Am I just running in circles?

SamIam · 02-25-2011, 01:32 PM

I have never liked my town much (lived here for 2 years now), and in the last couple of months, I have felt like a prisoner plotting a prison break. I want out!

The reasons? This town is small and isolated. There seems to be no doctor here who is experienced with ADHD which I suffer from, and the treatment I get is substandard at best. Plus, there are zero cultural or any other activities here unless you count the sheep auction on Thursdays. Oh, and there's a prairie dog shoot once a year.

There are some good points to this place. The rents are low and so is the crime. I have two good friends here that I would miss. And most important, I have a part time job here with a boss who is very understanding of my ADHD, and that money is vital for my income. And I'm older and maybe I shouldn't just be running around the country like I did in my younger days. Although I'm not senile and don't need a walker - yet. Go while the goings good, I'm thinking.

I got all excited about moving to Missoula, Montana until I found out they have lots and lots of days with no sun. Sun is a priority to this Southwestern girl! Now I am considering two towns closer by. One is Durango which has a college and lots of amenities. Plus, it is only 50 miles away, and I could see my friends now and then. Durango has more jobs, too.

But would I be able to find such an understanding boss again in Durango? And the rents are pretty high.

The other town I'm looking at (Montrose) is further away, but bigger than where I am now. Everybody I've talked to online and in real life says its a nice place with moderate rents. I have driven through there a few times, and its in one of the prettier parts of Colorado. I'd have to drive two hours to get medical care in Grand Junction, but it has great medical facilities, and the two hour drive beats the four hour drive I'd have to take to get ANYWHERE from here.

I know I'm going to have the same personal problems where ever I go, and as they say, where ever I am I take me along. So do my thoughts of a move make sense or am I just running away as I have so often in the past?

02-25-2011, 01:32 PM	#1
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Am I just running in circles? I have never liked my town much (lived here for 2 years now), and in the last couple of months, I have felt like a prisoner plotting a prison break. I want out! The reasons? This town is small and isolated. There seems to be no doctor here who is experienced with ADHD which I suffer from, and the treatment I get is substandard at best. Plus, there are zero cultural or any other activities here unless you count the sheep auction on Thursdays. Oh, and there's a prairie dog shoot once a year. There are some good points to this place. The rents are low and so is the crime. I have two good friends here that I would miss. And most important, I have a part time job here with a boss who is very understanding of my ADHD, and that money is vital for my income. And I'm older and maybe I shouldn't just be running around the country like I did in my younger days. Although I'm not senile and don't need a walker - yet. Go while the goings good, I'm thinking. I got all excited about moving to Missoula, Montana until I found out they have lots and lots of days with no sun. Sun is a priority to this Southwestern girl! Now I am considering two towns closer by. One is Durango which has a college and lots of amenities. Plus, it is only 50 miles away, and I could see my friends now and then. Durango has more jobs, too. But would I be able to find such an understanding boss again in Durango? And the rents are pretty high. The other town I'm looking at (Montrose) is further away, but bigger than where I am now. Everybody I've talked to online and in real life says its a nice place with moderate rents. I have driven through there a few times, and its in one of the prettier parts of Colorado. I'd have to drive two hours to get medical care in Grand Junction, but it has great medical facilities, and the two hour drive beats the four hour drive I'd have to take to get ANYWHERE from here. I know I'm going to have the same personal problems where ever I go, and as they say, where ever I am I take me along. So do my thoughts of a move make sense or am I just running away as I have so often in the past?

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