Building The Future.

Soooo…. I’m building a home. Well, I’m not building it, but I did design it, and I am leveraging my superhuman ability to keep several balls in the air at the same time to oversee the project. And, let me just say that the most surprising part of this is that I have loved every single minute of it. I have cried exactly zero times, which has been unexpected.

Everyone warned me against this- too stressful, too expensive, too overwhelming. And I can see that perspective, but I choose the perspective of the opportunity to make a million new decisions, the ability to funnel my resources exactly where I want them, and practicing the fine art of breathing deeply through chaos.

In fairness, my new home overlooks the Columbia River and water has always been my thing. It has been my dream for the past 30 years to be able to “swim out my back door” and it’s finally happening. Not only that, but I’ve built myself a sweet little home office that has a 180 degree view of the river. If that isn’t a perfect recipe for inspiration and creativity, I don’t know what is. I fully expect to do big things from that office.

This home is incredibly symbolic for me as I didn’t think it would ever be an option. Past decisions put me on a path in one direction, and this path is the exact opposite direction. The more time marched on, the less likely I thought this path was an option. So to say that I’m grateful that the universe delivered a major and unexpected course correction is an understatement.

And perhaps the thing that I am most proud of is the fact that this home is being paid for with money that I have earned and saved using my brain- and nothing else.

Life is funny and unexpected and mysterious and wonderful and I’m just so dang grateful for all of it. Here’s to a beautiful future.