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[quote=Anonymous]We lived in the DC area for about 16 years then moved to California for about 3-4 years. Lots of positives about CA...but it felt so, so far and was crazy expensive. My H's family is in the midwest and mine in the Northeast and traveling to see them was a lot. So we moved back to DC and have lived here for the past 16 years or so. I'm pretty happy.

What I learned: I thought if I made a big change, like moving, then I would be happy. And moving to CA was the dream! Then I thought if I moved back to DC, because CA was so far, then I'd be happy. But you know that saying, wherever you go, there you are? I had the same issues both in CA and DC because it was me not the place.

I learned to focus on the positives now, which can be challenging sometimes, especially now as I have a teenager and aging parents who can't live in their house anymore. My H and I have a small circle but it's a positive and supportive one. Yeah there's annoying people around here and bad traffic and sometimes the political stuff can be too much. But I focus on my family and the things in DC we enjoy. We're also applying to private schools right now and found a couple that seem really great, challenging without craziness, lots of different kinds of kids. I'd never really heard of this school beforehand and now it's #1 on my list.

Hope this helps.[/quote]

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