move or born and raised?

Move.

If you don't have a lot to carry (wife, kids, pets, antique furniture that's been in the family for 100 years, etc) I would pick up and go. I grew up in Hawaii, and I moved a lot after college but with family and alll - I've been in Colorado for the last 12 years. I get the itch to move every 3 years.

Enjoy!

I have moved at least once every year for the past four years. Actually three times last year. I live in California and have lived in Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, and San Diego. I lived in Washington last year in Port Orchard, Bremerton, and Tacoma. Honestly, I'm tired of moving even though I will have to again in the fall for my job. Some people don't have a choice when moving due to family, or they get a great opportunity, or just like a change of scenery.

It sounds like that no matter where you go you can adapt, and I personally think that's a great ability to have.

We've moved 5 times in 10 years and I am now back where I started. And, loving it. So....moving is great but home is the heart.

I haven't moved but I'd love to move in the future. I want to move from country to country though, I want to experience their lifestyles. I'd love to live in the US and Europe for a while.

philly,pa birth-13...upstate pa 13-17...florida 17-24..california 24-26..ive been around ..but my whole fam is orginally from phila,pa

I'll probably always stay in Texas. But the way I see it, it's easily the size of several small countries, so moving around within the state IS moving.

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born and raised all within 20 miles of here... it's nice. I would move, if the job / lifestyle was right, but there's two of us so it's gotta be right for both.

I've been in Texas my whole life. I've traveled a lot though, and I still prefer to live in Texas.

The act of moving is one of my least favorite things to do in the world. I hate packing, I hate finding a new place, I hate the loading, I hate the unloading and unpacking.

That said, I have moved a few times and don't let my hate for moving stop me from doing it... My most recent move, though was from Baltimore to "home" (within 30 miles of where I was born), and we'll probably be here or a while. My
Thinking has always been "I can always move again." I always thought that it's better to seize an opportunity rather than wonder if I missed out on something big because I didn't want to move.

i want to move but i just cant see myself packing up and going unless i randomly get a job elsewhere

Despite my screen name. I am not from TX, and I would not particularly recommend it (ducking out in closets for tornado season is not my idea of fun!).

I have moved so many times within and out of the country, and, while I have mostly enjoyed moving to new places, I am done. Of all the places I've lived, San Diego is my absolute favorite. This is my 2nd time living here and I will never ever leave again.

Remember, the US would not be so diverse (or nearly so populated), if there weren't people who were up for moving!

People keep saying "If you have nothing tying you down..." but really, what's that got to do with it? When I was a kid we moved once and that was only about 20 miles away. I'm not going to count moving around during college years from dorms to home to a few apartments as that's all supposed to be transitional. After hubby and I got married we lived in an apartment for 10 months then bought a house about 7 miles away. Kid 1 was born while we lived there. We lived there for 5 years then bought a house about 15 miles away. Kid 2 was born about 10 months after we moved there. We were there for 5 years (That was all in MI) then we moved to AZ where we bought a house and lived there for 4 years. Hubby got a job in Germany so we moved there for 1 1/2 years. When that contract ended he was transferred to VA. We bought a house here and have been here for 1 1/2 years.

Having kids didn't tie us down. Our oldest will be 15 next month. He's lived in 5 houses in 3 states and 2 countries. Our youngest just turned 12. He's lived in 4 houses in 3 states and 2 countries. Hubby's job here is with the government but his position expires in 1 1/2 years. At that point we might stay here if they have another slot for him. Otherwise we'll move again. He's already started looking at positions in Germany and Italy.

Really, if anything, having the kids with us broadened our horizons. Our kids are 15 and 12. They've been to almost half the states and 9-10 countries. Not many kids in the US can say that. It makes it even better for them when they are learning things in school. Kid 1 was recently studying WWII. He's been to Poland, Germany, walked the trail at Bastogne, visited Anne Frank's house, been to France and Austria, had a boy scout summer camp in Nuremberg, etc. It was an easy section for him because he had a real point of reference on all of it. He's also taking German in school. He has 107% in that class.

I like living all sorts of places, but Colorado will always be home.

Interesting! I was born and raised in North Carolina. Live about 45 minutes from you. I hate it and would love to move. The only reason I don't move is because I share custody of my daughter with her father who also lives here.

i don't like moving because of all the packing and such, but i like new places. born in Toronto, moved to Bowmanville, spent most of my early life in England, moved again further east in Ontario and now live North East.