Monday, March 11, 2013

Downsizing?

With our youngest child heading off to college in the fall, Wayne and I have been discussing downsizing.  I can definitely see the advantages.  We currently have a 4 bedroom home that we built when we had three kids under ten living with us.  12 years later, we are looking at one empty bedroom, one mostly empty bedroom, and one soon-to-be mostly empty bedroom.  We have a lovely pool that is just not getting used as much as it did in years past.  We're paying a ton of money to heat and cool a lot more space than the two of us need.  Maybe it is time to move into something smaller?  I hate to say that parts of my head are thinking about living in this house on my own if the worst happens.  I can't begin to imagine taking care of it all by myself.  Wayne has always been in charge of mowing and pool care, and it scares me to think of trying to take on those chores.  Not that I don't think I could learn how to do them, but more just finding the time and energy to do them.  I also wouldn't be able to afford this house without his paycheck coming in. 

We had talked about selling our house at some point in the future, but it feels like the cancer is making it seem more like something we should consider sooner rather than later. 

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