To Move or Not To Move

After texting with my sister tonight it really got me to thinking. Should I move to Mt Pleasant or not? I would love to be closer to her and her family and to my dad. And I really like MP. However, bachelor level social workers don't make a lot and MP has a higher cost of living than where I am now. My monthly payment from my ex ends in 3 1/2 years so that also comes into play. I hesitate to move into my sister's condo (as she has so kindly offered) as I cannot pay her the rent it is worth and it would be hard for me to call her about maintenance issues. She will say pay what you can and of course call with maintenance issues. But I am tired of not being able to pay my own way 100%. I used to be so self sufficient. Having to borrow money from my dad has been so embarrassing for me. Also, there is the whole MP lifestyle thing. I don't feel that I would really fit in. Maybe that will change when I am working and have lost weight. A lot of this decision will depend on where I get a job when I am ready to start looking. I do think I will aim towards the MP area but who really knows what will happen.

I am thinking of joining the YMCA in Moncks Corner so I can continue swimming in the coming cooler months. It's only $35 per month with no contract so if I do move, it won't be a problem. If I had been smart, I would have been eating healthier while swimming so much this summer. I bet I would have lost 30 lbs by now. I had lost 40 lbs after my divorce but I gained back 13 after leaving my job. I've now lost 6 of that and I have definitely toned up some (I can tell in my clothes). But it could have been a lot more. I am ready to add healthy eating to my lifestyle and will continue to try and give up Coke Zero (no luck yet).

I have no love life and am really starting to miss that. I had shut down my feelings in that regard a while back but they are starting to resurface. It was easier when they were shut down. Sigh.

Just an FYI: the time posted on my blogs are PST. I cannot figure out how to switch it to EST. So tonight I am writing around 1:00 am, not 10:00 pm.