I Always Knew I'd Love The Country

Every day is a better day than the last it seems.  Who would have ever thought I would say those words?

There were quite a few people who seemed to think I would hate this change in my life.  Maybe because they couldn't picture themselves living relatively remotely, in a place where you can't just walk out the door and go drink at a pub or shop at a mall?

But the thing is, although I spent many years doing those things, the real me was just hiding behind all that, filling up time as it were.  Because I have never been happier in a home as I am right now.  I have never looked forward more to spending time at home.  I can hear the horses across the street when I wake up in the morning!  And birds!  And crickets!  The sun rises over the corn field next door, filled with glistening mist!  For the first time EVER, I am eager for Fall, for Winter, for the holidays that will give me reason to decorate and fill my space with beautiful things and people. 

"There are too many gardens, you'll never take care of all that".  I LOVE gardening.  I could spend ALL day pulling weeds and digging in the dirt.  I've already accomplished a lot and I've only been out here a couple of weeks.

"The house is too big, isn't it?"  Yes, the house is big, but it's not too big.  I finally have space for everything, a room for photography and crafting, 2 lovely rooms for guests to stay in, a kitchen big enough for proper cooking and baking...and my house is gorgeous.  

It's a puzzling thing to me, the way people seem to be programmed to walk all over your dreams or at least attempt to dissuade you from them.  I've never understood that.  Sure, you can have your opinions on what you think will happen, but telling me what will happen is simply negative and rude.  And in this case, WRONG.

Here's to many more years of gardening, solitude and continuing to discover my new home.  (It's like being on vacation every day, this discovering of country shops, breakfast spots, outdoors spaces and the like!)