A year ago Alex and I took a week long trip to the Smoky Mountains to find a new place to call home. When it came to prospect cities we had a few things in mind small city, plenty of nature and mountains, close to an airport, and it must have opportunities for Alex and I both to thrive. Lists and rating helped us clarify what we wanted. It also helped guide us to cross certain cities off our list and revisit others that we enjoyed.






On our ten day road trip we camped, we froze, we drove, we got on each others nerves and in the end we found ourselves excited about our future and our new city, Chattanooga.

I am curious how others determine where to move. The standard question and thought was "What made you move to Chattanooga, a job?" Do people move mostly for jobs or is anyone moving simply for a change of pace and scenery?

Let me start out by being honest. I met a guy. A pretty hot guy and I panicked. I got nervous he might google me and somehow stumble upon this measly little blog and then before we had a chance to start we would be over. Terrible reason to ditch but I was embarrassed. Embarrassed by my writing, the fact that I don't have any followers, and pretty much everything I blog about. I am at the age where I shouldn't care what others think as much and I should be comfortable with who I am. But let's be honest I am not quite there yet . With that said let me apologize, more to myself, for bailing on something that I didn't give the chance to grow.

While I am starting the somewhat New Year attempting to blog again, I want my focus to be on a more balanced life. A life that can include work, time with dogs, socializing, activities, hobbies, pursuing passions, traveling, time with friends, and time with my family and boyfriend - the people that I love most. So bring it on 2014, I have a feeling this year is going to be a game changer.