I felt a little compelled to write this post, partly from just the sheer satisfaction of the CF life choice, and also because I know people sometimes like to hear the experiences of others as a way of making their own life choices.

In short, I've just moved house after getting a job at a company I've wanted to work at for a while now. Sure, that's not unique to me, but this journey hasn't been straight forward.

Originally, I'd been living abroad in Bulgaria for about 4 years, and felt like I'd done what I needed to do, so wanted to return to the UK.

Doing this with kids would have been hard, and a lot more expensive; not to mention the multiplication of these factors due to covid.

I was able to move back to my parents temporarily, even with my dog, and get things set up in a few months. Can you imagine this with kids?

The rental market is insane at the moment, not to mention gas rates. The UK is also all over the place due to Brexit (not commenting on if it was right/wrong).

My bike insurance was sky high, I needed a lot of furniture, moving costs etc. You know the drill.

So why am I so happy that I'm here monologuing on Reddit?

The simple fact that I've been able to do this all by myself, with no speed bumps on what direction and speed I want my life to take.

Lying in my new bed, it's quiet. It doesn't smell like crap or puke. I can close my eyes for as long as I want, or play Cradle of Filth as loud as I like.

Every day, there's a good chance I'll feel this again. Something will happen, and I'll remember why I'm so glad to not have kids.