Listed below are some life updates. Cue the music ‘I Dreamed A Dream: the Glee model!’
I’ve been singing this music since I noticed Les Mis final yr, and it’s very becoming for all of the life adjustments I’ve been by means of up to now six months.
The largest replace is that we offered our home.
It occurred rather a lot quicker then I ever thought it will. We determined to market 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 have been each superior if you happen to want a realtor!
Earlier than we knew it, the home was staged they usually have been internet hosting a dealer’s open for different realtors. It regarded SO GOOD staged that I want we’d employed a stager years in the past!
The subsequent 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 goals we had for the home and all of the recollections shared there, from bringing Birch residence from the hospital by means of the pandemic and into the main renovation we did pondering we’d stay for a few years.
This home was my residence 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 guts is, and my coronary heart moved out final yr.
By way of the spring we offered furnishings, moved valuables and junk, and cleared out the closets. Gosh it was a lot work! And final month we mentioned goodbye as the brand new house owners moved in. It’s nonetheless a little bit laborious to wrap my thoughts round, however life adjustments are by no means straightforward.
A Window Was Opened
And as this stuff 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 purchased a brand new washer/dryer for my rental. I had no intention of shifting and supposed to remain at the very least one other yr. After which one night time, when my dad and mom have been visiting, we went for a stroll and I observed one of many townhouses on my “I’d like to purchase this after I’m prepared” neighborhood was on the market.
I casually texted my realtor pal Ivy asking if we must always go in “simply to see what they’re like.” Throughout our stroll by means of the subsequent morning, I had that “when , ” feeling. All the pieces about this townhouse was what I assumed I might search for after I was prepared to purchase once more. I spent the day attempting to inform myself it was not a superb time to purchase a home. I crunched numbers on ChatGPT and requested my dad and mom what I ought to do. And when it got here down to creating a choice, I couldn’t consider a superb motive not to go for it.
So I made a suggestion, which was accepted, and we’ll be shifting in later this month!
The brand new home is similar to our rental, which I like for therefore many causes, however it has all of the upgrades I might 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 stunning 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 trying ahead to packing and shifting once more, I do know as soon as all of the mud has actually settled I can 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 every week or so.
xx,
Kath