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23 Nov, 2006

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Posted by: typealice In: Daily| Gillian| Travelling

Today I want nothing more than to be in an old farmhouse on the Atlantic ocean, tucked away in some inlet in Nova Scotia with a mortgage and a pregnant belly and a warm bed to fall asleep in.

I’ve wanted to own and renovate my own 150 year old farmhouse for as long as I’ve been an adult who likes thinking about those kinds of things.

I am very, very homesick. I want my dreams to come true. I don’t want to stop moving around and exploring, but, for the love of god, I just want to find where I belong in this world. Nowhere I’ve been feels right, I’ve never found a place in Canada that compares to Nova Scotia in terms of “feeling right,” and I don’t think I want to live there (I mean, I can’t live there financially- there aren’t enough jobs).

I want a place with history. With friendly neighbours. I want to bake every single day and hang out my laundry on a line, and when I take it in, smell how fresh it is.

I want to go home.

6 Responses to "Home"

1 | sam

November 24th, 2006 at 9:12 am

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you and me both… I know what you mean so bad it hurts.

2 | Jen

November 24th, 2006 at 10:01 am

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So go home. It’s okay to go home. It’s not failure if you feel that’s where you belong.

3 | Kid

November 24th, 2006 at 12:56 pm

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I am a bit confused sorry, I was doing a search for blogs around Nova Scotia and yours came up . What confuses me is your statement on a lack of jobs here. I’m not sure what your profession is but from what I know and have seen there are plenty of job opportunities. Of course I don’t look for work outside my own profession but I’ll tell ya this there sure is a lot of traffic on the highways in the mornings.

Nice place you have here btw. K.

4 | Lynn

November 24th, 2006 at 2:00 pm

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I know exactly how you feel, even though I’m from and still live in Nova Scotia. The feeling of finding a place to begin the rest of your life is almost like a hunger.

5 | typealice

November 24th, 2006 at 3:34 pm

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Kid:
In small towns- which is where I’d want to live, there are very few jobs. I don’t want to live in Halifax, which tends to be easier to find a job… but even still, I find it slim pickings compared to other places in the country.

6 | typealice

November 24th, 2006 at 4:55 pm

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I’m glad I’m not the only one who feels like that, Sam.

Jen: Can’t go home. I’m working now, and from London, ON to Halifax costs more than from Toronto-London, England. It’s stupid-expensive.

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I'm Gillian, a Nova Scotian woman with a son named Ash (born 09/07) and a wife to Clive. I am what they call an Attachment Parent; I breastfeed, wear my baby as much as possible, cosleep, cloth diaper and practice elimination communication. I have very strong parenting views. We are raising Ash as an organic vegetarian. I care about the environment and do what I can to reduce my carbon footprint and set a good example for others, especially my child.

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