Once again. Sold!

SOLD!

Once again, the cabin has sold. This time for real. If you don't know what I'm talking about, click here.  Closing on April 1. All of the inspections have been passed, haggling has been done, appraisal was good. The problem in the Fall turned out to be the foundation which was a surprise since 11 years ago the cabin was declared to be a "solid well built little" place. Hmmm. Pretty sure nothing changed with the foundation in that time period.  

A "For Sale" sign out front. 

It's covered in snow right now.

So...I took the house off the market and tried to find someone to shore up the place. Ha! Finding someone to do the work was like finding unicorns in the grocery store. I finally decided to come down on the price and see what might happen...  Two weeks of showings and Voila! a contract. Actually two of them. And a tiny bidding war. And then an agreement. 

Love this little cabin, but it's time to move on.

So I am packing boxes and making collections for Goodwill and basically turning everything upside down. My last day of work will be this coming Friday.

Just a tiny bit of the mess I've made this weekend.

I will have neither a home nor a job and no clue as to how I'll support this next step. Fortunately I owned the cabin outright so there will be a little money to tide me over. And I intend to begin as I plan to continue. The goal is to never have another office job. The other goal is to do something creative.

Am I scared? A tiny bit. Excited? Definitely.  How many times in your life do you get to pick where you live?  I have a few requirements.  I want to live on a paved road with animals that won't eat me, have an airport within an hour, less winter than I have now and preferably a city under 100,000.

Out the front door today. I'm ready to be done with this.

This cabin has served its purpose.  It was the perfect place to land after my divorce. I've made fabulous friends, challenged myself more than I dreamed and interacted with more wild animals than I cared to. But...civilization beckons. 

To that end, I'll be subletting an apartment in Asheville, NC for a few months. If I love it there then I'll look for a permanent spot.  If not, I'll test drive Florida- I do have two daughters there. Mexico is always on the menu but with a dog and a cat I think that will be further down the road. I guess it's not impossible that I could end up back in Colorado or even Texas. But probably not.

Stay tuned. 

Wise words.