Starting Over - Again!

Alright; I admit it has been a minute or two since I started this blog and I haven’t been back.

But I have an excuse. Yes, that’s all it is: an excuse. You see, I just got so busy starting over that I forgot all about the blog. Then a good friend suggested I better get back to it. So here I am again.

There are so many parts of “starting over” that once you commit to it the whole thing simply seems to take over.

First there are the other people you must consider. In my case I needed to make sure the house I was left was to be cared for and done with as my husband would have wanted.

I believe I have done that, although it required me to go to another state to work in a field I knew nothing about. More on that later.

Having made enough money to put the house in good condition I made the next move: to get it into good hands. Five acres was too much for me, so I’ve put it into our sons’ hands. It was to go to him on my death anyway; we are just cheating a little bit so he can have it now. No need for him to wait another 50 years and inherit a rundown hovel. He and his wife are doing an awesome job of taking good care of it and we are all happy with the arrangement.

Of course, all that passing on part caused me to need a new place to live. My mother passed away and I was in Arkansas for that and after many conversations with family and friends I decided I should move “home”.

So I did! Once in Arkansas I found a house with only 2 acres, nicely located and with all my requirements. I bought it and moved all my stuff to Arkansas.

And let me tell you, I have a lot of stuff!

Now here I am, in Arkansas and I have made the decision to start over again. I am now going to go “home” again, this time to Idaho. I found out that after 30 years of doing, loving, and being in a place does make it home.

So for me to move back to Idaho I will need to sell my Arkansas house, pack or sell all my stuff again, and buy another house in Idaho.

No, it wasn’t a wasted 2 or 3 years: I learned so much and the awesome deal on my property would not have been possible in Idaho. Through pure luck I am doing it the only way I can see that it would have worked.

But this time I intend to take you with me, if you want to come along. I will be redoing my fifty-plus year old house for resale, trying out some moneymaking ideas online, and doing some arts, and some crafts and taking a few little mini trips around this area before I leave. I plan to share these ideas and experiences with you through my blog.

So for now all I can do is promise not to forget you again and to ask you to follow me as I start over once again. So let’s get busy!