If you were curious...

After much indecision, when the day came, I went with the "stay" option. It was a tough choice to make; though not the toughest in the world, cause either side has lots of good points. But in case you were curious, these were my biggest reasons to stay one more year-

#1 Reason: I have both a job I truly enjoy and a bunch of free time with which to work on my projects. I have a new series of paintings ready to sploosh out of my head and onto a tangible surface, as well as a research/writing project I've quickly become rather deeply involved with. So, there's that.

#2 Reason: There's a bunch of exploring I can do easily here, and I intend to take advantage of that.

#3 Reason: Financially, it's the best move I could possibly make for right now.

#4 Reason: It sounded like a great way to spend my time as I concentrate on planning my next adventure.

Plus, I will definitely get 3-4 weeks vacation time between contracts to spend with my family and friends at home, and that's not too shabby. In fact, I can't really remember any time as an adult that I had 3 weeks for just visiting with my loved ones. There's always work to get back to. So this could be an awesome chance for some quality visits!

So, yeah. Now we're ready for the small adventure of a new apartment, coming soon. I'm looking forward to having my own space to decorate : )