My dream of moving to the country is real - and will happen once almost all of my circumstances change

In my farm life fantasy, I never have to consider any of the tough physical days, the mud, the early starts, the threats of storms and droughts. Photograph: lefteyephotoguy/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Living in the city is a ripoff. Tolls, housing costs, mould, crowds, construction noise. Parking for a day can cost $60. Getting from place to place should not be this frustrating and expensive. Each time I remember it, I am radicalised anew.

All of it, sometimes every day, spurs my long-held and worryingly sincere view. That I should move to the country.