Moving to be closer to work
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Jennifer81
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Hi all,
I was just wondering if anyone has moved house so they can be closer to their place of work?
My work is only a 45 journey but because I have a 10 min walk to the train station then have to use the Overground, tube then the DLR, by the time I get to work I am shattered! I feel like I have done a marathon and that my leg is due to drop off! This makes for a very uncomfortable day. (I have arthritis in hips)
I am now seriously considering moving closer to work to have a shorter commute. Or even close enough so I don't even have to commute!
I was just wondering if anyone has moved house so they can be closer to their place of work?
My work is only a 45 journey but because I have a 10 min walk to the train station then have to use the Overground, tube then the DLR, by the time I get to work I am shattered! I feel like I have done a marathon and that my leg is due to drop off! This makes for a very uncomfortable day. (I have arthritis in hips)
I am now seriously considering moving closer to work to have a shorter commute. Or even close enough so I don't even have to commute!
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I have not done this but if/when i get a job( too ill now) I want to be near to the job as I think the travelling there will kill me not the job.How am I gonna be an optimist about this?0
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The travelling is taking it out if me, I'm shattered when I get to work abd sleeping sometimes by half 7 at night!
I've been off work for 2 weeks, back on Monday. I've been looking at places closer to work so I think I should start making viewings.0 -
Yeah that is not a bad idea. It is all about being the most comfortable you can be I think.How am I gonna be an optimist about this?0
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I moved jobs to be nearer to home to avoid a 40 minute drive each way!0
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Do you just walk to work now? Places I am looking at are a 5 min walk away which I can deal with.0
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It makes sense to move but that goes to prove just how expensive (and disruptive) our lives can become. I was extremely lucky in that I was self-employed as a mobile tutor for dyslexics but as my mobility decreased I was able to switch to working at home. Some of us don't know we're born, yes?
I think you are doing the right thing and I hope you are successful in your search. Good luck with it all. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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