Is this normal? Has anyone else had cold feet before moving and it turned out ok?
I've just realised that I've lived in my present house longer than any other place in my life. We arrived here with my oldest son, then aged two, to start life as a family. It's the only house he and his younger brother have ever known. It's always been an impractical, frustrating house - tiny sitting room, narrow hallway, garden only accessible via stairs outside, only one loo - but we have shaped it to fit our family better over the years and it's served us well. It's an old Victorian house (three bed) with lots of period features, which I've always loved. And, most importantly, it's in a central location, so it's been easy to walk everywhere. If I meet friends in the evening, I can walk home afterwards.
Now we're moving just out of town to a new-build in a local village. It's only a 6-minute drive away or a 20-minute bus journey. The house offers more than we could ever afford here: four bedrooms, big kitchen/diner, proper hallway, four loos, including two en-suites, a garage... The garden is tiny, but it backs onto fields and countryside and we're not great gardeners so that doesn't matter. DH is so happy; he's been dissatisfied with our present house for so long and he's delighted that we are moving to a bigger house in a quieter location. He thinks our quality of life will be better and is envisioning us all going out on family cycling trips or long walks in the local countryside.
I do feel as if it's time to leave our present house, but I'm just not sure about the location of the new house. Or about living in a new build. I don't drive (although I'm planning to learn), so will have to rely on lifts from DH, buses and cycling. I have no desire to live in the village we'll be in. To be honest, when we put the offer on the new house, I hoped we wouldn't get it. I love the town we live in at present (which is where I work and DC go to school/college), but just can't afford a bigger house here.
It's too late to back out now anyway. So, has anyone else moved further away from where they want to be and made a success of it?
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Toffeewhirl · 22/10/2017 08:12
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