Life on hold

Derailed

This is becoming the busiest summer on record for us. All projects are on hold (so much for good intentions in creating a summer goal), life and any kind of fun are on hold as we get down to work for real – the final stages of selling a house.

A Little Background

A year ago we bought a fixer-upper, a ratty old neglected house. In between all the business of life (homeschooling, volunteering, shuttling kids, running a house, etc.) we’ve been fixing and creating something beautiful but it’s time to get serious, rap it up and get it on the market.

No art, just eating a sit down meal is difficult enough, so art or at least the fine art part if my life is on hold. There are still moments of creativity and color. That’s not something that one turns off. It’s a part of who you are. But how that comes out shifts and changes during different stages and seasons of life. That’s life. This is just a season and it will pass.

End goal

We have a dream and are making it a reality through old fashioned sweat and hard work. Our goal is to earn enough to buy a larger house. 7 people with one bathroom and a tiny kitchen is doable until they become teens. We could patiently make it work. We have for 14 years but the housing market is just right for investing in, earning and moving.

So covered in dust, paint and all other kinds of filth we’re putting our noses to the grindstone for a family dream.

Blogging will be a little sketchy for a time so bear with me. I will update as I can and get back to it once we’ve come through this tunnel.