Life...

I have to say, I am enjoying life very much. What I wanted when I was younger was to be married, have some kids, own my own home and do things I enjoy. Well I have to say, I definitely have that.

And yet, I still feel somewhat unfulfilled. Now some people may think, "it's because she has no career". Well I don't think it is that at all. I spent a year travelling to Toronto everyday, spending 11+ hours out of my home and I can assure you, that DID NOT fulfill me. The idea of spending my days away from my home and family is definitely not something that makes me feel happy.

I think what I'm looking for is a life change. A change to simplification. A change to slow down. A change to spend more time with my husband and kids. A change not only good for my mind but also my body. Thankfully, Jason shares this view.

We have always wanted to live out in the country...and by country I mean, Northern Ontario. How far north? Well the furthest would be Sudbury. I'd prefer closer to Huntsville, just South West of Algonquin Park or nearby North Bay.

As for how, when, etc.? Well that is unclear. Right now we are considering our options.

With the current housing market it really would be an opportune time to buy, but unfortunately not to sell and we'd have to sell our house here. We also want to do some work on this house before selling, so the "when" sort of depends on the economy. But time is a good thing as it let's us research this change.

We are currently tossing around the possibility of buying land rather than a home. The most important things is where for us. We want a couple acres, waterfront and some isolation, although not too, too much as we do want the kids to be able to get to school easily and have friends.

We would then rent a mobile home of somekind to live in while we build. The house would be a small to medium sized house this is ecologically sound. Green building materials, using "grey water" and rainwater to irrigate the gardens, solar panels or wind energy, a solar hot water heater, and so on and so forth. We would like to lower our energy costs and become more self-reliant, while reducing our carbon footprint.

Part of the self-reliance is living off the land. The couple of acres would include gardens with vegetables/fruit and fruit trees. At some point we'd even like to keep animals, chickens at least. But that is further down the road. Fruits and vegetables would make us happy in the meantime.

So those are my thoughts and dreams of the future. I will blog more as this comes into fruition. Hopefully sooner than later!