In 1 1/2 years. My sister bought a house up there with her boyfriend and thought it would be a good idea if I stayed near family (I’m in California now). I’ve been looking for housing online and got some promising leads, I’m looking under low income housing. I have to check out what mental health services they have in Bend. It’s a beautiful place from what I hear of all accounts, there’s mountains and a river and forest and trails to hike. The cost of living is slightly cheaper than the area I’m in now, for example gas is as cheap as $3.19 a gallon as opposed to $3.79 here. And groceries are cheaper. I’m looking forward to going up there and getting out of the rat race here, it’s a lot slower pace there. Big change though.
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Are you planning on continuing to work or no?
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Bend was a beautiful place to live. So scenic!!! I hope it works out for you.
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It is really nice to hear you get along with your sister. Sounds like things can work out.
My father first put my life in my sisters hands if something happened to him and my mother. I resented it and wanted my own autonomy. My sister wanted to move away and be in a warmer climate. My parents convinced her to stay 20 minutes from us. We love seeing her and her daughters. I am building trust in her. I hope my relationship with my sister continues to build. I love my family and it burdens my heart when we clash. If something happens to my father and mother the estate goes to me and my sister if we are still around. I hope we continue to appreciate each other as long as we are here. I would love to live near my sister the rest of my life if I could. At the moment she is tied up with her job and two daughters (one is in High School the other in College, both living with her). I am tied up with our crippled parents and my mental illness.
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No, I’ll quit and retire.
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How long were you there?
My husband would be giddy if i said we could move to Oregon. He’s in love with northeast Oregon and southeast Washington and frequently tells me he wants to live there. It’s definitely very pretty.
He’s got two close friends in the area he originally met online about ten years ago and he’d love to see more than just visits.
But his career retirement path is here in Virginia, my mother and sister are only two hours away, and it would be impossible for me mental healthwise to be so isolated from them again like when we lived in western Canada.
And he’s got serious rare kidney disease and needs to be near a specialized medical specialty. He’s already outlived his life expectancy, and I’m not about to be trapped across the country with no local support. It’s bad enough here!
Sounds like you’re taking the time to do plenty of homework. Sounds great! I’m very happy that you’re still making careful plans. Seems like it will be a good situation for you.
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Yeah, family is so important, obviously. It’s good that you’re building a relationship with your sister.
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Sixteen years. We moved to a different state.
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I love it out there! I only visited, but it was gorgeous. Good luck with your move. It sounds like it will be amazing.
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