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I wil NEVER again live coastal. But thanks for the suggestion. I don't care for the beach (saltwater) Nor do I want another Hurricane. I would like the Triad area. Heather.

Thanks so much for your help. I really love NC myself, thats why I am leaving here. As far as small town, I am ready for the change. I cant take any more of South Fl. I just hope when I get there they dont hate me too much coming from here. I am actually Ohio born, Florida raised. I think NC has so much more to offer than either place. Thanks so much for your help. What town are you in if I might ask. Heather

I personally do not understand the problem with telling us ball park what you make. I can see that by someone asking it could bring up the issue of Why do you want to be a nurse. I personally want to because I am passionate about nursing among many other reasons. I do have a suggestion to you chioma829 http://www.salary.com. I use the site to see what I can expect when I move to another state. I know where I am now a new nurse out of school can expect about 21$ and hour. The cost of living here in Fort Lauderdale has gotten out of control. So while this is more than fantastic for a starting salary I will still may never own a house. I have done many searches for cost of living calculators and they are HUGE helps as well. I would be curious to know does anyone find that where they are they don't make a good living and are finding it hard to live and support themselves? I think that with the demand and what experiance I have I can go just about anywhere and make it just fine. Sorry for any typos, grammar errors it is late here, and well I did not spell check. Heather

I have gained quite a bit of weight. Most of it was my own fault. I know I can not eat the way others do, but I did. I finally started packing my own lunch bag for study sessions. I summon my will power to avoid all the things that I can't have. I am hypoglycemic. My eating bad, and weight gain had not so good affects on me. But for the last month or so I have stuck to my "diet" and have lost almost 15lbs of what I put on. YAY ME! I think that its important to figure out how to deal with the stress. I took up Yoga. Just my thoughts.

Is Shelby high crime too? It has a house I really have fallen in love with. I also read they just built a trauma center there. Thanks so much for answering my post. I need all the help I can get for such a big move. Heather

I am looking to relocate to NC in the next year. My mom and I both will be moving. I have spoken to a Realtor and they cant tell me what a nice area is by law. I will have my RN degree by the time I leave. I would like to live in the middle of the state. I am DONE with coastal living. I want more near the mountains but not in them. I live in FL now but I am originally from Ohio. I have been looking at houses in Shelby, Salisbury, and Gastonia. Could someone tell me how those areas are, are there hosptals to work at. I am very interested in ER. Trauma ER to be exact. I am currently and ER tech so I have Trauma experiance. I also want to make it clear that my mother is disabled, we both will be living alone. I dont want to move her there and then have to worry about her being alone. We also want an OLD house. She has been in the Antique business since I was little. (over 30 now). So if anyone has an idea what counties we should look in please let me know. I love the surrounding Charlotte areas. I want small town. I want to be close with people and not so plastic like it is here. (Fort Lauderdale). I want some rural and well I just love NC.