Listed below are some life updates. Cue the tune ‘I Dreamed A Dream: the Glee model!’
I’ve been singing this tune since I noticed Les Mis final yr, and it’s very becoming for all of the life adjustments I’ve been by way of prior to now six months.
The most important replace is that we bought our home.
It occurred loads quicker then I ever thought it will. We determined to promote it in early 2026 and two of our realtor buddies agreed to co-list as sellers brokers (how may we ever select?!). We used Ivy Haines at Nest Realty and Jeff Mattie at CORE – they had been each superior when you want a realtor!
Earlier than we knew it, the home was staged they usually had been internet hosting a dealer’s open for different realtors. It seemed SO GOOD staged that I want we’d employed a stager years in the past!
The following day we had a full value provide earlier than it even went in the marketplace.
This complete course of was extraordinarily bittersweet. It’s very unhappy to consider the desires we had for the home and all of the recollections shared there, from bringing Birch house from the hospital by way of the pandemic and into the main renovation we did considering we’d reside there for a few years.
This home was my house for 11 years – the longest I’ve lived wherever since I left for school. I used to be very hooked up to it. However everyone knows house is the place the center is, and my coronary heart moved out final yr.
By means of the spring we bought furnishings, moved valuables and junk, and cleared out the closets. Gosh it was a lot work! And final month we stated goodbye as the brand new homeowners moved in. It’s nonetheless just a little laborious to wrap my thoughts round, however life adjustments are by no means simple.
A Window Was Opened
And as these items go, when life closes a door, it opens a window. And typically a window with a really good view!
I had simply re-signed my lease and acquired a brand new washer/dryer for my rental. I had no intention of transferring and meant to remain at the very least one other yr. After which one evening, when my mother and father had been visiting, we went for a stroll and I observed one of many townhouses on my “I’d like to purchase this once I’m prepared” neighborhood was on the market.
I casually texted my realtor buddy Ivy asking if we must always go in “simply to see what they’re like.” Throughout our stroll by way of the following morning, I had that “when you understand, you understand” feeling. All the pieces about this townhouse was what I believed I’d search for once I was prepared to purchase once more. I spent the day making an attempt to inform myself it was not a superb time to purchase a home. I crunched numbers on ChatGPT and requested my mother and father what I ought to do. And when it got here down to creating a call, I couldn’t consider a superb motive not to go for it.
So I made a proposal, which was accepted, and we’ll be transferring in later this month!
The brand new home is similar to our rental, which I like for thus many causes, but it surely has all of the upgrades I’d need to truly purchase. The primary characteristic within the new place is the worst factor about my rental: the view. Proper now I look into my neighbor’s porch, and on the new place I look out on a mountain.
Present view:
It additionally has a beautiful kitchen with nicer home equipment, a greater format, extra home windows, an precise laundry room, a bonus loft area, larger loos, and the most important promoting level: a tremendous rooftop deck for entertaining! We’re additionally so excited to hitch this neighborhood neighborhood the place there are many children my boys’ ages.
Whereas I’m not wanting ahead to packing and transferring once more, I do know as soon as all of the mud has actually settled I will probably be so glad.
The boys and I are heading to Common Studios Florida to rejoice the start of summer season and all issues Harry Potter. I’ll be again with all of the enjoyable of that journey in per week or so.
xx,
Kath
