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May26
I can’t wait
In just under a month, we’ll be closing the deal on our house and ship off from Massachusetts to New Mexico. A lot of people ask when they hear about the imminent relocation how I feel about the move. And the honest answer is that I’m very excited. Reasons for this excitement include (but are not limited to):
- Better weather
- Fewer allergies
- Great food
- Lower cost of living
- Cheap health insurance
- Working from home
- Listening to music while I work from home
- Great sunsets
- Martha feeling like her life is moving forward
- It’s a purple state, so my presence might actually make a difference for Barack
I realize some of those sound redundant or are subsets of others, but they bear mentioning. Like the health insurance one. As a freelancer, I’ll be in charge of securing my own coverage. Here in Massachusetts, the group plan at work costs Free Press nearly $300 a month. In New Mexico, my individual plan will run something like $160. Which is insanely cheap. Anyway, we’re still planning our cross-country route at the end of June, but there’s a 50% chance we’ll wind up heading across Iowa on I-80. Anyone care to offer housing?
2 Responses to “I can’t wait”
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Ben said on May 28th, 2008 at 7:55 pm
11. Fewer mosquitos
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josh said on May 29th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Congratulations guys! Our door’s open, should you find yourself on our stretch of I-80 and don’t mind cats.
Amy & I are currently on a camping tour of the four-corners states and spent a day last week in Santa Fe. We love NM! Can see why it’s drawing so many young creative-class types and purpling so nicely…
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