Happy (No) Labor Day (at least for me and hopefully for you too)! I spent most of my Labor Day weekend in my home state of Michigan visiting family. It was an interesting visit. Some of my family members in the mitten state aren't doing so well and it was tough to hear that so many of them are having a lot of problems right now. I wish them the best and hope they're able to overcome the issues going on in their lives. I drove back to Illinois feeling relieved to be heading back to my own home. I've got problems too, but they seem miniscule compared to the problems some of my family members are having.
I've been seriously considering moving back to Michigan for a variety of reasons. My day job hasn't gone back to the office since Covid started four years ago and I wonder if we'll ever go back now, so I'm not tied to working out of the office (at least I don't think I am). I could work anywhere as long as I have a WiFi connection. But the thought of moving again makes my head hurt. I like my current place and I'd have to sell it. And then what? Become a renter again? I dread the thought of renting again but I don't want to buy another place and have to carry two mortgages while I'm trying to sell my current place. Renting would make much more sense if I moved at least for a while. I've been looking at real estate in Michigan online and there are some affordable places out there, but I just don't know that I'm ready to make a move out of state again right now. I've been in Illinois for over 10 years now since leaving New York back in 2013 and I haven't lived in Michigan in over 20 years now.
I wish I had been able to see more during my brief visit to Michigan this weekend, but most of my time was spent seeing various family members. I hadn't visited since Labor Day weekend last year, so it was good to see my family again, problems and all. Maybe if I get back there next year for Labor Day I'll be able to get to the jazz festival or to Belle Isle. I took pictures from Belle Isle in 2016 when I went to visit and there's one below.
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