To start off this post, I want to give a bit of a back story on my choice of which state I am going to be relocating to...
A Few Years Back:
As a birthday gift, I went to Washington state for the first time ever, and I immediately fell in love. I fell in love with every aspect of the state, from food, to culture, to homes, to scenery, you name it. I spent a week there and actually considered just staying and leaving everything behind. This was the first time I had ever truly fallen in love with a state or town. It's just so beautiful out there, and if you ever get the chance to simply travel there, you should do it!
Since My Trip:
After returning home to my over priced rental house, I was determined to be in WA permanently. I couldn't shut up about it, and I knew people where starting to get annoyed with my envy of the state. I researched for weeks and months on the cost of living, what town I wanted to move to, where I could set up at markets and craft shows, and everything in between. Washington is my dream home, and my end goal is to live there forever!
But I went to Texas:
My parents and 5 of my 6 siblings abruptly relocated to Texas, and I was devastated. Not having my brothers And sisters around crushed me, so I booked a surprise flight to Texas, and then a few months later I went again, and just last week I went again. Now I am NOT of fan of the heat and sun, but getting familiar with the area I realized how unbelievably affordable Texas is, and I realized that I could get ahead in life by potentially moving there for a couple years, and then finally reach my goal to live in WA.
Currently:
I am the kind of person who makes quick decisions, and when I do they always end up the be the right decision, and I think it's because those decisions are made with my heart. So after my trip to Texas last week, I did research and compared and contrasted what WA and TX have to offer, and what would benefit me best as of right this moment.
WA will be a greater struggle because it isn't quite as affordable as TX (but still a millions times better than MA), my family could potentially help me with advice and at the least finding a home for me while I'm still in MA, and I really really want to own a home, possibly finish barbering school, and save up so I can be comfortable. All of these current "wants" can be achieved quickly in TX, but in WA I'm gonna have to struggle a bit before I can actually be comfortable and I won't have the emotional support of my family. But all else aside, I want just a little more time with my brothers and sisters while I can and while they are still little.
So I have come to the final decision that I will be relocating to Texas, near the Dallas area. There is a lot of opportunity there and I can afford a brand new house for a third of the cost I am paying in rent monthly for a tiny (and I mean tiny) apartment here in MA.
I have lived in MA nearly my entire life, and it just keeps getting harder and harder to even get by. It's come to the point where I am actually ashamed to say I am from this state. I can no longer mentally handle how people out here act or behave towards one another, I'm done with living paycheck to paycheck, the dumpy apartments that cost an arm and a leg to get that are in horrible towns, also the heroin that has invaded a good portion of this state, there is hardly any beauty in the state unless you drive far far out, and I mean the pot holes... that literally wreck your car (which any MA resident can agree with), the outrageous taxes and surprise fees that arrive in the mail that you pay to the state, the poor and overcrowded school systems, and a million other things I can get more I depth with in a later post.
But to summarize, my final decision on relocating to Texas is mainly based off of what will benefit me in the long run, and at this point I would consider living anywhere but in Massachusettes!
