so we're back from the mountains. i'm starting to think of this place, this house that we live in right now as, "the place where we live." and the mountains more and more as, "home." after all, home is where your family is, isn't it? and our family is there, for the most part. we're getting to know more and more people in the community, actually going to community events, it just seems more like "home" should seem.
we had a birthday party for my sister-in-law this past weekend, and early thanksgiving. and a lot of fun. a lot of laughter. A LOT of laughter. it was just a great time. we looked at a few more houses, and we looked at one for a second time. it just screams, "home" to me. i can see myself in it. i really can. we want to get out of the desert and move to the mountains. not just for family, but that's an awfully good reason to move. but for my health, too.
i sleep there. it's that simple. i get really good quality sleep in the mountains. i don't know if it's because the town is in a box canyon, or if there is some sort of mysterious vortex at work, but i SLEEP! it's the most amazing thing to me. i can get three nights of really good sleep, and the minute i'm home.....nothing. is it bad energy? i am at a loss. i don't know what's causing it, but something in the mountains is really good for me. and i'm HAPPY. i'm less stressed. i'm joking around, laughing, having fun. i'm relaxed, i'm not grumpy (even when i don't get coffee!) and yes, i can drink coffee and get sleep. i can actually drink MULTIPLE cups of coffee and sleep. it's like i'm a totally different person. it's just so.......unnerving.
so we're seriously working on this move. we know we're not going to be able to sell our place here, so we're going to have to rent it. we need to get some things fixed up, so we can rent it. and then we have to find a way to actually purchase another home. THAT is the challenge. but i'm sure, if it's meant to be, it will happen. one way or another.
but for now, i need to take it one step at a time. this place needs to be put in order. then we need to decide what we're going to take, because we are going to seriously downsize. we're going to be living small. really, really small. 700 square feet or so small. but that's not a bad thing. there are only three of us, we can do that. we may have to rent before we can buy. we've been looking for rentals, and we found one, not ideal, but we could make it work. i would live for hotel rooms with bathtubs, though. but for now, i'm grateful that i know what makes me happy, what makes little one happy, and what seems to make hubby happy, although he was a bit of a grump this weekend.
and one step at a time. let's get this house in order before we can even think about another house. one step at a time.
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