2024- A Reflection – A Wholesome Slice of Life

2024 was the 12 months of shifting. We didn’t actually intend for the method to soak up the vast majority of the 12 months, however upon reflection, it undoubtedly did from all aspects- emotional, psychological, bodily.

We kicked the 12 months off having simply damaged floor on our new residence. That was tremendous thrilling but in addition highlighted the very fact we had a lot to do to get our earlier home able to promote. In February we started a complete kitchen renovation to extend the worth of our residence for a faster sale. We aimed to record in late spring to make the most of the most popular promoting market. From there we balanced our current-home renovation whereas making selections for the brand new construct and attempting to keep up some sense of normalcy for the children.

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We hadn’t found out our actual plan of motion but, however had it in our heads that David would retire from his present place and tackle operating Candy Dwelling Bearolina and The Overlook full time. Since we’d be (hopefully) promoting earlier than our new residence was prepared, we acquired a camper and deliberate to move west to discover and camp, filling our hole of time between properties with journey till the brand new construct was prepared.

Throughout all this we visited some enjoyable locations like snowboarding in Steamboat, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter for Kaitlyn’s tenth birthday, Hammock Seashore Resort, The Montage Palmetto Bluff and spent an evening tenting at Stone Mountain Park.

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Summer season introduced the massive adjustments, like promoting, closing, and shifting. After trying to promote twice in 2020, this sale course of was a lot smoother and faster. Packing and shifting although is not any joke! It was a difficult course of as we packed ourselves and moved every little thing into storage items unfold between two states.

We then moved ourselves to Georgia to reside with mother for a number of months (isn’t she beneficiant?!) as a substitute of touring within the camper as a result of David ended up accepting a brand new place (a promotion!) along with his identical firm. I beloved having the additional time with mother, however residing pretty uprooted had its emotional challenges.

As summer season started to fade into fall all of us acquired knocked down with a virus that loved to linger and make us cough. We began our homeschool 12 months, went tenting in West Virginia for Hailey’s thirteenth birthday, and took a household journey to Sea Island. The journey was great but in addition had a cloud grasp over it, because it was minimize brief for mother. She left early to be with Nannie because it was clear she was nearing the top of her time right here on earth.

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We laid Nannie to relaxation and I couldn’t pull it collectively in any respect at her funeral. I cried arduous, even after I acquired as much as attempt to say a number of phrases.

Lastly on the very finish of October, the day earlier than Halloween, we had been in a position to transfer into our new residence. It was chaotic in fact, however we had been SO excited to be there and get to begin rooting into our new group. We hit the jackpot with our neighborhood, not just for the mountain climbing trails and mountain proximity, however with the unbelievable folks. The children had prompt buddies which has been such a blessing.

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Unpacking our final shifting field landed us smack in the midst of November and the ladies (OK, me, too) had been itching to embellish for Christmas. Up went the decor and crammed our new residence with a stage of cozy, acquainted consolation. We loved our bittersweet Thanksgiving at Nannie’s home and got here again to the whirlwind that’s December, culminating in internet hosting household for Christmas in our new residence for the primary time.

And now Christmas decorations are packed away and the home is trying fairly, however naked. However I see it as exciting- a clean canvas to take my time with, including colours and textures that make me really feel at residence and make the place inviting and comfortable. I do not know what I’m doing however I stay up for the problem, in addition to the journey of establishing my backyard and… a rooster coop?!

January, I feel I’m nearly prepared for you (although sure, I do know you’re right here). Final night time David and I did our annual State of the Household assembly and it was invigorating. It’s thrilling to see progress made, proof that some robust selections bore fruit, and dream about what’s to return. Extra about that as I dive into some 2025 objectives, however I feel I’ve chatted your ear off for lengthy sufficient for now. What stage of the brand new 12 months you’re you at the moment in? Resting, reflecting, revving up? Thanks for stopping by at the moment, and I hope your day is an effective one!