as I write this, we're about three weeks away from putting our house on the market. as the weeks start closing in, the list of concerns is growing at a much faster rate than the excitements...well for me at least. bob is always pretty aware of the concerns in most situations and I'm thankful for that...and I would rather let him keep that role.
the decision to move into a super small house, in a different state grew fairly gradually as we talked about what it would be like to live a little smaller over the past few years. truly this move is a side path to our original plan, so it's not exactly what we had been talking about but it still feels like a good fit.
even during those 'one day' chats our very different perspectives had us throwing out so many concerns and excitements.
BOB'S CONCERNS + EXCITEMENTS
CONCERNS | EXCITEMENTS |
the process of selling this house | not having to drive to play on the lake during the summer |
making enough money on the sale of house | the potential to be debt free |
what we're going to do with all of our stuff | not having so much stuff |
living in a small town | ​ |
working in a different environment | ​ |
having to setup a new routine | ​ |
our wild pup in a small space | ​ |
replacing flooring while living in small area | ​ |
no fence for the pup | ​ |
dealing with the mice situation in hillcrest | ​ |
BROOKE'S CONCERNS + EXCITEMENTS
CONCERNS | EXCITEMENTS |
moving farther from my family + friends | living that lake life, especially in summer |
finding a new home for all of our things | being debt free |
having zero closet space | having less house + more time for fun things |
moving away from the convinces of suburbia, like Kroger marketplace | updating the new place to express my love of aesthetics |
rebuilding my sewing studio in a small area | doing house projects on a smaller scale |
downsizing our cooking area | playing on our property with our pup |
how will pup sleep with us with bed in loft | living more rural and closer to nature |
having to start over with markets to attend for switch stitch | being closer to building a house, barn and pollinator farm |
training a puppy without a fence | seeing where this adventure will take us |
the thing I love about bob is his way of thinking and the thing I get annoyed about with bob is his way of thinking. I'm sure he'd say the same for me...the important part is that we keep talking and thinking out loud. one of the beauties of our relationship is that we think in very different ways. this is going to be crucial for us, seeing and doing things for this transition, in a way we wouldn't without each other...kinda like the whole closet build.
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