Tuesday 4

 I thought I would join in with Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4 this week as not a lot has been happening in my life - and I'm quite happy with that state of affairs after the last few weeks :) So I've just copied and pasted the questions but if there is a better way let me know.

Staying Put/Moving On

Welcome back to Toni Taddeo's Tuesday 4.

Sometimes we live in the same place where we were born and remain there all of our lives.

Sometimes we move away and never come back because of jobs, marriage, circumstances of all kinds.

Sometimes we choose where we will live and we have definite reasons for staying there even though we might be far from family.

1. Are you far from family and if so why? Would you like to have them closer and have you discussed that with them? 

I live within a 10 minute drive from one daughter and 15 minutes from the other. Our son was 5 minutes away but he has moved north and is now a 2 or 3 hour flight away. But still in the same country so not too far really - close enough not to have to worry about getting there if we need to. But in a city I enjoy and my husband doesn't :) Oh, and we're in New Zealand, so it's provinces not states :)

2. How did you come to live in the state you are in? How about the city/town?

I moved down to Otago to work and was living with my cousin for a while and then an Aunty. Met my husband and we were married and stayed here. We've had a few moves, one down to Southland where two of our kids were born then back to Otago, mostly because of Bob's work. He is Otago born and bred :)

3. What good things keep you living where you are?

What's good about your state and town?

Well It's not the climate although I enjoy the spring and the autumn. The winters are wet, cold and long and these days I find the summers a bit hot. I enjoy being close to the family, we do quite a lot together and always enjoy celebrating milestones of all sorts. Bob's only sister lives about an hour away, on the other side of the city but for us older folk buses are free during off peak hours so if we don't want to drive anywhere we take the bus and meet in the middle. The city is only 10 minutes drive if we want a change of shops but we can get pretty much all we need here. Of course there are art galleries, theatres, museums, parks and some wonderful Victorian architecture. We were a satellite town but are now an outer suburb. The area is flat so good for walking and we have beaches, lakes, mountains and rivers all within easy driving distance.

4. What things might convince you to move to another state or just another town? 

Nothing will convince my hubby to move and really the only thing that would convince me would be if all the kids moved away. Then again I might feel like I'm too old to be moving and making new friends and all the other adjustments that go with a move. I'm a bit of an introvert and am not good at meeting new people or going new places :)

And that's about  it for now. 

Have a good week.

Diana