Moving?

My husband came home last night talking about a possibility which has us staying over this side of the world for a few years longer and, whilst I can see the logic of this, when he was talking about it, one part of me wanted to jump up and say "NO!!!"

Staying here feels a bit like I am missing out on some fundamental enjoyment of life. Things are just different and often , I don't know if it is a difference that I like.

Positives?

1. Safe environment to raise a family
2. Health environment - no birds flu or SARs to worry about. When we left Asia we had gone throuh SARs and two of the chidlren had also been hospitalised with Beijing Flu.
   
3. Easy life. I can be wherever I need to be in about ten minutes. No traffic worries, parking issues or late night transport problems.
4. Continuity for the children with friends and a stable environment.
   
5. Fabulous education system. They will be set up for life - this is a huge plus.
   
6. We have friends here - although as many of my friends are expats - that is a worry as in a few years they will have all moved on.
7. The possible job will be more lucrative.
8. We know our way around here - we ahve done the hard legwork finding doctors, dentists etc.
9. We will probably buy a property over this side of the world - perhaps France so we have a base of our own.
   

Negatives?

1. The weather. Grim, grim and grim.
2. The cold and wet - 6 months of the year this place is crap.
3. Living in this current house. I like the convenience - hate the carpeting, lighting, space issues.
4. I miss swimming and the sun.
   
5. Small island life - boring.
6. I hate the way people socialise here- always girls night out. Never couples doing things together. Such a weird way to have a social life when it is only single sex entertainment.
7. It is hard for me to work here - and I want a fulltime job - maybe this can be negotiated though.
   

Time will reveal all.