Well, it seems that every 5 years or so we end up moving ... the kids are pretty much gone and we have too much house for too little needs. This means the hassle of moving and since we are going from 3500 square feet with out buildings to 1100 square feet with one out building (800 square feet), this means a lot of downsizing.
We're moving to a different kind of house ... it's round. Looks kind of like a Yurt ... only permanent. Lots of room inside ... yet overall it is smaller.
The interesting part is that we find it isn't just our stuff that we have to worry about ... a lot of it is kids stuff that they don't have already or we are just storing for them. Not that we don't have a lot on our own.
We do have some time to move ... at least we aren't doing it all in 1 week or even 2 weeks, we have the month to sort, throwout or giveaway/sell.
I am surprised at all the stuff you acquire through the years. Even the empty boxes that catering equipment came in just in case you needed to return it ... they pile up and take up space. Just the sorting process is a time stealer ... yet we know that in the long run, we'll be fine and happy to have less stuff and less overhead.
Fortunately, the house is only 7 miles away and we pass by it on every trip to town ... so we load up the vans (we have 2) and dump a load to try to take advantage of the trip.
We have really enjoyed living up here on the mountain and I love having deer in my backyard almost everyday ... just look out and see the same animals ... a doe and her two babies that have been here the last two years. They are all about the same size now.
We're also downsizing the pets ... all going to new homes so we can feel more comfortable about doing some traveling and less maintenance.
Maybe we can start visiting all those other Chef's I've made friends with ... love to taste some of their food and experience the different areas.
Warmest Regards,
Chef Tom Heintz
We're moving to a different kind of house ... it's round. Looks kind of like a Yurt ... only permanent. Lots of room inside ... yet overall it is smaller.The interesting part is that we find it isn't just our stuff that we have to worry about ... a lot of it is kids stuff that they don't have already or we are just storing for them. Not that we don't have a lot on our own.
We do have some time to move ... at least we aren't doing it all in 1 week or even 2 weeks, we have the month to sort, throwout or giveaway/sell.I am surprised at all the stuff you acquire through the years. Even the empty boxes that catering equipment came in just in case you needed to return it ... they pile up and take up space. Just the sorting process is a time stealer ... yet we know that in the long run, we'll be fine and happy to have less stuff and less overhead.
Fortunately, the house is only 7 miles away and we pass by it on every trip to town ... so we load up the vans (we have 2) and dump a load to try to take advantage of the trip.
We have really enjoyed living up here on the mountain and I love having deer in my backyard almost everyday ... just look out and see the same animals ... a doe and her two babies that have been here the last two years. They are all about the same size now.
We're also downsizing the pets ... all going to new homes so we can feel more comfortable about doing some traveling and less maintenance.
Maybe we can start visiting all those other Chef's I've made friends with ... love to taste some of their food and experience the different areas.
Warmest Regards,
Chef Tom Heintz
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