My intention when deciding to move to the bay was for life to slow down, when we set intentions with meaning and purpose, the idea is for them to manifest… I guess I just wasn’t expecting it to work so well. I have the urge to apologise to you as my reader, (a lifelong habit that is hard to break) for not blogging for so long, however I know that taking the time to settle into our new environment (both area and home) has been just what we needed.

I have surprised myself with breaking many of my ‘perfectionist‘ or OCD habits lately, maybe the sea breeze does help to relax us? The biggest surprise was how comfortable I feel living in a home that needs so much restoration yet my usual “come on let’s do it” has not been present.

I honestly thought we would get in and I would be sanding floors immediately, ripping out the bathroom and doing it to our style and so forth, but I am at peace with how it is. I especially disliked the colour of the facade and exterior paint before we moved in, I am very much a fan of white, simple, clean and fresh. Our last two homes have been brand new builds (and much more spacious), but I am perfectly content here with our traditional heritage colours and windows in desperate need of a good sanding and paint.

She’s old, Dorothy I cal her, she is old and weary, 125 years old this year. She has lacked love for a long time, but she is so beautiful! I am very much in love with this dear old lady and one day (no rush) we will restore her lovingly. She has calmed me though, I feel no urgency to paint the walls white. I feel like she is giving our family a lovely warm embrace and welcoming us into her life story.

Most people truly haven’t understood our wish to squeeze 5 humans including a teen, tween, and ten year old (plus animals) into a 3 bedroom, 1 bath, and one living room home. We have left our friends, a fantastic school, family, and our 4 year old home with 3 toilets lol behind. What might seem crazy to others has felt so right to us, we have been here a month, so still in the honeymoon phase, but we are very sure our decision was the right one. Have I had moments of uncertainty? Yes, and even cried a couple of times over missing the familiarity of friends around the corner, but I haven’t wanted to go back. What has been nice is when people come and see us here and see our fixer upper that then they can see what we see! They think we are ‘less crazy‘ when they see Dorothy and understand better why we made this decision.

As bushfires devastate this country and its wildlife, my cousins daughter is learning to walk again after years of fighting for her life, and both my brother and Uncle have been diagnosed with Cancer, I can be nothing but grateful for our home, and health. Life is put into perspective and painting walls, or a perfect bathroom, or kitchen just no longer matter when others are homeless, animals and humans are fighting for their lives. I am content, as a family we are content. I just want so badly for everyone to feel safe, and I want so badly for my brother and uncle to be ok! We do what we can with prayers and donations, but it is hard not to feel helpless.

We are in the universe just a tiny spec, but we all matter. Take care of yourselves, take care of others, take care of your environment, practice gratitude daily. Life is fragile, but it needs to be lived! Set intentions for what you want your life to be and with care and focus watch them become your reality!

Welcome to my little blog for 2020, I am so happy you could join me here! Feel free to drop a comment below or follow me on Instagram as I am much more on top of that!

Love, Kylie

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