I find it easier to think of the remaining jobs we’ve got to do around the property as how many hours of work they’ll take. That and “what’s the most cost effective way of doing it?”. Thankfully we’re now back in our home after a period of absence following asbestos being discovered and needing to…
Tag: Decisions
Paint, floors, taps and a bath
Goodness… I can’t believe we’re painting already! It’s such a weird feeling because in some ways it indicates how far we’ve come in this process (and how quickly) but there’s also a great deal more to do. We spoke to our builder yesterday and when he said “so you can start painting tomorrow”, I do…
It’s not that easy
I write often when I feel the creative urge. Writing when I’m overwhelmed though is a discipline I lack. Since last posting, I have been overwhelming overwhelmed. Not all the time and by no means without relief, but just enough that any creative energy has been spent on just keeping it all together. It’s also…
Control
When one moves countries to make a life, one is even more confronted with things in and out of one’s control. I’ve found myself in the past few days focusing on the issue of control, peace with circumstance and as The Serenity Prayer says, the courage to change what I can. (As a side note,…
Blessed beyond our dreams
It’s been a long, long time since I’ve had any sort of deep soul contentment. I’d forgotten what it felt like. I’d forgotten how damn good it feels – like the aftermath of passion but for longer and deeper. For the past two days since getting our property I’ve been feeling this and since meeting…
Deciding to dream… and work too
Life can take one by surprise… and that’s not a bad thing. We came to NZ looking for a simpler life, with animals, SPACE and the opportunity for starting a business on our land. The more we looked, it became apparent that on our budget, this simply wouldn’t be possible – or so we thought….
To dream again…
Where do the dreamers inside of us go and how do we get them back? It’s a question I’ve been asking of myself today upon realising that the second property I’d discounted was actually all I dreamed of not too many years ago. Like many others, I was challenged and impacted by the lifestyle change…
Choices
When one moves countries, especially when one moves and has money to buy a house without a mortgage, decisions can be overwhelming. I’ve woken up the last few mornings and loved walking into town and doing half my 10k steps before going home to family. Life in town is quite appealing for many reasons, first…
NYD update
Another simple difference between Australia and New Zealand is the heat. Today has a peak of 25° and the dairy (what Aussies call a corner store) we visited after looking at a farm had a constant stream of people. People would roll up in their cars, get out, pay quite a reasonable price and hop…
Safe, sound and settling in
While my posts over the next few weeks are likely to jump forward and back through the chaos that has been the last month, today I simply want to share today. What a lovely day it has been – our first full day as a family in our new city. We viewed a couple of…
a life of less regrets 