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*Sigh* I am a 9th generation New Orleanian but I don't think I can do another summer and hurricane season. However, I don't know how to get out.
I am getting oldish. I'm 44. That is young for some, particularly men, but I am a woman with some congenital health issues. Depending on what my aorta does, I may need open heart surgery 10 years from now or next year.
My hearing sucks. Two good hearing aids rather than the one cheap, now 3-yr-old one I have would be helpful but I can't afford them. I know I miss and misunderstand frequently. So, I don't know how long I'll be able to keep the hearing at a level conducive to working. As long as the cataract surgery fixes the vision, which it should, those are the two main impediments to working life, as far as my health goes. Still, even if I were to find a job in my profession in a state I want to live in, could I keep it?
Then there is my house and my mother. I bought a house 3 years ago because that is cheaper right now than renting in New Orleans, at least as long as the AC, roof, and foundation hold up. I would have to deal with that.
My mother has been living with me since my step-father passed. She will be 70 in January and is actually quite fit and vigorous. She would be happy about a move to the west coast but would freak if I did what I would want to do, which is liquidate my retirement to finance the move. She is selling one of her two rental properties and would pay for the move but she needs that money. For one, she needs to repair her other property from an outgoing awful tenant.
Finally, it too me awhile to land in my current job. I know I am lucky to have it and like my boss very much and, for the most part, I like my co-workers. I worked for 7 years in my first professional job under a boss that made me miserable. Having a decent boss is an eye-opener for me. I am reluctant to let that go. I'm pretty torn. I want to move to the west coast but, even if I could, which is unlikely, I don't know how it would work out.
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