Today I left the keys behind to my beautiful Heritage Hill condo in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
I had no idea how much I loved it until I signed the papers to sell it, giving me just 30 days more until I had to move out. I had been wanting to sell it since the day I bought it so I suppose you can say it was a complicated relationship.
I loved the condo itself, it was an amazing space, open with bright light, surrounded by trees, and filled with a modern, whimsical yet sophisticated character. It was very much ‘me’. I also learned during these last two years that I am absolutely not a condo person, that nosey HOA members are super annoying, and that my next real estate purchase will be a single family home with some acreage.
There. I feel less sad already. I am going to miss my window seat where I sipped my coffee every morning appreciating the beautiful trees that were teeming with life outside of my dining room window. I’m also going to miss that feeling I got every time I returned home from a short trip; that feeling of ah, home.
But I won’t miss the neighbors, the rules, and the sharing of my garage space lol. I could have kept the condo and rented it out but I felt that would have just brought me back to Grand Rapids when these next fourteen months of travel come to a conclusion. Instead, my intention is to buy something in an entirely new community. I have been in Grand Rapids for almost 18 years and although it is a wonderful city, it is time to make my homebase somewhere new.
For the immediate fourteen months however, my homebase is wherever the wifi connects. While I have done this before, this time feels more personal, less like I’m running from something and more like I’m embarking on a journey with some deeper intentions than ‘let's go see the world’. I think the last time I traveled it started as a distraction and a once-in-a-lifetime journey. That ‘once in a lifetime’ journey became a way of life option, and one I really enjoyed. I think being in ‘lock down’ and experiencing the pandemic this year solidified that travel is one of the experiences I value most in life. Travel gives you new experiences, great memories to think back on, the opportunity to see other perspectives, and a way to get outside of yourself; to grow.
So, starting October 1, 2021 - to be as cheesy as possible. Here we grow again!
LFG travel the world, meet new people, see new places and share good vibes wherever we go with whoever we see.
