I’m sorry to hear about your homesickness. It’s hard enough to adjust to moving. Give it some more time. Take a tour of the area you live in, ask where some really cool bars, theaters or *insert whatever social outlet floats your boat here* are and go out and explore the city. You might find some neat things you really enjoy about the area you live in.

Hugs and sending good flying vibes your way for the trip coming up!

Bummer about the homesick/depression thing. Less awesome, of course, but you’re right that you can’t force happiness. I hope things shift back into focus for you RSN; I’ll keep a set of virtual fingers crossed for you. [more hugz]

Angie

Hope you feel better soon!

Sorry you are feeling homesick. that sucks. But it’s good you are trying to deal with it. It’s just one of those depressing curve balls life throws at you.

Now, for some brainstorming.

I’m not sure why you went to England in the first place or why you moved back, so forgive me not knowing that part of the story.

I know that there are places where I feel a deeply rooted sense of belonging, and I long for them when I’m not there. One of them is Cape Cod, which is why I’m planning to relocate there. I feel very closely connected to Scotland as well, and try to spend as much time there as possible.

Here are some suggestions:

One: Is there any way that you can plan ahead and relocate back in a few years? Do you feel that making a permanent move could make you happy? Perhaps England is where you truly belong, and are rooted. It would take planning, but the planning would help alleviate the blues.

Two: Keep in close touch with your friends there. Make the time to remain a part of their daily lives.

Three: Are there any rituals/routines specific to your life there which you could re-create here? Instead of making a clean break, can you merge some of the routines/objects, et al you loved best with the life you’re creating here? Meld the best of there and here?

Love to you, and if there’s anything we can do to make the transition easier, you know we’re here for you.

I’m sorry to hear about the homesickness, but I can definitely sympathize. Whenever you’ve lived for a longer period of time in a place, you tend to get homesick when you leave. Just hang in there.

I figure if I’m going to suspect (and my suspicions are deep and abiding) the competence, diligence and intelligectual capacity of any or all the individuals who design, build, maintain, fuel, and operate a peice of machinery that–by my estimation and rudimentary understanding of physics–should be unable to get off the ground in the first place, I’m certainly not about to put my faith in anyone involved in designing, building, maintaining and operating a device that scrambles my molecules and puts them back together again.

On the other hand, I’m rather a cheerful flyer these days. It helps if you bring three really horrible children with you. All the bad behavior keeps you distracted. Before you’ve even stopped yelling and lecturing and prying them off of one another, you’re safely on the ground again.

Sucks that you’re feeling homesick. I’m stuck in the same dilemma now, too. I long terribly for the place I grew up, but at the same time I’ve put so many roots down where I am that I’d just end up homesick for the place I was dying to escape… Sigh.

Awesome reviews, though! I’m dying to read them. Seriously. Will they be available in ebook? Cause then I don’t even have to wait until this jerkwater burg has them at the drug store…

I’m sorry that you’re sad. I had my share last month. I’m glad you said something. I thought you weren’t getting my e-mails. Or that you didn’t love me anymore.

It’s fine. Cheer up! I’m trying to do the same. Have fun on your trip and I’ll say a prayer for you.