Rants, Recipes, and Running

    Reading :  I'm just going to say nothing. I can't seem to stick with a book these days. And when I try to read I fall asleep. :( I'm hoping this weekend up at the cabin to find a book to enjoy. Thinking: about color schemes for the next house. It is very modern with white cabinets and gray vinyl flooring. I am deciding between grays/whites or Navy/white with gold accents. I feel like everyone decorates in gray/white these days (including me) - so it would be a neat little accent! Feeling: Excited! As the last post revealed - we have a lot of exciting things going on with the move. Anticipating : Completion of the inspection of our current home so we can start packing. Of course, Ryan is out of town all week next week so it will be tough as I have to do a lot of the packing solo. I sure am glad I don't work full time. I'd lose my mind! Working :  Still about 10-12 hours/week. However with the move coming up, I'll probably back down. We also have a home with ...

We have had an "itch" over the last 2 years that we keep thinking about scratching. Every few weeks, one of us would crack an obscene joke about wanting to sell our house and move into a home that is easier to maintain. Then we would follow that up with sending each other homes in the area we would find on zillow. Then about 3 weeks ago we had a serious conversation about the thing we keep talking about. " What would life look like if we sold our current home, moved into more of a neighborhood, and simplified our lives a bit. "  I'm writing about this to hopefully some day look back at this with confidence saying "we made the right choice"... We love our current home. It is beautiful, unique, and tranquil. We are almost self-sustaining with a large garden, hens, and an orchard of fruit trees which we (mostly Ryan) built from nothing.There is a sparkling pool and several seating areas for entertaining and enjoying the mountain views.  Our lives are ins...