If These Walls Could Talk

I have spent a large chunk of my life studying business theory and all of its underpinnings. One of the key assumptions is that investors should be rational when handling their investments. As anyone versed in behavioural finance will tell you, this is often easier said than done.

And so it goes with my own house. For those who don’t already know, my wife and I have decided to move our family to Halifax. Now that I am “in between” jobs, we decided to move somewhere we have always wanted to retire to. We might as well enjoy it while we can. The kids are also young enough to handle a cross country move without worrying about school friendships and all of the issues associated with them.

The last walkthrough in my Winnipeg home was a pretty overwhelming experience. After seven years, the house became more than an equity investment. It was the place both my children came home to after coming into the world. It was where they learned to walk. It was where they both learned to say “Dada”.

I have no doubt that living in Nova Scotia will be an amazing experience. The kids have taken to their new home and are already quite enamoured with it. But part of my heart will always stay in Winnipeg. It’s not only where I grew up but it’s where my two little guys made some of their most amazing developmental leaps. So as I am about to leave, part of my heart will always stay here.

In the upcoming weeks, the blog will be renamed Confessions of a Proud and Unapologetic Ex-Winnipegger. I don’t know what I’ll be writing about but I do plan on sticking around the blog scene. After all, I think the next four years will be some of the most important and defining years for Manitoba – I accordingly will be following the NDP’s newest mandate with great interest. Hundreds of years from now, I am convinced that this upcoming term will be the one that Gary Doer’s administration will be most remembered for. It is my sincere hope that the NDP govern themselves (and Manitobans) accordingly…