2024 was the 12 months of shifting. We didn’t actually intend for the method to soak up the vast majority of the 12 months, however upon reflection, it positively did from all aspects- emotional, psychological, bodily.
We kicked the 12 months off having simply damaged floor on our new house. That was tremendous thrilling but additionally highlighted the actual fact we had lots to do to get our earlier home able to promote. In February we started a complete kitchen renovation to extend the worth of our house for a faster sale. We aimed to listing in late spring to make the most of the most well liked promoting market. From there we balanced our current-home renovation whereas making choices for the brand new construct and attempting to keep up some sense of normalcy for the children.
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We hadn’t discovered our actual plan of motion but, however had it in our heads that David would retire from his present place and tackle operating Candy House Bearolina and The Overlook full time. Since we’d be (hopefully) promoting earlier than our new house was prepared, we received a camper and deliberate to go west to discover and camp, filling our hole of time between houses with journey till the brand new construct was prepared.
Throughout all this we visited some enjoyable locations like snowboarding in Steamboat, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for Kaitlyn’s tenth birthday, Hammock Seashore Resort, The Montage Palmetto Bluff and spent an evening tenting at Stone Mountain Park.
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Summer time introduced the large adjustments, like promoting, closing, and shifting. After making an attempt to promote twice in 2020, this sale course of was a lot smoother and faster. Packing and shifting although isn’t any joke! It was a difficult course of as we packed ourselves and moved the whole lot into storage items unfold between two states.
We then moved ourselves to Georgia to dwell with mother for a number of months (isn’t she beneficiant?!) as a substitute of touring within the camper as a result of David ended up accepting a brand new place (a promotion!) together with his identical firm. I cherished having the additional time with mother, however residing pretty uprooted had its emotional challenges.
As summer season started to fade into fall all of us received knocked down with a virus that enjoyed to linger and make us cough. We began our homeschool 12 months, went tenting in West Virginia for Hailey’s thirteenth birthday, and took a household journey to Sea Island. The journey was great but additionally had a cloud grasp over it, because it was lower brief for mother. She left early to be with Nannie because it was clear she was nearing the top of her time right here on earth.
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We laid Nannie to relaxation and I couldn’t pull it collectively in any respect at her funeral. I cried onerous, even after I received as much as attempt to say a number of phrases.
Lastly on the very finish of October, the day earlier than Halloween, we have been capable of transfer into our new house. It was chaotic in fact, however we have been SO excited to be there and get to start out rooting into our new neighborhood. We hit the jackpot with our neighborhood, not just for the mountaineering trails and mountain proximity, however with the unimaginable folks. The children had instantaneous pals which has been such a blessing.
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Unpacking our final shifting field landed us smack in the course of November and the women (OK, me, too) have been itching to brighten for Christmas. Up went the decor and stuffed our new house with a stage of cozy, acquainted consolation. We loved our bittersweet Thanksgiving at Nannie’s home and got here again to the whirlwind that’s December, culminating in internet hosting household for Christmas in our new house for the primary time.
And now Christmas decorations are packed away and the home is wanting fairly, however naked. However I see it as exciting- a clean canvas to take my time with, including colours and textures that make me really feel at house and make the place inviting and comfy. I don’t know what I’m doing however I sit up for the problem, in addition to the journey of organising my backyard and… a hen coop?!
January, I believe I’m nearly prepared for you (although sure, I do know you’re right here). Final night time David and I did our annual State of the Household assembly and it was invigorating. It’s thrilling to see progress made, proof that some robust choices bore fruit, and dream about what’s to come back. Extra about that as I dive into some 2025 objectives, however I believe I’ve chatted your ear off for lengthy sufficient for now. What stage of the brand new 12 months you might be you at the moment in? Resting, reflecting, revving up? Thanks for stopping by in the present day, and I hope your day is an effective one!
