New Home To Be

We just bought this house – obviously no Taj Mahal but not quite Little House on the Prairie either (I hope).

Like everything else we have done in the past 15-18 months, we weren’t 110% sure. It was a “all things being equal” or “balance of factors” basis. It is small enough for us to manage without either or both of us breaking our backs or limbs, but not so small that we’d have the back door in our face the moment we walk in the front door (we HAVE seen houses like this!). It is close enough for Elysia to walk home from school without doing a Long March, has the convenience but not the cramped feeling or crowdedness of a townhouse, is affordable, in a quite and leafy neighbourhood and I guess most importantly, gave us that “homey” feeling when we walked in.

We are in the process of negotiating the settlement/completion date but I guess in about a month from now, this would be our new home.

“So, I commend the enjoyment of life.” (From the Bible – really. Eccl 8:15)