying, of course, that the move itself will be bittersweet. I will miss the seacoast terribly. I have such great friends here. But, I’m so excited for this new adventure. Like my beloved Elise said, “doing things like this are hugely important in life for mental clarity and growth”. There are so many interesting things happening in Detroit right now, and I’m so excited to be a part of that.
So! That’s the exciting news ’round these parts! If you have tips for making a long distance move easier, do share them! And stay tuned for updates!
xo, Leah
PS. If you’re interested in reading more about what’s happening in Detroit, you should check out Sweet Juniper. (I don’t know him personally, but his blog makes me all the more excited for life in Detroit.)
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This gave me a lump in my throat. I too am a Midwest girl and moved to Colorado 12 years ago this month. There are so many things I miss about home but I’ve never brought myself to move back but I think about it several times a year. Wondering what it would it be like. My entire family is back home and I miss them. I’m married with two little boys now who have friends here in Colorado so it would be hard to move away at this point. I have never met you, but I am SOOOO excited for you. I know how you feel girl!
Congrats on the decision and all our best with the move. You will be missed and are always welcome in these parts. Best of luck!
Congratulations on the big decisions and upcoming move. Sounds very exciting. My last big, cross-country move was almost 20 years ago when I returned to my home state (Utah). I don’t remember any tips to share other than make sure you have a big enough truck. And enjoy the drive.
I’m a Midwest girl who moved away from home, but stayed in the Midwest. LOL June 1, 2007, I left my family, my boss (took the job with me, as his Virtual Assistant), and my home state of Ohio to come to Missouri. We moved here for a “easier, less-hectic, relaxed life” (Hub’s words). Now, I look around and realize we got the opposite. I work an extremely stressful full-time job, which is 45 minutes away, which I hate (the job and the drive). I also work two part-time jobs at home and dream every day of working from home full-time. Hubs works construction during the day and also manages our farm and works on our house which has been a constant state of construction the whole time we’ve been here.
I long for home… I long for my family and friends there… I long for the life I had created there… I long for feeling like I had a purpose, rather than working myself literally “sick and tired”.
Yup, congratulations on going home. It’s exciting, and I look forward to ‘following’ you on your journey.
Oh, and please forgive me for the excessively long and rambling (I tend to do that) comment.