Comments on: Urban knitter? http://www.quirkyknitgirl.com/2008/10/27/urban-knitter/ Weaving a web of yarn, community, and spirituality Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:33:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Thora http://www.quirkyknitgirl.com/2008/10/27/urban-knitter/comment-page-1/#comment-296 Thora Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:51:59 +0000 http://quirkyknitgirl.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-296 i am a country girl living in the city out of necessity. i am simply biding my time until i can move out to the middle of nowhere again. k and i hope to become telecommuters and move to southern utah or northern arizona. i love love love it there. the problem (well, the biggest one anyway) with living in the middle of nowhere is that you have to be able to support yourself either by working from home or taking some sort of local job (gas station, restaurant, whatever). otherwise, it's very hard. the self-supporting farmer is really a myth. there's a lot you can do to self-support, but homegrown yams do not a medical insurance bill pay. sigh. so, i would say, try it and see what you think. take a summer job in wyoming, or do an internship in alaska, and see how you really feel about being that alone, and how other people make it work. i am a country girl living in the city out of necessity. i am simply biding my time until i can move out to the middle of nowhere again. k and i hope to become telecommuters and move to southern utah or northern arizona. i love love love it there.
the problem (well, the biggest one anyway) with living in the middle of nowhere is that you have to be able to support yourself either by working from home or taking some sort of local job (gas station, restaurant, whatever). otherwise, it’s very hard. the self-supporting farmer is really a myth. there’s a lot you can do to self-support, but homegrown yams do not a medical insurance bill pay. sigh.
so, i would say, try it and see what you think. take a summer job in wyoming, or do an internship in alaska, and see how you really feel about being that alone, and how other people make it work.

]]> By: seanalyn http://www.quirkyknitgirl.com/2008/10/27/urban-knitter/comment-page-1/#comment-295 seanalyn Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:49:59 +0000 http://quirkyknitgirl.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-295 Haha the story about your mom is amazing. Jasmin's got it right though...theres plenty of places within the bay that you can live that are a little more rural. Maybe Marin? Haha the story about your mom is amazing.

Jasmin’s got it right though…theres plenty of places within the bay that you can live that are a little more rural. Maybe Marin?

]]> By: Jasmin http://www.quirkyknitgirl.com/2008/10/27/urban-knitter/comment-page-1/#comment-292 Jasmin Tue, 28 Oct 2008 15:59:16 +0000 http://quirkyknitgirl.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-292 Ahem, one word: Suburbs. Why? Rural enough to not be too "in the middle of things", but within a few minutes drive of conveniences. Ahem, one word:

Suburbs.

Why? Rural enough to not be too “in the middle of things”, but within a few minutes drive of conveniences.

]]> By: xo.sorcha.ox http://www.quirkyknitgirl.com/2008/10/27/urban-knitter/comment-page-1/#comment-294 xo.sorcha.ox Tue, 28 Oct 2008 06:47:53 +0000 http://quirkyknitgirl.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-294 About 6 months ago I made the move from the city to the middle of somewhere. I decided to do it because after ten years living in the city I was so tired of the consistent business that city-life entails. Between commuting from home to work and then back again there just wasnt any time to do anything else. If I wanted to go anywhere I had to factor in traffic and the liklihood of delays. I had to get up at a ridiculous hour in the morning to be at work on time (three hours later). These days life is far more simple: I get a "sleep-in" every day. It only takes me 5 minutes to get to work, to the supermarket, to *anything*. I actually have time to keep on top of all the non-work responsibilities, as well as HAVE HOBBIES and the time to do them! I have time to visit people on weekends, time for my doggie, and time to do so many more things. It's been great so far! I think you should do it: MAKE THE MOVE! If you dont like it you can always move back to the city. :) Best of Luck! ~S. About 6 months ago I made the move from the city to the middle of somewhere. I decided to do it because after ten years living in the city I was so tired of the consistent business that city-life entails. Between commuting from home to work and then back again there just wasnt any time to do anything else. If I wanted to go anywhere I had to factor in traffic and the liklihood of delays. I had to get up at a ridiculous hour in the morning to be at work on time (three hours later). These days life is far more simple: I get a “sleep-in” every day. It only takes me 5 minutes to get to work, to the supermarket, to *anything*. I actually have time to keep on top of all the non-work responsibilities, as well as HAVE HOBBIES and the time to do them! I have time to visit people on weekends, time for my doggie, and time to do so many more things. It’s been great so far! I think you should do it: MAKE THE MOVE! If you dont like it you can always move back to the city. :)
Best of Luck!
~S.

]]> By: Rowan http://www.quirkyknitgirl.com/2008/10/27/urban-knitter/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Rowan Tue, 28 Oct 2008 03:06:22 +0000 http://quirkyknitgirl.wordpress.com/?p=366#comment-293 Sounds like you may be a good candidate for the future CAYA commune....(evil plotting laugh). No seriously, several of us have been talking about a kind of communal ranch/homestead, but probably more likely in the North Bay than Wyoming. Sounds like you may be a good candidate for the future CAYA commune….(evil plotting laugh). No seriously, several of us have been talking about a kind of communal ranch/homestead, but probably more likely in the North Bay than Wyoming.

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