Home – past and future

Note: I am writing this post before publishing the post about my decision to sell my house and move next spring. I’m already anticipating a lot of comments about how risky this financial decision is. I understand that. But ultimately, this wasn’t a financial decision, it was made based on prioritizing my emotional and mental health. And it wasn’t done quickly or lightly, even though I know this post makes it seem that way. But this has been years in the making.

However, I found it surprising that some readers found a very old post about my housing debacle from 9 years ago here. Of course their comment was valid.

Fortunately, I’ve grown up a lot and I’m in a completely different place financially and just in my life, I guess. The children are grown and gone. (Well, except for Beauty, but I expect to hear from her in a month or two that she’s moving).

Summary of the past

For those who don’t want to delve into this old post. It’s a lot. Here’s a very high-level summary. My father bought a house for me and my two children at the time, when I was at a crossroads and considering moving away from where we were living at the time.

I paid all bills, mortgage, utilities, improvements, etc. This was not in my name. Several years later, and then several children had been adopted, my father decided he wanted to sell the house. He gave me 30 days to move.

My then-four children and I moved into a 900-square-foot apartment within the month.

(There’s a lot of this on both sides. But this is a summary of what happened.)

now

You’ve all seen my current home. We have lived here since we moved to Georgia. First as rent. Then I was able to buy it from my landlord. It was the most peaceful time of my life. Over the years, I was able to redesign it exactly how I wanted.

the future

Anyone who’s been here a few years knows I’ve thought about being more nomadic, maybe having a tiny house, or even car camping. Obviously this is not something I would consider an option while the kids are still self-supporting and living at home. But now…

Over the past couple of years, I’ve become more and more intrigued by the idea of ​​being a nomad for a while. Although having a home base is important, now that it’s just me, I’m very open to that home base not actually being a home. Maybe a storage unit that holds the few items I want to keep but not take with me. Maybe one of my brothers is at home where I can receive mail. Maybe even my parents house to stay longer.

I have no idea what direction I’ll be going next summer/fall after Princess graduates. You’ve started your search – AirBnB stays in different cities, using a site like Overlander. Again, just research, no actual plans.

But again, I’m really just leaving it open and seeing what comes my way. This is what happened during my stay at the Princess next summer. Once I told her I planned to sell the house and possibly move out of state, I asked her what she would do with Jake (the gymnast’s dog who lives with her) when she had to go out of state for her new job. . This became my first planned stop if I ever went completely nomadic. So we’ll see what’s next?! And I’m very excited about that.

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