I am in my 40s and pretty much retired but will never stop working as long as someone will have me and I get to do things that are interesting.

I recently came back to the area I grew up in after 20 years of thinking I would never come back. Too red neck. Too rural. But circumstances change and my job is not location dependent so I did. I used to be a big condo fan with views like this and have recently started thinking about getting another big city place. But I doubt I will.

I absolutely love big city life and always chose to either be in the middle of everything.... or in the middle of nowhere. I love country life as well.

I live in a house in a town of about 100K and have a farm about 25 minutes away.

I had always justified spending so much money on a central location by saying "Hey I am in the middle of everything and there is so much available at my doorstep." And then realizing that I was not taking advantage of 90% of that most of the time.

I do miss not having a bookstore, record store, live music venues, grocery store, pub, etc. within a 5 minute walk. But on the other hand, I get to see duck chicks take their first steps.