re·tire·ment noun 1. the action or fact of leaving one’s job and ceasing to work. I was privileged to spend 24 years working as a teacher and school librarian. Even though we liked our jobs; my hubby and I decided about 15 years ago we wanted to retire early. We wanted to enjoy life, travel … Continue reading
It’s Time — for me to make some final decisions about the decor for our home. We’ve tried hard to stay within our budget and not splurge on too many items. We know the price of our home goes up every time we make a change. Some of the changes are expected and some are necessary … Continue reading
Phase One It’s taken months, but the planning process for our new home is finished. We’ve even finalized many of the choices for inside our home — flooring, bathroom tile, fireplace, doors and appliances. Now it’s time to move to the first phase of building — the dirt work. Dirt Work Yes, the dirt work has finally started … Continue reading
The Budget Meeting The meeting with our builder went better than I expected. It was a long meeting with lots of discussion about possibilities for reducing costs. It was obvious that he had given a lot of thought to what could be done to stay in our budget. You can read about our budget concerns … Continue reading
or A CEO’s Taste on a Teacher’s Budget Let’s build a House I’m Starting to Blush This is kind of an embarrassing post. So, why write it? Truthfully, I’m writing this potentially embarrassing post because I believe others may find themselves in the same situation. Now. that I have your attention … Continue reading
The dream of our new home continues while we wait on the second version of our home design plans. The first draft didn’t fulfill the vision we had for a light filled, open floor plan. Having never gone through the process of building a home, we really didn’t know what to expect. Evidently, it’s normal … Continue reading
The idea of building our next home still feels like a dream. Especially since we’re in that waiting mode — the one that’s so hard for some of us (me) because it requires patience. We’re waiting to close on our lot; we’re waiting to finalize the floor plan; we’re waiting for the next meeting with … Continue reading
For the last several years, my husband and I have been looking for our next home — our “phase three” home. (I’m borrowing “phase three” from the TV show Soul Man. Maybe I’ll write about those phases some other time.) We’ve looked at many areas within the Dallas/Fort Worth area; but we just couldn’t find … Continue reading
Rainy Day Reflections 