It is time, once again, to try to find a place we can call home; a place that we can enjoy, a place we can settle down, a place we can garden to our hearts' content, a place we can live a low-carbon low-impact lifestyle. Since this is not that place, thanks to the nightmare of bureaucracy, we will be moving on.
True to my promise (threat?), I want to get rid of at least 25% of what we have before moving. It will be a few months before we can untangle ourselves here and in the meantime, I'm cleaning house, literally and figuratively. Until we figure out our next move, though, we won't be able to decide how much to ditch. For instance, my ton of compost... I want to keep it if we stay local but it's not reasonable to move it if we decide to also ditch this state, or at least this county.
Back to living in limbo. I hate limbo. I really, really do.
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22 comments:
What??? What happened????
Bureaucracy?
I sense a story behind this one....
Well, there's lots of properties up here that are zoned for livestock. And have a water supply.
It does suck to be in limbo. The hubby and I have done it too many times and each time it feels worse.
My heart goes out to you & your husband. Whatever is going on is sure not fun.
Remember to take care of yourself and pace yourself. Don't hang onto old expectations and routines, especially if they cannot be done. The new normal is your life for now.
Ouch, ouch and double ouch!
Something will turn up I know.
Sometimes you just have to go with the flow. Shame though :(
Keep your pecker up matey :)
viv in nz
I'll be thinking of you in what is obviously a difficult time. Best wishes for your search and decisions I hope you can find a future you will enjoy.
Kind Regards
Belinda
My condolances Chili. I got nothing to say to make this easier. Wish I did.
I'm so sorry this has happened. Do you have any thoughts of where you will go? Hang in there; we are all pulling for you.
Wow, Chile ... I'm so sorry. I've been following your blog for a while and I know how much it meant to you to get this little house out somewhere where you guys could have a garden, et al.
I hope your time in limbo is short ;).
tinfoilhatsociety - I can't get into details at this time. However, the obstacles seem to be insurmountable as far as this being the place of our dreams.
dogear6 - I feel the same way about moving and can barely stomach the thought of doing it again. Maybe it will be easier with less stuff.
Viv - dunno. Took so long to figure out what we wanted and find it last time... However, going with the flow might help, as it seems every decision we've made recently based on careful consideration and research has turned out to be the wrong decision.
Belinda - thank you.
Pelenaka - we are mourning as well so your condolences are completely appropriate.
Nomikins - nope. We are essentially back to square one....not counting the money we're out.
Wendy - yeah but I guess dreams are meant to be dashed at the whim of bureaucracy. Don't even know how to begin to figure out how to get out of limbo again...and stay out.
When one door closes, another opens. Please remember to be kind to yourselves and smile when you can.
*sending vibes of peace and goodwill*
Suspected this was coming. Have been worrying for you. Prices here are still insane but I continue to have fantasies of you two as neighbors. Hang in.
jennajon - I hate to be negative but we've generally found that not to be the case. Sure, a door may appear, but it will be welded shut and requires us to jackhammer it open...
Risa - watch for an email...
{{{Chile}}} I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry to hear about this. I was hopingyou wouldn't have to tell us this. Limbo truly does suck. :( :(
peace even when it seems far away,
shamba
How frustrating!! I'm so sorry you guys are experiencing this setback. It's still a good dream you've got though... hopefully it gets realized soon! I'll echo what dogear6 said - remember to look after yourselves... Each of you has your own strength, and caring for each other will see you through this... Hang in there!
Elli :-)
I don't have much to offer but my sorrow. I am so sorry that your dreams are shattered right now. I will be thinking of you guys and willing the best.
Chile,
This SUCKS!! So sorry to hear that you are having such a hard time. Be good to yourselves and to each other. Go with the flow is the best advise right now, just try to hang in there and as hard as it is, wait for things to clear. As with any death or ending give yourselves time to grieve. Hugs to you both and the pups too.
Candace
Well, crap.
I won't blow sunshine up where it ain't supposed to go... Hope you and your family find a little place to call yours. And Bureaucracy be damned!
Hope you land on your feet, and remember that you ain't alone out there.
Peace and Light,
James
I am so sorry... been in that bureaucracy hell, before, and it's not pretty... just have to go through it... you have my prayers and hopes that something out there will give you the hope that will help you weather this setback... {{{hugs}}}
Chile, Chile, I am shook up by the goings-on in your life right now. What in the Southern Arizona world has manifested itself (no details requested, I swear), and I am so sorry about the shifting conditions impacting you and your Sweetie's adapting-in-place good life.
If you need to vent about the local forces that be not so good, please do holler in my direction.
Dang ding dongs, I'm thinkin'.
For certain, we've got your virtual back and our collective eye on the health of your rightfully puckering pecker (Viv inspired!) ;)
You're on your way to where you want to be. Hang tight.
~Hurricane D.
Chile,
Hope everything works out for you and your sweetie and that something good comes of all the sh*t you've been dealing with!
Aw Chile I'm so sorry to hear this. Don't know what the bureaucracy did to you (and of course now we're all dying to hear the story) but it doesn't change the heartbreak of having to up and move again when you thought you'd found your home. I won't try to say anything too cheery other than we're all here for you and wishing you the best.
Shamba - thanks. Maybe the Universe is trying to teach me to limbo. Won't work because I'm not that flexible. haha
Elli - I'm beginning to think only people with lots of money get to actually realize their dreams...
Krista - thanks.
James - it's amazing in this land of supposed Independence that the paper pushers can make individuals so miserable. Sigh.
Sharlene - still working our way through the hell; don't know how long that will take, but we do hope for something better on the other side.
Hurricane D - thanks. Appreciate the sentiment and the (unpublished) contact info.
dc - theoretically, one can garden with composted sh*t. 'Course, one may have to relocate the sh*t while it composts...
Rural Aspirations - I feel bad about not sharing what is going on but I can't just yet. I hope to be able to at some point, as well as whatever the final outcome is of all this.
We reside in North Florida, in a great little college town, but this past year, my husband got a consulting gig in Fargo, ND./Moorhead, Minn., so we have spent a lot of time in the Midwest. And what did we find: GREAT people, amazingly fertile soil, reasonable land prices (a lovely farm w/ 10 acres and many outbuildings, all in good shape, for $140K), art, everything better than we expected. You live in Arizona where drought is just going to worsen as global warming gains momentum. Maybe the place you are in did not work out b/c you are supposed to move to someplace BETTER. Chin up! It's gonna work out for you.
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