I like my current house. Overall, it has a lot of positive aspects about it that makes it a great fit for my family (the hideaway door being something I never even knew existed, let alone would want). Still, it's not my dream home (or any of the many homes that often haunt my dreams for that matter). Back when we used to get the paper regularly (now more than a decade ago), one of my favorite things to do was look at the featured house plans every week. Some of them weren't worth the time, but many of them gave Janelle and I ideas about what we would want, and what we would want to avoid, in a future home. We even drew up a "perfect" house that included aspects like a turret-shaped reading nook.
Today, I had two nice houses described to me. One is selling for around six million dollars, the other is a soon-to-be-built home whose final touches are being decided. In both cases, I found my longing to move again grow. As a younger couple, Janelle and I rarely stayed in the same place for more than a year, usually upgrading to a better living space with each move (although that wasn't always true). We've now been in our current house for nearly a decade. Considering our finances, there's a good chance that this is where we're going to stay for the next ten years (or more) as well.
Like I said, I like our house; it's just not where I planned on spending the majority of my life. Like many things, I wonder if I'm suffering from simple envy. I need to better appreciate the things in my life. Often people only learn to appreciate what they've lost; I've got a good thing and should learn to realize that without that serious of a life-lesson.
Today, I had two nice houses described to me. One is selling for around six million dollars, the other is a soon-to-be-built home whose final touches are being decided. In both cases, I found my longing to move again grow. As a younger couple, Janelle and I rarely stayed in the same place for more than a year, usually upgrading to a better living space with each move (although that wasn't always true). We've now been in our current house for nearly a decade. Considering our finances, there's a good chance that this is where we're going to stay for the next ten years (or more) as well.
Like I said, I like our house; it's just not where I planned on spending the majority of my life. Like many things, I wonder if I'm suffering from simple envy. I need to better appreciate the things in my life. Often people only learn to appreciate what they've lost; I've got a good thing and should learn to realize that without that serious of a life-lesson.
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