I am in a conundrum. I love my old house, it is big and beautiful. I have grown a substantial garden and several children here. I love the woodwork and the large bedrooms. It is home.
I do not love living off a busy street, the constant hum of traffic, the unrelenting base in my bedroom when I try to lay head to pillow. I do not love having to cross 3 busy streets when we walk to school in the morning.
So, do I sacrifice my lovely and spacious square footage, as well as moving away from the wonderful neighbors on our block, for a much smaller, quieter house, closer to the school? Please weigh in...I need some outside opinions.
In truth, everything would have to happen just right for this to happen anyway, but I am mulling.
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Did you already find a house you're in love with? What street is it? I always think in the long term what's a better idea and forget completely about short term. The hard immediate stuff will always pass.
ReplyDeleteAnd luckily you have lots of willing friends who can help you out with whatever you need. Good luck!
I'm no help here, because if you move it should be near me. :) Which is nowhere near where you are right now. AND THEN, will change every 3 years.
ReplyDeleteI love your old house too.
As long as you keep to our pact of not moving out of the ward, I say go for it. You do have an amazing house, but if it doesn't meet your family's needs, then it is okay to say good bye. Do you have your eye on something?
ReplyDeleteAs you know, I've yet to visit your beautiful old home, but I'd have to go with "stay where you are"!!!
ReplyDeleteIt's been two months, and we are still recovering from our move, and we only have ONE child. Need I remind you that you have THREE...AND YOU'RE PREGNANT?!
Even under the best circumstances moving is pure hell.
Maybe in the long run it would be better, maybe not, but there is certainly something to be said for keeping your sanity intact!
That's my two cents.
Your house is lovely, but I vote move.
ReplyDeleteHi, remember me? Please don't move! Or if you do, can I buy your house? and your garden? and rent your kids?
ReplyDeleteDo what you need to, but it would need to be a pretty perfect replacement.
By the way, hooray for Walt. Can't wait to meet him.
Here are my two cents (thanks for asking):
ReplyDeleteI am still DEEPLY attached to our old house. I love it and miss it dearly. It was the first house Mark and I bought together, we put a LOT of work into it to make it beautiful, I had my first three children there and LOVED my neighbors - it is a simply amazing block full of wonderful people. So I feel all that for you, in spades.
Eighteen months after our move I am starting to grow attached to my new house, which did not come with the built-in aesthetics that our old house had. But more importantly, as soon as I moved, I was struck by the change in my psyche. The reduction of noise brought me great serenity that I didn't even realize I was lacking.
Secondly, since I've been walking my four children to and from school almost daily this year, I can tell you that I cannot imagine crossing Colfax, 14th and 13th with them. And it's not because I've become "countrified." I'm still a city girl through and through. But Greta is a handfull and I can't grab her and swoop her up as easily with Charlotte on my chest.
You have so many variables to consider so I don't presume to know what the right answer is for you. Moving was a major trial, no doubt about it, but I think when it's really necessary for the trade-offs, you muddle through, just like always.
Love you, Twi,
Hadley