Byron Katie says “every story is a variation on a single theme: This shouldn’t be happening. I shouldn’t have to experience this. God is unjust. Life is unfair.”
Two years ago today a For Sale sign went up in the yard of the custom home we built and lived in for only 3.5 years.
Even though I knew it was the right decision, my heart hurt.
I had spent hundreds of hours on the design of that house not to mention all the driving back and forth to the construction site for months.
Each tile, fixture, furnishing and window treatment carefully selected for function and form with the help of a professional interior designer. (Hint: if you have kids, outdoor stain resistant fabric for couches and kitchen chairs are the way to go.)
Some of the rooms were only recently finished.
It was supposed to be our LAST home. The forever home.
And now we were moving out of state.
Away from our family.
Away from our friends.
Away from the home we loved.
This was not fair.
This was not what I wanted.
How was this happening to us?
Didn’t we do everything right?
And then to add insult to injury, after months on the market, our house hadn’t sold and we moved anyway.
It took almost 1 year from the date this sign was placed in our yard for our home to close.
For 5 months of that time we essentially had two mortgages, and felt the uncomfortable feelings of the unknown.
Would the house sale? Would it be profit/loss? Would we find another home we loved? When would it happen?
So many questions.
Life rarely turns out how we plan.
Looking at this photograph today, two years removed, I know everything happened just as it should. It always has, and it always will.
This job. This move. This house. All of it worked out just beautifully, and I would do it again. All of it.
Where we are today is evidence that there are no mistakes.
Will we be here forever? I don’t know, and that’s okay.
Have you ever felt that the universe wasn’t working in your favor? I would love to hear about it sometime. Feel free to drop me an email or DM on Instagram!
