The hubby and I have decided to move to Texas in June. Reasons being that as beautiful as California is, do I really want to pay $600k for a 3 bedroom home when I can get a mansion in Texas for the same price? Plus the Bay Area traffic and increasing prices from the Tech Crowd is changing the whole dynamic of the area and I just want out! Hubby is also a Republican and Texas is like Mecca for him
I love my job and the only reason I'm skipping town is for our future and all that jazz, blah, blah, blah. We are looking to move to Amarillo because I have a friend who works at a great hospital there and I think I could get a position there with no acute care. I want to take a refresher class and I'm already talked to a recruiter so I think my prospects are good. However, I love school nursing and I would like to know if anyone could give me some insight on school nursing either in the Panhandle or in Texas in general. I know either way it will be a major pay cut for me, but the drop in the cost of living will be worth it (currently we are renting a 2 bedroom/2 bath townhouse for $2150/month!).
Someone give me advice, hope, or talk me out of going back to the small town, desert life
I've ripped my kids a new "you know what" for opening a door and entering before someone else, for not saying thank you, and other non-polite behavior. They all know how to act now and many times when the 7 of us have entered a restaurant you can see the dread on the people's faces at the table near us. But many times people have come over and complimented us as to how good behaved the kids are. One time this old guy came over and passed out quarters to all the kids.
Went to Magnolia in Waco, no Chip or JoJo, but did see their guy 'Shorty'. Cute shop- tiny, the silos were not open yet. Lots of ladies there looking for a glimpse of them.
Went to Magnolia in Waco, no Chip or JoJo, but did see their guy 'Shorty'. Cute shop- tiny, the silos were not open yet. Lots of ladies there looking for a glimpse of them.
My woman records all their shows. I was wondering if that show was broadcast nationally or just in Texas. I guess it's not just in Texas.
Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.
Went to Magnolia in Waco, no Chip or JoJo, but did see their guy 'Shorty'. Cute shop- tiny, the silos were not open yet. Lots of ladies there looking for a glimpse of them.
I'm so jealous. I want to meet them and have them give me a fixer upper! I've always wondered how much those giant pictures of the house costs. Is it included in the budget?
I live in Amarillo, TX. Moved here about 3.5 years ago. Be prepared for friendly people who say hello in the grocery store and gentlemen who hold doors open for you and take their hats off when they meet you! Everyone is alllll about their guns, so after living here a few years you'll become a Red
oooh the weather... not so great. It's very windy in the spring/summer and cold as hell in the winter with 2-4 blizzards that come through that can shut the whole town down.
Not much big city life here in Amarillo, but the city is expanding massively and new stores, restaurants, activities are popping up everywhere.
It's a great place to raise a family, real sense of community here, lots of churches etc.
As for the hospitals, the major ones are BSA and NWTH. Pay is about the same at both hospitals. Expect over worked nurses with little pay, but thats anywhere in Amarillo.
Cost of living is decent, lots of new neighborhoods to live in on the south side of town. Small houses though, 1700-1800 feet for maybe 170-180k.
Men give up their seats on buses, and if you say 'no, that's ok, you sit down' (in order for them not to be bothered), they won't sit down until you sit. Courtesy is inbred for most.
Men give up their seats on buses, and if you say 'no, that's ok, you sit down' (in order for them not to be bothered), they won't sit down until you sit. Courtesy is inbred for most.
Specializes in School Nursing, Public Health Nurse.
You don't have to move to Amarillo just to get a job. There's a nursing shortage in Texas. You can easily get a job in any city.
There are far better places to live in Texas.
It's so nice here; why would you want to live in the snow?
I picked Amarillo because a really good friend of mine from Nursing School is there and I would rather move somewhere I know someone and she's been there for about a year. I'm going to apply for the hospital where she works and I'll go from there.
It's a new adventure and if I don't like it in a year then the husband and I can talk about moving. If Brawley, California didn't scare me off, Amarillo has a good chance of keeping me too.
Farawyn
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Quarters?!!
That's it. I'm moving to Texas.