Change Of Heart

Mr. Monkey and I are not renown for our ability to make choices based on careful contemplation and consideration. No, we are better remembered for our practice of throwing several destination names into a hat and drawing one out and then moving there within a week.

Is the fact that we have now decided that we will not be taking the little house, after all, a sign that we are getting older and more responsible? Or are we just getting lazier and less exciting?

Moving into the house would require extreme downsizing even more than we already have. At this point in time none of us are really excited about giving anything else up just for that particular house. It has strained our financial situation even more coming up with moving money. That wasn't in the original plan. The plan was to stay here until we were back to zero and then hit the road. I am new to this sticking to the plan thing. It is pretty hard.

As for the lovely large yard and the bike/jogging/blading path, I guess we just need to invest in a bike rack for the van and head to the park more often. It isn't impossible to be happy here. It just requires more effort than we have been putting into it.

The children seem to understand and be okay with not moving. I hope they really are.

Posted by gwendolyn on June 25, 2003 at 11:14 AM