Many things have led me to where my life is today, and to be honest, it is pretty darn good where life has led me so far. I guess that’s why this decision is so difficult for me.
In 2009, I left my full-time job to return home because my Mom was ill and needed someone to be with her due to Alzheimer’s Disease. After some long discussions with my Sisters, I decided to move back to my hometown. I was forced to leave my job at the time because there were zero transfer opportunities at the time with my company.
Long story short, my Mom passed away peacefully on May 17, 2011, at home, surrounded by my three older sisters and myself. Shortly afterwards, my sister (youngest of the three) was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (Cancer) and passed away two years later in 2013.
At that time, my second oldest sister and I made the decision to become roommates in an Apartment. Our goal was to do a trial run to see if we could live together and share expenses after all these years of living apart. Her husband had passed away several years before, and I was divorced with no children, so we gave it a go.
Five years later as apartment rents were skyrocketing, we made the decision to build a house in a smaller town outside of the city. As I write this we have lived together a total of 12 years successfully.
That is why I’m struggling with the decision to follow my desired path (becoming a modern-day nomad) or staying put out of respect for my sister. It is a very difficult decision, and so I am considering traveling as a nomad 6 months of the year and living as I am now the other 6 months. Just not sure my budget will allow for both lifestyles, so I have some additional work to do. And some number crunching very soon!
Until next time…
