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places I have lived
Feb. 10th, 2022 07:24 amI have finally remembered to update my spreadsheet to include the house I bought and started moving into just before Christmas. Therefore I have some interesting statistics to share:
As of today...
I have lived 11.1 years in Sweden, which is 20% of my life (this number is so going to go up, I love it here)
This record has only been beaten by the 18.2 years I spent in Alaska (33% of my life). However, that was in three distinct chunks: 9.7 years the first time, 2.7 years after returning home after the first time I moved away for university, and 5.8 years after heading back there to do my Master's), which puts Sweden in first place for amount of time living somewhere in one stretch. (Indeed, if we look at "in one house", I was 8.9 years in the house on Lovejoy Drive in Anchorage, and 9.1 years in the house on Rutviksreveln in Luleå.)
Tasmania, Australia, is in third place at 5.2 years, or 10% of my life.
Japan, which I can barely remember, as I was only three years old when we moved away, is in fourth place, at 5% of my life. California is also at 5%, being only a couple of months less than Japan. No where else did I spend more than 2 years.
This house is the 51st place I have lived.
* 8 different countries
* 6 different US states
Only once in my life have I moved somewhere not knowing if I would move again--when I bought the house in Luleå with David. It was a weird feeling. Normally I know that I will only be there for a limited time--when I was little because dad would get new orders and we would move (Air Force), then I started moving for University, or for work, or even for love. However, previous moves for love were to hot places (California, Tasmania), so I knew I wouldn't stay long term, even though the person I moved to be with was wonderful.
This house is certainly not planned to be a forever house. I want a place out in the country, with land, that I can love at least as much as I loved the location on Rutviksreveln. At that house I would stop and just look at the beauty around me and think "I love living here!" at least a couple of times a week. I want that again. This in-town house is fine, but it lacks land and an amazing setting. But, once we have fixed it up a bit, it should be easy to sell. Even now, when we have only managed to clean half of it (the basement and attic still need lots of work) it would sell for more than we paid for it. But I am content to do a bit more before looking to move again...
As of today...
I have lived 11.1 years in Sweden, which is 20% of my life (this number is so going to go up, I love it here)
This record has only been beaten by the 18.2 years I spent in Alaska (33% of my life). However, that was in three distinct chunks: 9.7 years the first time, 2.7 years after returning home after the first time I moved away for university, and 5.8 years after heading back there to do my Master's), which puts Sweden in first place for amount of time living somewhere in one stretch. (Indeed, if we look at "in one house", I was 8.9 years in the house on Lovejoy Drive in Anchorage, and 9.1 years in the house on Rutviksreveln in Luleå.)
Tasmania, Australia, is in third place at 5.2 years, or 10% of my life.
Japan, which I can barely remember, as I was only three years old when we moved away, is in fourth place, at 5% of my life. California is also at 5%, being only a couple of months less than Japan. No where else did I spend more than 2 years.
This house is the 51st place I have lived.
* 8 different countries
* 6 different US states
Only once in my life have I moved somewhere not knowing if I would move again--when I bought the house in Luleå with David. It was a weird feeling. Normally I know that I will only be there for a limited time--when I was little because dad would get new orders and we would move (Air Force), then I started moving for University, or for work, or even for love. However, previous moves for love were to hot places (California, Tasmania), so I knew I wouldn't stay long term, even though the person I moved to be with was wonderful.
This house is certainly not planned to be a forever house. I want a place out in the country, with land, that I can love at least as much as I loved the location on Rutviksreveln. At that house I would stop and just look at the beauty around me and think "I love living here!" at least a couple of times a week. I want that again. This in-town house is fine, but it lacks land and an amazing setting. But, once we have fixed it up a bit, it should be easy to sell. Even now, when we have only managed to clean half of it (the basement and attic still need lots of work) it would sell for more than we paid for it. But I am content to do a bit more before looking to move again...
