I’ve been doing some thinking about big changes in life – whether to move out of our new small town (our landlords decided they’d like to come back earlier than they thought), where to move, what kind of job I should be looking for…

I’ve begun to think that although I like freelance writing, something more regular, and more engaged with people, might be nice. I’m actually thinking of applying for (gulp) teaching jobs. It’s pretty intimidating stuff. Low-residency program work would be ideal, since it’s flexible, I could work from home most of the time, but still interact with people at residencies and through e-mail. And other kinds of work – editorial, publishing, working with magazines, or kids – also seem feasible. I’m starting to feel healthier as the weather gets warmer and drier (cue 40 degree weather and rain for a week…) and also more energetic. Which makes me antsy to start doing more with my life.

And if you had a chance to live anywhere, you have a known asthma problem and allergies to mold, where would you move? Here are some of the places that come to mind – the San Jose area, Boulder, Arizona, New Mexico…I’m looking for suggestions, so please throw them out!
(Some of the places I’ve had lots of respiratory problems – the Southeast, especially Florida, Cincinnati, LA, and, now that the relative years of draught have ended, the Northwest. So it seems like wet, moldy, and pollution-y places are on the outs.)