Back in January of 2021, I started this blog. I had high hopes for it, honestly. I'd put a LOT of work leading up to it. Then I hit a wall.
This is why:
2020 had been an especially intense year for myself and my family. Not only with COVID-19 and the lockdowns and sudden change in how EVERYTHING was done, but Scott and I decided to proceed with our previous plans to get the house ready to sell and move in the summer of 2020.
We not only found ourselves moving in the midst of a pandemic, but an intense housing market. It definitely helped in selling the house. However, it made purchasing a house near impossible. Our timing was not ideal, but we barreled ahead anyway.
Because the pandemic made Scott's job go full remote, we realized that opened up the possibility of moving slightly farther away than we originally assumed we could; and, after much research and conversation, we decided to move our family to southern Maine. Cue me dropping everything any time a house that met our criteria came on the market, driving ~2 hours one way to look at it while Facetiming Scott, and driving home. After doing this a good number of times to no avail, we decided to switch tracks and look to rent.
HOWEVER...everyone and their mother was in the same boat and finding a rental that would fit our family of 5 was its own hurdle. Our house already had buyers and a closing date, so we were feeling the pressure to find somewhere - ANYWHERE - to live while we continued our house hunting. Luckily, last minute, we found an 8-month winter rental (essentially ON THE OCEAN) that let us have some breathing room.
It was in that bubble that I so naively started this blog. We originally decided we would restart our house search at the end of February (2021). About a week into January, we reconsidered that track and found a realtor better suited to our needs than the previous one and started our search in earnest.
After a few disheartening failed offers, our realtor found a co-worker who was actively building houses in the range we were looking for. I drove up to see the bones of the house, fell in love, and we went under contract as soon as humanly possible.
After slowly moving in as there were a few hiccups (as one can expect with new builds), I went looking for a job and found one at an and indie bookstore that was opening up a location in the neighboring town (!!).
I am finally starting to feel settled and at home.
SO, my dear reader(s)...my ADHD brain was beyond overwhelmed with all of that. I thought about this blog almost every single day since I started it and...didn't...write...in...it.
And that brings us to now.
Here I am.
Trying this thing again.
Until next time,
'Rah
