So last night DH and I pretty much decided we're not going to move when our lease is up in October, yay!
He wanted to, and I was against it. First of all, moving while nearly 9 months pregnant isn't my idea of fun, and I like the convenience of the suburbs and the size of our place for the amount we pay is pretty awesome. He wanted to move to the city of Chicago to cut down his commute time to work.
We weighed the options, and unless we find an incredible place in the city, we're staying put!
I'm excited about not moving, and now I can get excited about the nursery! We have the furniture, but haven't put it together yet in case we were going to move. I have to go through our 2nd bedroom and condense a lot of my craft stuff that is in there to make room for baby, but I'm so excited to do it now!
Ok, just had to share, hope everyone had a nice weekend!!
Re: We're Not Moving!
Yay - great to hear! I wouldnt like moving at 9 months pregnant either so I don't blame you, and yippee on being able to start your nursery now
I live in the the NW part of the city and I absolutely love it! We live in an area that has a ton of young families so there are parks every couple of blocks and it's incredibly quiet (which I will even admit surprises us sometimes). Most the violence in the city is concentrated in the south and west parts of the city - so yeah, you have to avoid those parts. We lived in the far, far south suburbs for a few years and find the conveniences of city living to be much less stressful than living in the 'burbs. Plus, my husband's commute went from 2 1/2 hours a day to 1 hour a day which means that we get to spend more time together .
I get that city living is not for everyone but I wanted to offer a different perspective.
OP - I completely get not wanting to move in October - that would be a nightmare! Plus now you get to start on your nursery...I am dying to do that but we have to wait until my sister moves out of the second bedroom in a couple of weeks. You are so creative that I can't wait to see what you do with the nursery!!