I've been threatening to leave London for too long now, it's time to put together an action plan.
I discussed it briefly with my coach and I think he assumed I'd not put much thought into it, that I was simply riding the waves of my holiday euphoria, and he's partly right.
Moving away will not solve the issues I have, running away never does but as you all probably know by now I do not want to live in London for the rest of my life.
Someone at work has the same idea. She's moving to Gloucester because she's:
- Single
- 38
- Moved to London to make a lot of money and therefore to save a lot of money but living in London is not cheap and so hasn't saved
- Feels lonely in London
- Enjoys the lifestyle she enjoys when visiting
I can see her reasons for moving, mine are similar. Yes I have friends here, heck my family are all here, but I just don't enjoy the hustle.
The traffic stresses me out, the number of people, the fact I can't walk to 2 metres down the road without smoke being blown in my face, I can't sleep without being woken by some truck/drunken idiot/ambulance or police car racing passed my window. Rent is so expensive, as is travel - if you're not working all hours to justify a pay rise so you can afford to live, you're working 2 jobs to afford to live.
Don't get me wrong, there's SO much London can offer but you need to be in the right place for it, otherwise it's overwhelming. I'll miss the lights along Embankment at night, having access to so many shows, the variety of music, markets and food. But I've lived here for the majority of my life and yet I yearn for something quieter.
So the saving starts here.
I want to have enough to move and survive a couple of months on savings, though I'll put in the planning beforehand so I have a job to move to.
This is it.
I might not get that cottage I've always dreamt of straight off but at least I'm making a step in the right direction.
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