moving in my mind

No this isnt a blog special about my mind powers (I'll save that for another day), but rather that moving house out to the country is still on my mind.

I think I mentioned before, or at the very least hinted somewhere out there on the internet that I am looking at moving after my fixed rate mortgage deal is up.

Trying to collect my thoughts as to why I want to move to Essex or the A12 corridor, I have come up with the following;

1. Being closer to work - I work in Enfield and live in Dartford. A 45 minute journey each way if Im lucking via the M25 and Dartford Crossing. Realistically its a 2 hour commute round trip. Being closer to work eliminates this.
2. Being closer to my friends (gaming and music) in Ipswich.
3. Hoping to find a detached or semi-detached 4 or 5 bedroom house which can really accommodate our family needs.
4. The area we do want to go closer to is one where there are good primary and secondary schools, so we start our research now.

Ermmmmmmmmmmmm thats is so far. Feel free to add others.