I'm turning 50 this year, and writing some completely new chapters. My entire life, anywhere I've lived, there have been other people living there too. 7 years ago, I bought a house that felt like home the moment I first walked the yard with the realtor. It's outside city limits on 3 acres. Neighbors are spread out and hidden among the t…
I'm turning 50 this year, and writing some completely new chapters. My entire life, anywhere I've lived, there have been other people living there too. 7 years ago, I bought a house that felt like home the moment I first walked the yard with the realtor. It's outside city limits on 3 acres. Neighbors are spread out and hidden among the trees. Wildlife abounds. I was married then, and we thought a new start would fix the problems in our relationship (only the address changed) and we'd spend our empty nest years here. Instead, kids moved back after college (at different times), and we divorced after 27 years. In a few weeks my daughter and her growing family are moving out to their own home in a neighboring town. For the first time in my life, I will be living completely by myself. It will be a major adjustment, but I'm looking forward to the opportunity to write my own story without anyone else as a subtext. Time to turn the page and start living the next chapter!
I'm turning 50 this year, and writing some completely new chapters. My entire life, anywhere I've lived, there have been other people living there too. 7 years ago, I bought a house that felt like home the moment I first walked the yard with the realtor. It's outside city limits on 3 acres. Neighbors are spread out and hidden among the trees. Wildlife abounds. I was married then, and we thought a new start would fix the problems in our relationship (only the address changed) and we'd spend our empty nest years here. Instead, kids moved back after college (at different times), and we divorced after 27 years. In a few weeks my daughter and her growing family are moving out to their own home in a neighboring town. For the first time in my life, I will be living completely by myself. It will be a major adjustment, but I'm looking forward to the opportunity to write my own story without anyone else as a subtext. Time to turn the page and start living the next chapter!