One year ago we closed on the purchase of Lazy Fox. One year ago we signed on to rent the TWC, thinking we'd be here 6, maybe 9, months. One year ago we were a month in to this sometimes-insane journey of regrowing our roots in Fort Collins. One year ago we thought we'd be tucked safely into our new farm house in a year's time. It's safe to say that a year ago, we had no idea WTF.
I'd be lying if I said the past 12 months weren't very hard. Packing the Mizias into less than 800 square feet, just by itself, without the added financial stress of designing and building a home, is enough chaos to cause a mild shift in the cosmic energy forces (and you thought that was solar flares!). I thought about including a picture that somehow captured said chaos, but decided that this little video is a pretty good glimpse at it.
But I'd also be lying if I didn't say that the light at the end of this
long tunnel is growing brighter. And every single time, I mean every time, we set foot on to Lazy Fox, it all makes perfect sense.
After a year of starts and stops with design, we are closing in on permit drawings. Of course, we've been saying we're "three weeks away from having permit drawings" for probably 8 weeks now, but hey, it's some kind of movement, right? Every start and stop has been for some good reason, obvious or not, and the result will soon be a design that's perfect for us. I've started meeting an awesome kitchen designer to make sure that we think through every detail of this hugely gigantic mega important space in our house. It's all coming together, on paper at least, and that is one good thing.
Another good thing: our time at the TWC has come to an end. Wait. What? "How can you be moving out if Lazy Fox still only exists in a pre-permit state on paper?" you ask. Well, we've decided to buy another house. Wait. What? "I'm so confused," you say. "Are you abandoning the project? It sounds like it's going well! why? WHY?" Woah. Chill out! It's still full steam ahead with Project Lazy Fox. We need something to drive us crazy for the next year. But we realized that after exploring the rental market, we wouldn't be able to move to another place with more room or a yard without paying at least what we are paying now. If, however, we buy a house, our mortgage payment will be less than rent, and we'll have an investment in town. Not bad, right? So by next month sometime, we will be the proud owners of a sweet 1950's ranch close to campus and old town. And you don't even know the best part: we get to have a kitchen table again! Words cannot do justice here. Kind of like a happy version of my reaction to this beauty:
So that's the scoop. Forward-moving-treading-water with our design, purchasing a second home, and an eye on that brightening light. (My apologies for any nightmares that picture may cause. I probably should have had a disclosure at the beginning about not reading this in front of your children or if you have a weak heart. What can I say? It's a learning year.)
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