Earlier this year, my husband Max and I made a move to the country - a wee little town on the Yorke Peninsula on the South Australian coast. Now I'm not completely foreign to country living - I grew up in the Adelaide Hills, which at that time was considered 'regional' with a population of 500ish (even though it's only 35 kms away) and trips to the Big City weren't that frequent. As years went on, the Hills seemed to get closer to our fair capital, and the distance didn't was no long a problem. I became a bona fide city chick (well, as much as a girl can in Adelaide).
It's about 200 kms and three hours drive to where we are now (if you follow the, ah, speed limit), and we are truly in the middle of not very much! 15-20 minute drive to the closest shop, five minutes from the closest neighbour... but it's amazing, a little house in the middle of a wheat field, me Max and our cats Pasquale and Molasses. No noise, no rush, not many outings. To some, it's not the ideal and it does take some getting used to.
But, living in the country has several benefits, the one I cherish the most is TIME. Time to cook, work on projects and slow life down. It's easy to get caught up in craziness sometimes - having distance is a nice change. As you can see, lots of pretty views!
mwah!
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