Ever since I can remember I've dreamt of the type of house I'd like to have. It's not a huge house, but has enough room for family and friends to stay. It will be filled with books, big comfy chairs, a huge dining table and a lovely garden where I can sit and have my breakfast on balmy summers mornings. I love the idea of a warm family home that's filled with people, good fun and delicious food.
The house I live in now is pretty cute, a 110 year old semi detached cottage that J and I (along with some very appreciated family and friends) have done some work to in order to make it a comfy house to live in. It's been a house that more often than not has been nice to in but I've never felt it was the house I wanted to stay in. I desperately don't want to sound ungrateful for saying that as I know that many would love to live in a home like mine but I have always had the dream of another home in mind.
With the arrival of O, J and I have been thinking about moving house. We have decided to come up with a 2 year plan so that we can hopefully move into or towards the dream house.
In essence the plan is to save as much money as possible towards moving whilst getting a few much needed jobs done to the house so that we can hopefully sell it for as much money as possible. The latter part of the plan should be pretty easy to complete with assistance of a few friends and some skilled workers. I am worried however about the part that involves saving as much money as possible as in order to do that, I will need to stop spending and therein lies my problem. I love shopping and am going to find it really hard to curb spending on stuff I really don't need. Although I get frustrated at the level of consumerism in our society I am constantly finding myself getting suckered in by something on sale or the thought that my life would be irreversibly better if I owned a certain thing. I don't think I'm alone in this but I do know that I want to challenge myself to consume/spend less and save some money on the journey!
I'm hoping that by posting my intentions and progress on here that it will give me a level of accountability and I will better stick to my plan.
I'll keep you posted!
I don't think it sounds ungrateful at all! I think you sound like a wonderful Mum who wants to provide the best she can for her family. Where are we without our dreams? Why don't you note down the price of everything you manage to avoid buying. At the end of the week/month you can add it all up and see what you've saved. Maybe the visual will help? You have already created such a wonderful home for J and O. I can't wait to see what you manage with your new goal. Whatever you set your mind to-you will achieve. Can't wait for the next installment :)
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