Why I Want to Runaway to the Mountains

It was never the mountains growing up; they were never even an option. I had always loved cities, especially Chicago, and I couldn't wait to live in one. Thinking about it now, I would never live in such a big city, but I do still love Chicago, though. The city was always my choice for as long as I was independently alone. Now that I believe I have found my second half, no part of me wants to live in a big city, especially when we start a family. Cities are too loud, too busy, and too risky.

Quickly after I began dating my boyfriend (almost 3 years ago), it was like the mountains began calling to me, drowning out the bustling city noise for something soothing and slow. The best part was that I never hesitated; the mountains always felt right. After this realization, my research began immediately. My goal was to find the best towns possible to live and raise a family in. I made sure to look over cost, safety, and, of course, scenery.

I believe I have not mentioned this much, and there will be a blog about this in the future, but I do plan on working from home. There is a specific company I would love to work for as well. I've been looking at them for a while now and it would be my dream if they accepted me, but again, I will talk about this in the upcoming blog. Back to the main topic, I'm planning to work from home, and living in the mountains is one of many reasons why. I was always afraid to admit that I wanted to work remotely. I figured people would think I'm lazy and just didn't want a job. But once I found my reasons why, I didn't care what people thought of it. My reasons consist of:

• being able to be home for my kids and pets

• having the time to cook dinner and take care of household chores

• being allowed to get outside and walk some trails in the mountains

• having my own comfortable aesthetic environment

• being able to take things slow in the morning and not rush from my 5 am alarm

• ...and many more little personal reasons

Nature itself has always been a stress reliever for me; it's kind of like a drug. And the mountains are like an extra dose, they make it 10x better. I like to think that the mountains help slow me down, whereas the city would've kept me from stopping; my mind would never have been able to relax. So, running away to the mountains might be an exaggeration, but I know for a fact that they will be in my next chapter of life! Romans 1:19-20