This came up on FB as a memory this morning.
It was a year ago today, that we presented an offer on a new "old homestead" in Nova Scotia.
And that offer in just a couple of days turned into what is now our "old homestead" on the shores of the Bay of Fundy. And it goes without saying, a lot has changed since May 3, 2022.
A day or two after we put the offer in on this place, I posted "Update to The Update - East Coast Bound(hopefully)"
Clearly, we sold our home on the shores of Georgian Bay back in Ontario and actually took possession of the new "old homestead" on July 12 last year.
I guess one of the big questions one might wonder is, "Was it all worth it?" or "Is it everything that you would imagine it would be?"
Certainly selling and moving here in the big or overall scheme of things of our life, was the right move for us at that time. The real estate market in Ontario last spring was still pretty hot and crazy, which from the money perspective made it all work.
But, putting that part aside for the moment, we also needed to take charge or gain more control over our own lives and that certainly held true for myself in terms of my work at that time and my own mental and emotional wellness. I was in a job that for the most part I enjoyed, while at the same time, it was mentally wearing me down. It was also causing some physical issues, primarily in my hips and arms to develop.
One of the most important concerns or elements in our move was to be closer to our daughter. Now, we're merely a two-hour jaunt down the highway to see her, as compared to a week's worth of vacation and 4000-plus kilometres of driving.
I would venture that overall our uprooting ourselves has been the right move for our family, but there are some negative and more challenging issues to deal with. Putting aside the price of things like heating, electricity, and food(all of which are exceedingly expensive), I've had I think, more of a challenge adjusting than Lynn has.
For me, it's hard to pin down why or in what ways it has been harder, but at times it just isn't what I anticipated or imagined semi-retiring here would be. Part of the problem, I'm not quite certain what I imagined or thought it would be like before we had the decision and commitment to move.
Off and on, I feel bored out of my skull, other times it's like I'm simply just floating along on some babbling brook observing the world as it passes me by.
There is likely a whole lot more I could go on about why I feel this way, but perhaps it's best left for another post or two.
Nevertheless, 365 days ago, we put an offer in on our home here in Nova Scotia.
And even with some negatives that tag along from time to time, it was the best move for us.
--as always with love--
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