To change or not to change...

It is that age old question of to change or not to change... well; at least it is a variation of the age old question anyway.

I have a job. I am a teacher. I gripe about it everyday, but really it is a perfectly good job. The thing is that this other job that I thought I wanted has now become available. So I am faced with the dilemma of… do I go for it or sit tight where I am.

Don't tell me to make the pros and con list. I did that mentally a week ago. And yet, I still can't make the decision. Last week I decided to stay put. This week... I am thinking about going for it.

It would involve a move. But only about two hours away from home. I even have somewhere to live if I get the job. And yet… indecision persists.

Pros –
It is a job I have been hoping
It would be a better work environment, smaller classes, less students
It pays more than my current job
It has benefits; it is a social security paying school
Living in my lake house

Cons –
Leaving my home to live in the lake house ( yeah, that is a pro and a con)
Not being close to doctors, dentist etc
Losing my seniority on the job
Losing my job security by being on a probationary contract for two years
Uprooting my dogs to a house without a pet door and fenced in yard
And the worst thing - leaving my elderly parents behind, and being two hours away from them.
Not being to drive 5 minutes to pop-in and see my parents on a daily basis.
Not being available in the middle of the night to help my mom if my dad needs to go to the hospital.
Not being close enough to the hospital to go visit them everyday after work.
Not being available to the ones I love most in the world.


Well, I guess it is settled because now that I look at the list all of the things on the PROS list are really selfish things. And the things on the CONS list are the things that matter most… my family.

So I will not change. Change is not always good.