For the past two days, A. and I have decided to test the waters and see what it would be like ‘living in the country’ for a couple of days. So far, this isn’t working out very well.
Wednesday night, was a confusing mess. Tuesday night, A. and I had discussed that we might go back to my place after work Wed, to pick up some groceries and clothing for me for the next couple of days. Wed. morning we get into the civic and he says that we were not planning to go back to my place after work today. Crap. I don’t have any extra clothing for the next two days of work, plus I wouldn’t have time to go home and pick up my stuff, because I was planning on taking a Spin class with Dk.
In the end things worked out so that we could stay in the country for the night. A. went back to my place, picked up some stuff for me, then came to pick me up at Spin and the three of us headed out to Kanata. We drop Dk off at Loeb with Ry and A. and I headed out towards his place. On the way home, we stopped in at Sammy’s Pizzaria for dinner (Yum! and in CheapEats Ottawa) and then continued on our way. We didn’t get home until 7:30pm. The est of the evening was pretty quiet. A. just downloaded music and I watched America’s Next Top Model. Then went to bed. Exciting…
Yesterday, was just as busy. After-work, I headed home to prepare the chicken for dinner, pack enough clothing so that I can stay at A.’s until at least Sunday, take a shower, take the garbage out, clean, put the dog out, give her food, water and attention. Then A. showed up at my place from work, we grabbed the panels for the civic and then headed out again to the country.
Omg! The traffic on the 417! Where you on the 417 last night around 5pm? Brutal. That traffic was enough to make me want to stay at my place. Wow! Plus there was an accident on the East bound lanes and there was a Sens game last night. I really don’t understand how people can sit in traffic like that everyday to and from work. Yuck.
The other good and bad thing about ‘living’ in the country that I’ve noticed over the past two days. Is that I will not be able to have my 20min morning coffee, while watching the news, because I will be out of the house and on my way to work around that time. The good thing, is that I will get to work early and be able to leave early. That’s a bonus.
If anyone else who reads this blog and lives out in a rural area, how do you like it? What’s your commute like? What made you decide to move out there?
A. and I are just keeping our options open. We are still thinking about getting a house in the near future, it’s sort of nice to be able to test the waters to see if we like out there or not.
-J.
We lived out of town for 4 years. We moved back 3 years ago. Everyone is different and I have deeper reasons as to why I moved back but I have to say, I found all that driving hard to deal with. I live in the burbs so I still drive, but I am closer to my work and I can walk to the grocery store. I was on maternity leave while we lived out there and I found that a very lonely time. Often (not always) country folk work in the city. My area emptied in the day, and I hadn’t lived there long enough to have a larger circle of friends. I found the isolation a big issue. So that is what it was like for me. It is different for everyone and I know others who love it out there.
By: Chantal on March 3, 2008
at 7:04 pm
My wife and I grew up in the country – and when we bought our first house it was in the country, about a 20 minutes commute to Kanata. This is fine if you work in Kanata!
Once my wife got pregnant, we moved back into the city when she was 6 months along, and have now been back 7 years. Although we sold a MUCH nicer house in the country than we bought in the city, the kids and conveniences of living in the city were too much of a draw.
I really really miss the country on the weekend.
Espcecially those cold really snowy mornings surrounded by nothing but silence, fresh snow and the smell of the wood stove heating the house.
By: david on March 5, 2008
at 4:13 pm