In twenty minutes, I’m putting the leashes on the dogs and taking them for a walk in what I hope is not the rain, so that some total stranger can wander through my house, considering whether they’d like to live in it. Such a weird feeling! Wistful and worried, anxious and yet, curiously relaxed. I love my house and it’s okay with me if these people do, too, and it’s okay with me if they don’t.
This is my first house, probably my last, although one never knows what the future will bring. (In my case, unless it brings me a partner who wants to do yard work, this is my last house.) My bucket list from over fifteen years ago — found while sorting stuff — included “live in a place that feels like home” and I do. One checkmark.
It will be so strange to leave it. And yet, adventure awaits. I need to figure out a way to record names of campgrounds, names of places to visit. I’m following all these fun RV blogs in my RSS feed now and it feels like there’s so much to see. I keep reminding myself that really what I plan to do is find a nice place to sit for a while, then sit and write, then find another nice place to sit. This adventure is supposed to include many, many words.
First, though, I need to finish Grace. I wonder if I can squeeze in another 100 words before time for my walk? I should try. Or maybe I should wander my house, eying the floors critically and seeing if there’s one more spot I can scrub, one more pile of Bartleby fur hiding in the corners.
I see change all around me. Mostly good. My first change is to go back to my maiden name. Then I have 2 long term projects in the works. One is a 2 week trip to Bangalore India with my granddaughter in February 2018. The second is a new novel I am starting. There is an aspect of it I would like to ask you about. Would it be ok to email you? I start my 4 ten hour day work week tomorrow so it might not be until Tuesday and I would be in no hurry for an answer.
Sure, email me anytime! And your trip sounds so exciting!
Selling your house is a definite experience. We’ve sold 2 previously, and we think we’ll eventually sell this one and move into a smaller place. It may be here or it may be back to San Diego. That decision is years away, so we’ll just stay here and be content for now.