Would that decrease commute time, Connie? Seems like a huge boon! And downtown SLC is so great.

Looking at apartment listings online when you aren't in a panic about moving is the best.

Not much difference on the commute, just coming in from a different direction. The apartment complexes look nice online, of course, but I was a little worried that I'd be stuck in low-income stuff. Not having kids to house gives me a great advantage in a Utah housing market.

It's kind of horrifying to realize how much stuff Hubby dragged around. I could do quite well with the amount of furniture we have--bookshelves galore! All the stuff has been psychologically oppressive to me, but he felt protected by it. When his family was in the military, he'd gather stuff around him then be forced to abandon most of it when his father was reassigned. He never got over that idea, and he was grateful that he didn't have to abandon his stuff anymore.

I am not used to this level of optimistic anticipation. It makes me nervous. But this is one of the most significant life changing circumstances, and maybe it's finally time to realize that some change is good.

That's great, Connie -- it helps when you can imagine really hard times leading to good times down the road.

-t, I feel that this might be relevant to your interests: [link]

You are correct, Jesse! Good old internet, giving me stuff I didn't know I needed.

Connie - where is Taylorsville compared to where you are? That is where my office is now located.

I'm watching the last of the A's vs Giants games (4 games, so far the A's have won 2 and the Giants 1). I love watching day time games.

The only ones it would hurt would be the institute- this is not their fault, and our loyalties lie with our workplace- this is the subcontractor's doing.

...sure, but isn't the Institute really the client, here, for the subcontractor? So if the Institute was pissed, and made the subcontractor feel that...?

Connie - where is Taylorsville compared to where you are?

Taylorsville is roughly mid-Salt Lake Valley. Lehi, where I work, is on the other side of the mountains that close off the end of the valley. Provo, where I live, is midway down the next valley south. Sandy, where I'm thinking of moving, is the south end of the Salt Lake Valley.

(And I knew it was manic-ness, the anti-change Ennui Monsters are in full panic and pointing out what could go wrong. But the numbers don't lie, and the circumstances don't change, and the upside is too good.)

I'm looking forward to when my kids more out and I can totally downsize.

I have been considering downsizing more seriously lately, but it'd be a mixed bag of effects (even just considering economics) and the inertia is strong with me.