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When Andy and I started discussing living a more sustainable and simple lifestyle, we started thinking about the area we live in. We live in a great little town with access to local food, great gardening, and pretty close to the mountains. We enjoy all of these benefits of our area, but we wanted more (or should I say less).
We longed to live in a small mountain community again. We moved to the front range almost 5 years ago for more opportunity...a bigger house, more stores, more people, more jobs. Well, after a year of all this "more" we realized it wasn't "more" that we wanted. We started craving the simpler way of life. All of a sudden all this "more" was starting to make me feel anxious and uncomfortable.
We made the decision a year ago that we would live here for one more year, and then think about moving to a smaller mountain town. We struggled throughout the year trying to figure out what town this would be. We went back and forth many times and have finally settled on the perfect little mountain town for us!
We are moving! We are selling our house and moving with the hopes of joining an already progressive, sustainable, and simple community. We dream of having a large garden, chickens, and lots of outdoor activities for the family to enjoy. We will, of course, take Hip Mountain Mama with us and look forward to the possibilities that will find us in our new little town.
There is a lot of work to do between now and then, but I will keep you updated through the blog! Thanks again to everyone for your encouragement and kind words! I truly value your friendship and look forward to continuing to grow with you!
yay! Good for you guys! I can't wait to hear more about it!:)
ReplyDeleteVery exciting indeed. Many blessings!
ReplyDeletewow wow wow! i got goosebumps from this post. way to live it, sister!
ReplyDeleteThe more I know of you the more alike I see that we are. Many warm wishes to you and your family during this time of transition, I am so happy for you to have found such a supportive community to move to! xo
ReplyDeleteI look forward to reading all about these exciting and inspiring changes!
ReplyDeleteHow exciting! I can't wait to read about your new adventures.
ReplyDeleteHow exciting Suzy and family - I am looking forward to reading all about your progress. We are in an amazing community. It took us quite a process to get here, but it was all worth while.
ReplyDeleteMany warm wishes, Tonya
How exciting! Can't wait to see where you land!
ReplyDeleteAwesome, Suzy!! Excited to follow your journey to your new home!!
ReplyDeleteYAY!!! This is so wonderful for you guys!! I had a feeling the more and more you were hinting!!! This is wonderful!! Will Andy get his hops garden?? xoxo
ReplyDeleteSounds like a dream come true .... congrats Suzy....mridula
ReplyDeleteBest to you, how exciting!
ReplyDeleteWhat an exciting adventure you all will be on. I'll be living vicariously through you...that has always been my dream!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!!!! Nice to hear about folks making dreams reality! :)
ReplyDeleteBest of luck Suzy! Sounds like a great move for you all.
ReplyDeleteyay! i know what you mean. we moved into this green built home for the best of reasons, but this?
ReplyDelete"All of a sudden all this "more" was starting to make me feel anxious and uncomfortable."
chickens, outdoors, community, small, simpler, all sounds perfect. best wishes!
This sounds fantastic. What a journey it will be. I'm so sorry your blog has been wiped out. All of your plans for the blog and your steps forward in life sound incredible and I wish you all the best. Of course, if you write I will come and read. All my best.
ReplyDeleteGood for you! It takes a great deal of courage to uproot and move. Do what you gotta do to make you happy. Been there, it's not easy, but well worth it.
ReplyDeleteI'm so very excited for you and I'm glad to hear you'll be sticking around your blog. I can't wait to see you document your life as you experience all of these changes!
ReplyDeleteGood for you guys!! Taking the moment into your hands and truely living;)
ReplyDeletei really look forward to hearing about this journey as i feel my family and i will embark on a similar one in the not too distant future! big changes freak me out but i know that we must move on. good luck and be well. xo, pennie
ReplyDeletethat is so exciting to hear!! do you have a general location in mind that you are moving towards? i feel like so many people are beginning to do this. yikes! i wonder if it is catching through the web???
ReplyDeleteoh, i am so excited for you! you are doing something our family is working towards also. glad to know it is becoming a reality for you!
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Yay! Congrats! It sounds so wonderful, refreshing and exciting! You guys have had a lot of change, and I bet it will be nice to slow down when it is all said and done!
ReplyDeleteoh yay! even more starting fresh! Looking forward to seeing how the process takes shape. Congrats on your big decision. You have an exciting year ahead of you!
ReplyDeleteNice to see you back here, and glad that you are on your way to where you want to be. We love our small mountain town!
ReplyDeleteVery, very happy for you all! A new adventure, can't wait to hear and see it:-)
ReplyDeleteCan't imagine just being able to 'pick up and move'...it sounds exciting;-) I am hoping to have more entries into my sustainable project...it's going somewhat slowly but I appreciate your contribution very much! Thanks, Jan
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to move to such a natural place. This is really very interesting, inspiring and magical. I would love to move to such place some day.
ReplyDeleteWish you very best of luck. I shall look forward to hear more from you about your experiences there.