The Modesto – Hermosa Beach situation

Well after much mental anguish I have decided to take a different route toward this move. I have also had a living situation change happen so let me try to explain this…

I have to come back to Modesto often for work, I have weddings to do this year and I also have many clients that I meet with often. Yesterday (July 31st) I completely moved out of my house on Carver. I have only spent one night crashing at my Mom’s house and I can’t do it. I feel like I am invading her space. She is a light sleeper and I stay up late all the time. One of my friends who is renting a big house offered to rent me a room, so I decided to take him up on that. To successfully market myself in Southern California I only need to be there 1/2 of the time. If I spent 2 weeks up here and 2 weeks down there it would work out great. I am going to rent a room out from a friend of mine in Hermosa Beach. Collectively I would be spending the same amount on renting 2 places as I would if I rented one down there on my own. Now I will be able to keep myself available to all of my clients up here in Modesto and have time to market myself down there. Plus as more time goes by I keep questioning my decision to move and a lot of things have happened lately that make me want to reconsider moving out right. This will be a good thing. There are to many people I would miss if I was gone 100% of the time.

So technically I am not moving anymore but renting a place in socal to be when I am down there for business. I guess this means I will need to buy another mac so I have one for down there. That excites me in more ways then you will ever understand

Really it would have been a lot easier to just outright move if it was not for all of my wonderful friends that have expressed how much they will miss me. I truly am blessed with the people I have in my life. It would be difficult for me to continue to share life with them and live 5 hours away. I always knew Modesto was my home and knew I wanted to come back after a year but through my good friends and recent situations coming to light I have seen that even a year would be to long to be away. Just pray that this is the right choice for me, I believe it is and trust that this is where God wants me to be. If Hermosa does not work out at all, it will be easier for me to transition completely back to Modesto if I am still half way here.

Love you all!!

Jerad