Are you where you want to be?

If given the choice, are you living (geographically speaking) where you want to be? If circumstance were different would you be somewhere else- or are you planning on moving elsewhere in the future?

I went to uni in Hamilton but never intended on living there for good. DH and I moved to Akl but decided pretty quickly it wasn't the place we wanted to settle. We then moved to Wellington, loved it there but always knew we were going to come over here so never really settled there. Now we're here- we know that in the next few years we'll be coming back (either to NZ or OZ) so I'm still not settled. I HATE this feeling of unsettledness- I can't wait to move somewhere and just stay put.

I know its unlikely anyone is in the exact same position- but I was just wondering if anyone has plans to move anywhere else in the future. Or if given the choice, would you live elsewhere

If it were absolutely up to me I'd go back to Nelson. I love it there- unfortunately DHs career options are non existent there We're pretty certain we'll be going to Melbourne- unless we win the euro millions

I would definitely be elsewhere, but am happy here too - it's just the $$$ that are the issue!

DF is studying, so we have to be close to Weltec at the moment... and afterwards he'll be working in IT, so not really that compatible with my ideal places to live (away from large cities) unless of course he can end up working from home. We are considering moving down to dunedin in a year or two, not sure yet.

I love being so close to my parents but wouldn't mind living more in the country.

But then I think theres a whole world out there that I have never seen how do I know theres not a better place to live?

I don't know if you can win!

I mean, I love living in Welly but I would like a bit more room... but then I wouldn't like to have to travel 1.5 hours to work each day. ARGH.

I'd also loooooooove to live in France (in theory)

The_Stuarts wrote: My parents have 4 acres in Featherston and have offered us land to build on. We'd live right next door to my mum & dad, sister and her two kids who Michaela adores but it's an hour drive from town and the train service (although improved) is not frequent enough so the commute would cut into my time with her.

Oh gosh, I would LOVE to live in Featherston. That's sorta what I was talking about when I said I'd love to live further out.

It's beauuuutiful.

And up-and-coming

I love it out there too, we spend heaps of time over there. It's nice that Michaela has so much space and they have chickens which both freak her out and fascinate her at the same time. Plus I'd get a horse if I lived out there, and maybe a dog too.

It's funny though I was born in Auckland, raised in Dunedin and have lived in Wellington for 12 years so I've never been a small town girl but would love to be.

I'm very very contented living in Mt Maunganui. Everything's within a 10 mins drive. The beach, the shops, cafes, parks, & only 2.5 hrs to the International airport.

In saying that, if we didn't have kids we probably would be living somewhere else. I think DH would love to live in France. But not permanently. I think I would've liked to have had a time living in Oz too, maybe Gold Coast.

But we're not planning on moving anywhere. My IL's are in Q.town & MIL would move us there in a second to be with her, but there is NO WAY I'm moving to live by the MIL, when my family are all 2 kms from my house!

nope not settled at all - strange I have a job I love ideal hours etc... (although could do without the half hour drive there and back) We own our house that I love (apart from some cosmetic things I want to get rid of - update) The kids are all settled at school, caregivers etc... and our parent (especially mine whom we are more close to) are not too far way...we have a huge circle of friends here and a busy social life... so why do i feel unsettled and is the grass greener so to speak some where else?

I would love to move to the Gold Coast and we are thiniking about doing that after JOsh finishes NZQA (2 years) well actually inbetween GC and Brisbane is where we would look. BUt I dont know if I have the guts to leave all the 'security' behind but then don't want to regret it if we didn't give it a go....

ummmm... this is something that has been playing on my mind for so long so nope not settled - I guess I never saw myself as settling in this little town (its not a city) and so that gets me unsettled too

Its funny - we absolutley LOVED living in London, but decided we didnt want to raise our children there. I still think NZ is one of the best places in the world for that.

I lived in Cyprus as a kid, and would love to go back and live on a greek island for a while. Its something we talk semi-seriously about doing with the kids once they are older (even if its only for 3months)...as we think it would be an awesome life experience.

In NZ, I think we would both love to live "at the beach" somewhere, but the $$$ and travel for DH to work is the thing stopping us (saying that if we changed our lifestyle we could move further out and have a bit of space...). Quite like Wellington, but as all my family are in Auckland I cant see us moving far from here!