concerns + excitements

as I write this, we're about three weeks away from putting our house on the market. as the weeks start closing in, the list of concerns is growing at a much faster rate than the excitements...well for me at least. bob is always pretty aware of the concerns in most situations and I'm thankful for that...and I would rather let him keep that role.

the decision to move into a super small house, in a different state grew fairly gradually as we talked about what it would be like to live a little smaller over the past few years. truly this move is a side path to our original plan, so it's not exactly what we had been talking about but it still feels like a good fit.

even during those 'one day' chats our very different perspectives had us throwing out so many concerns and excitements.

BOB'S CONCERNS + EXCITEMENTS

CONCERNS	EXCITEMENTS
the process of selling this house	not having to drive to play on the lake during the summer
making enough money on the sale of house	the potential to be debt free
what we're going to do with all of our stuff	not having so much stuff
living in a small town
working in a different environment
having to setup a new routine
our wild pup in a small space
replacing flooring while living in small area
no fence for the pup
dealing with the mice situation in hillcrest

BROOKE'S CONCERNS + EXCITEMENTS

CONCERNS	EXCITEMENTS
moving farther from my family + friends	living that lake life, especially in summer
finding a new home for all of our things	being debt free
having zero closet space	having less house + more time for fun things
moving away from the convinces of suburbia, like Kroger marketplace	updating the new place to express my love of aesthetics
rebuilding my sewing studio in a small area	doing house projects on a smaller scale
downsizing our cooking area	playing on our property with our pup
how will pup sleep with us with bed in loft	living more rural and closer to nature
having to start over with markets to attend for switch stitch	being closer to building a house, barn and pollinator farm
training a puppy without a fence	seeing where this adventure will take us

the thing I love about bob is his way of thinking and the thing I get annoyed about with bob is his way of thinking. I'm sure he'd say the same for me...the important part is that we keep talking and thinking out loud. one of the beauties of our relationship is that we think in very different ways. this is going to be crucial for us, seeing and doing things for this transition, in a way we wouldn't without each other...kinda like the whole closet build.