New Beginnings

Enjoying my first pot of coffee in the house we now call home. Thought it would be fitting to blog for the first time in our new home along with my coffee.

It is official, the move is complete!

The kids, animals and I are now residing in a 1952 cottage. Downsizing at its best :)

As many of you know, I have been effected by the economy. Unemployed for the past 13 months and constant dead end roads regarding job hunting. Honestly the past year has felt as if I have been in a state of limbo. No progress on moving forward just the useless effort of hanging on to a life style that was in truth deceased.

So here I am turning 42 on the 21st of this month and I am starting over from scratch. Right in this moment, the NOW, I am the happiest I have been in a long time. After a 17 year marriage that ended in 03/04 and two or three boyfriends that never worked out, the death of my best friend my mother in 07 and then the loss of my job in 08 it has been a long and difficult journey.

Have I arrived at my destination...no...but I do feel as if the sun is shinning on my walk through life. Our worldly possessions and even our status in society has decreased but the kids and I have finally taken a step forward in our "forced do-over" and we have embraced it.

This past week I received a package in the mail. I splurged on myself, justified it as a birthday present to me from me. Ms. Single Mama an amazing blogger and inspiring young mother (check her out if you don't already) created a piece of jewelry that really hit home with me. The focal of the necklaces is a leaf. The message of turning a new leaf...starting over...shouted me me me! After tearing into the package I hung the necklace on my review mirror of the car along with the rosary that another blogger sent me, you can read about it here. I plan on wearing the necklace but for the move I wanted it safe and where it was visible to me. So each trip in the car a little pray is sent along with a touch of the rosary and leaf. A pray for strength and guidance.


One more cup of coffee and back to unpacking and arranging but here are few pictures of our new home.

The living room.

The hallway to the bedrooms and bath.

The kitchen.

The kids are doing great here. Little Big Man H is still in walking distance to his friends and the park. Little M has already made some friends...this picture was taken late yesterday afternoon. Little M is the one at the bottom left...yep she seems happy :).