"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." -Confucius
Why would a family consider selling their lovely new home to pack all their belongings into storage, and move themselves into a 36 foot long 5th wheel?
Here's why...
1) We love the Okanagan! Mild winters, early springs, hot summers and long falls. 2 lakes and most of us are attracted to the beaches. Picturesque beauty literally surrounds us. Festivals. Vineyards. Orchards. Vees hockey. Need I say more, because trust me I can go on.
2) It's about as close as we can get to a dream of living on a waterfront. The community sits on the west shore of Lake Okanagan, with it's own beach. A hop, skip and a jump, and Blair can dive in!
2) Blair has been out of work for almost 6 months. He decided not to return to the Alberta oil industry, after a family emergency. The 5 year plan has been drastically cut.
3) The job market pretty much sucks here. It's near impossible to get full-time employment. There's really no work in Blair's field and I'm working part-time at the church. Needing to stretch the dollar.
4) Ever since we moved here Blair has been talking about 'recreating himself'. With tourism being huge here, he has an idea to tap into it and start his own business. Through a program called Community Futures he has been working through developing a business plan. He tries to wait patiently for a decision regarding the program approval. After which he decides if he's going to run with it.
5) I need Blair here to share in the parenting our struggling teenage daughter.
6) Life: Circumstances, situations, finances, stress and pressures require creativity, sacrifices, an evaluation of priorities, faith and prayer...Steps towards simplifying life.
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Simple Living to Simply LIVE!
