The Charms of Small Town Life

Some of the things I have found quite nice about living in a smaller town:
○ I can walk to the grocery store to pick up the ingredients for dinner.
○ I can ride my bike to the river and back (which is the middle of town to the south end of town) in just a short span of time and found that it's only a three mile trek.
○ You find other things to do instead of going out and spending money because the mall is sparse and never bustling.
○ My gasoline purchases are far and few between even though my job requires me to drive all over town.
○ My dog is much more calm and like going out in the yard even though we live on one of the busier streets.
○ Everyone is connected to someone. You can't even call the electrician to come out without him saying, "oh, do you know so-and-so?" It's adorable.

○ The decrease in commute time has helped my house stay cleaner...I find that I'm ready to head out the door, but don't have to be at work for another half-hour, so I unload the dishwasher, or throw in a load of laundry, or wipe the counters or a million other small tasks that you can do to keep it nice and tidy.

Ha ha ha...this made me laugh!

Some of the things that bug me about living in a smaller town:
○ Everyone is connected to someone. So you had better be on your best behavior.
○ You can get bored if you're not creative with your time.
○ The smaller town that I live in is so far, far away from my parents and good friends.