We're quite happy in our urban apartment, but every time we go on a bike ride along the river into the countryside, my heart wants to move there. It's so quiet and beautiful and closer to the hiking trails and the houses back right up to the forest. Part of me is aching to say to my children on a regular, casual basis, "go play in the forest."
But the majority of me takes great joy in currently being able to say to my children, "go walk to the bus stop [in about three minutes]." Also: "let's go on a walk to the store [which is only 800 meters away]." Or "go to school [and it will only take you 20 minutes]." Not to mention my own short commute, and the ability I have, like I did today, to leave my house at 16.45 for a 17.00 appointment in the city center, and not only get there on time, but get there on time on a bike, WITH a headwind.
Does anyone else feel a pull toward both country and city living? Whenever I'm in the countryside, I want to give up all the conveniences of living near the city center and go be one with nature. But I don't know if I'll ever really be able to.
Or if I do, I'll be on here writing posts about how every time I'm downtown, I want to move to where all the hustle and bustle is. Isn't that the way these things work?
