We found the PERFECT house! I have been talking about what I hope our new home will look like, how large it will be, how much land we'll have, where it will be located...FOREVER (it seems that way anyway). So, exactly 1 1/2 years after selling our home in Northern Virginia and moving to South Carolina. We've been narrowing down the location in and around Charleston for months. And, we finally realized we want to live at/on the beach. This past year on Isle of Palms has been so amazing. I have to say we are all so much more relaxed, laid back, more in-tune with one another, etc. Our move to the beach has allowed us to re-invent ourselves, our family, our lives. We are truly making the most of each moment now...
So, the house is perfect - perfectly small, perfectly adorable. It is 2,200 square feet on a half acre (a block and a half from the ocean). It is a one story,arts and craft style home with a very open floor-plan. We are in the process of making the most of every square foot (re-doing closets, building double bunkbeds in the boys' room, creating a customized workspace for each family member in the sunroom, etc. Michael's office is off the kitchen, so he will continue to work from home. The boys will share a room/bath, and the girls will do the same.
I am looking forward to having each space in the house be multi-purpose, to be more eco-friendly, to live more simply, to spend time truly together, to spend more time outside, to spend less time decorating, cleaning, etc.
Friends and family members are extremely skeptical. Can we do it with 4 kids? Can we scale down as much as we think? There are bets across the country as to how long we will last before we bulldoze the place and start over. Time will tell. I hope we can make it work...Stay tuned! BTW, even with all the downsizing, we still have a lovely guest bedroom with private bath and extra beds for children. So, please keep us on your calendars :).
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