Future Plans
It’s getting to that time of year again, when decisions have to be made about where to live and what parts of my current life are improtant enough to make comprimises in other areas to make sure that I find the best place to live for my curcumstances.
I have really enjoyed living in Seacroft. The house is beautiful to look at and when the weather is nice, it is actually a realy comfortable place to live. The problem is that the weather is rarely nice for long periods of time in this country and the waterproofing issues the hosue faces when it rains/snows/hails are just too depressing.
When the landlord called me to suggest whe was thinking of putting the place up for sale I pretty much made up my mind that we should move on. The problem is where?
The practical part of my brain says we should move to within waling distance of either my or Liz’s place of work so that we can eliminate one of our travel expense budgets. This means picking one of Roundhay or Morley. Liz on the other hand has her heart set on modern city living, looking primarily at appartments in the city centre and just to the south of the river and canal.
There are good arguments to make for both. I mean, O2 do a free bus service from town to the office so actually city living would meet my cost reducing requirements as well as keeping the missus happy. However, I do like my space, particularly in my office/home entertainment room. I have lived and worked out of poky rooms for the past few years and I really want to treat myself to a decent workspace. A good sized second bedroom would probabyl suffice, as we really only need a spare bed for people to stay over in, rather that a fully functioning spare room.
So the search will begin in earnest over the coming weeks, so any thoughts or ideas then feel free to contact me.
City livin is deffo sumit you can only do til a certain time in life, before you’re bogged down with sprogs, in-laws and so forth!
Gotta do it while we’re young kiddo!
Plus, th less money spent on bus/taxi fares th better
You kno I’m right, secretly
My vote goes to Morley, it’s a nice walk to work, nice place to live, and always good to have a drinking buddy near by, would be a trek for Liz though to get to Roundhay, two buses probably.
Yeah, two buses. But that’s no worse than now and in Leeds one bus costs the same as two!
Speaking from a purely objective perspective, I think you should live in the city centre, near me.
I’m always dubious as to making housing decisions around specific jobs as you never know what will happen over the next 15 months, maybe you’ll find a better opportunity with another company, or even a better opportunity within o2 that means jumping on the train on a regular basis. Maybe not, but it’s worth keeping an open mind.
More importantly the city is just a better base for living the rest of your life, which surely is the primary focus and the job is just something we do to fund it. and obviously in terms of socialising and fund things to do, the city centre has everywhere else beat.
I’m not sure I agree with your comment about the city centre being a good place for the future. I very much see the city centre as a short term thing. When I decide to settle down with family I intend to move well into the suburbs. You make some good points about facilities and amenities, but I think I will miss the relative peace and quiet of suburbia.