We are on 10 acres in the country--5 minutes from a village, 20 minutes from a decent sized town and 55 minutes from a city. I would love to downsize the property to 1-3 acres, change the house from 2 1/2 storey to a bungalow, and be closer to real shopping. But the children are only an hour away (in two different directions) and we are far enough away from extended family, that they don't just 'drop in'--a bonus in my opinion.