Homies

I finally found us a wonderful little rental home to live in!

I’ve been busy…. finding us a new home!

I’m so happy to share with you all that the perfect house for us, suddenly appeared out of nowhere! It’s a lovely little - affordable - rental home in my own town even, so I’m thrilled. We’ll be moving in shortly and I’ve been extremely busy trying to get everything organized to properly do so.

I never thought that I’d be at this point in life at my age… I had a different future planned out, but life doesn’t always go according to plan, does it? And so with a huge amount of luck I ended up being the one that the realtor picked to rent this wonderful home.

I could hardly believe it when she called to give me the good news.

‘Me? Really? How?’

I knew that so many other people had stood in line behind me waiting to be shown the property.

‘How could they have picked me?’

It wasn’t the time to wonder or ask, I was ecstatic and decided right then and there that I was immensely thankful for this lucky chance - even though the fear of how I would afford it all nagged at me from the back of my mind. I had done the maths of course and at this moment in time it’s feasible - but one never knows what the future might bring. Somehow it seems to have motivated me even more to make sure I become financially stable enough to make this my longterm home. It’s the closest I may ever get to ‘having’ my own house, after all.

The excitement has brought along an unexpected desire as well…

Drum roll…

I plan to blog about my adventures in this new home!

I want to share my happy place with others and invite them along on the biggest adventure of my midlife journey. I want to share how I’ll decorate the house, what connections and stories are born there and also any ideas that may flourish from this lovely home with a solid address.

I say ‘solid address’ because I feel that our old Oak tree led me to this wonderful spot.

Our giant Oak stood mightily at the entrance of our previous house, he welcomed us home every time we drove in and waved us goodbye every time we left. He was always there, a trusted companion, family really. It hurt deeply to leave him there when we left our beloved home for good. I had hugged him often throughout the years and sometimes watered him with my tears. I could feel he knew everything about us as he watched over us with protective, overhanging branches.

He was our Mr. majestic!

And now… now we’ll be living in a street that’s named after him. A tribute to him and a daily reminder of his love.

Some things don’t happen by coincidence in life. I’m sure of that! I am so grateful to know that he will still be watching over us - somehow… It makes it easier to be brave when you know you’re being supported. And I feel that. I feel a huge sense of support not only from our old Oak tree, but also from friends and family who wish us well. It makes me realize how lucky I am.

And so…

As we gratefully venture on this new path in life, I plan to keep writing my most personal blogs here on Substack, but you’re also very welcome to follow my home life adventures on Instagram via @Homiesblog_com (and at a later point in time via homiesblog.com).

I’ll be connecting hearts, one story at a time. Stay tuned!

Love, Mies xxx