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Life Ambition #1: Complete (Get out of Bognor)

Over the past few years I will admit that I’ve grown a little fond of my home-town, but at the same time there have also been issues arriving that have cancelled out that fondness. Anybody else that has grown-up in Bognor will know what I mean, and for those that don’t I’m not sure that a blog is the right place to explain.

Nevertheless, I will miss the Bog a great deal. That said, re-iterating the title of this post, leaving Bognor was my first recollectable ambition in life. It goes back to the early 90s, 10 years old discovering television and the simple fact that there’s a whole world out there. Small towns are uninteresting and stifling at best, I’ve always wanted bigger things, though I’m sure I’ll want bigger things no matter where I end up.

So I’m in Worthing

It made sense really, I’ve been working here for just over a year now, Mia’s also been working here for a little while, and we’ve made a few good friends here. But most of all, we’re sick of the commute. Rush hour traffic turns the simple 20-minute drive into an hour-long slog, each way. I was constantly tired, constantly stressed, and spending far too much on petrol. Now we live a 10-minute walk away from each of our workplaces, in opposite directions. It’s also right in-between Brighton and Bognor which is perfect for Mia and I, half-way in between each of our lives and starting a fresh one, it’s almost poetic. We won’t be here forever, but we don’t plan to be anywhere forever. I can’t understand why anybody would.

I quite like it here, it seems to have a lot more character than Bognor and is a lot less busy than Brighton. It’s still close enough for the Brighton Nightlife, the train services are better (for Mia’s Uni, and trips to London etc.) and there’s a plethora of great restaurants for us to sample. Rent’s only slightly more expensive but when you take into account the saved money on petrol and public transport we’re quids in.

The new flat’s lovely. Ridiculously high ceilings, sash windows and Georgian architecture score high on the Spenny ratings. Poor TV reception and space for only one of my cars score lower. If only we’d bought I’d turn the place into Automated Heaven, but we wanted to see if we like the area before committing to a mortgage. I’m not massively keen on house prices at the moment either but needs must.I just can’t believe I’ve done it, finally. Almost everyone I know is dying to get the hell out of Dodge but can’t muster the guster.

So cheers, and wish me luck.

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