"Only let each person lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him, and to which God has called him. " ... 1 Corinthians 7:17
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Nope. No new house for us, at least not this year.
Tom and I crunched some numbers yesterday and ack! We could easily pour $35,000 into that house I showed you (including new rugs, furniture and upkeep)--and that doesn't even account for kitchen updates which, see for yourself, it needs:
The kitchen could never be made larger, either, not without wiping out the dining room (and I'd feel disloyal doing that). The house would still be a good investment (if we someday found small-kitchen-loving buyers), but we'd have to live with contractors and cigarette-smokin', tool belt-totin' noisy workmen for a very long time. Bleh. Been there, done that and cringe at doing it again.
Oh well.
Yet, gee are we grateful that we wandered the rooms of that larger house. Yesterday morning outdoor temps fell to the 30's (again), but we've still not used our main heater this season and as I told Tom, "I'll bet we couldn't heat that big ol' house with our two tiny woodstove electric heaters as we have here." He said, "No, we certainly couldn't."
This Hobbit Cottage with it's small needs and rooms and doable fixes has enabled us to do something we'd only read about--they call it 'saving money'. Such a foreign concept to us, but we've certainly enjoyed it. :)
So Life goes on and we continue to make our updating plans for our sweet place before Winter comes swirling in and keeps us inside where all is warm and golden.
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"When disappointment comes, you have a choice. You can either let it press you down or use it as a stepping stone to something better." ... Neil Vermillion
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My clock radio awoke me with this lovely, evocative song this morning and I just wanted to snuggle there with Daniel the Cat for another hour, dreaming along with more such songs which whisk my head away to sunny, retro places.
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A special thanks to Clarice for sharing this at Facebook.
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Oh, Debra, that Tony Bennett song made my day this morning. I had never heard it before and the lyrics are just beautiful. Glad that you are content with your decision to stay at Hobbit Cottage -- at least for now :)
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