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Housing Decisions As We Age Leads to Adjustments
Moving away from friends causes some reconsideration for an introvert.
Almost five months ago, on June 24th, we moved. It was an exciting time. We sold our primary residence, without showing it through a relator, and got the price we asked! Between April and June, we cleaned out, packed, finished odd jobs, gave things away, and got ready to move to our cabin — three hours away.
Here we are — five months later. And I’m starting to come down from the “high” of selling and live in our current reality. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a bad reality. Our cabin sits on 2 acres of lakefront wooded property, it has all the amenities of a full-time residence — and they are all on the first floor. The amenities I’m writing about are those that would be important as you get older — a first-floor bath, a first-floor bedroom, a laundry room, a kitchen, and a living area.
The cabin has a view, too. And, it was built by my husband — so essentially, it is a custom home — a timber frame. There is nothing to complain about as far as our housing. We’re lucky to have this place.
And, yet, I’m unsettled. I guess because I thought we were going to build a house. In 2019 we made a quick decision to purchase 14 acres of wooded property in a nearby town. Where we…
