Our Next Big Adventure

We love Charleston!  It is our perfect city.   There’s so much to do.  There’s so much to see.  So much beauty it takes a lifetime to soak it all in. 

When we were pregnant the first time around, we thought we’d do the responsible thing.  The thing that everyone expected us to do and the thing that adults would do.  We bought a house in the suburbs with plenty of square footage, a nice neighborhood in a good school district with a big backyard.  We have regretted this decision ever since.  There is nothing wrong with the suburbs.  They’re just not for us.  We have made some amazing friends in good ole Summerville and that I am thankful for.

We recently, by chance (don’t the best things always come about by chance?), had an amazing opportunity put in front of us.  We were resistant to it at first and joked about it but eventually it became a “why not” situation.  It is not one we came to lightly.  We discussed it over and over again before we decided to go for it.  We will be moving our family of four from a 1600 square foot, three bedroom home to a 600-700 square foot, one bedroom apartment in downtown Charleston.  We are very excited about this!  Yes, there will be sacrifices made and some things will be more difficult but we gain so much more than we lose.

There is a park across the street with a playground, soccer and baseball fields, basketball and tennis courts, and picnic tables.  There are multiple other parks within a ¼ mile.  There is a free trolley system that runs through all of downtown and there is a stop about two blocks away.  This means we can catch the trolley for free to museums, restaurants, the aquarium and tons of shopping.  This is a dream for us that we didn’t think we would be able to achieve for a very long time.  Most of our neighbors average millions of dollars a year so that will be interesting!

One thing that almost stood in our way was our stuff.  We thought we needed all of this square footage to hold our stuff.  I am going to have a new series where I talk about simplifying instead of organizing.  Because we have limited space, I had to decide what things were actually necessities. Do we really need five potato peelers?  The less stuff you have, the less time you have to waste on it. 

I will definitely be walking all of the time so I will be taking lots of pictures.  If you have Instagram, you can follow me @seekingradiance.  If you don’t have Instagram, you can check the left side of the blog for pictures.  I will also be posting some of the pictures on Facebook.

I hope you are excited for our new adventure and you enjoy following along!

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