It’s done. It’s finished. We completed the sale of our house in France today. It still feels unreal. Everything happened so quickly; we thought it would take years to find a buyer for our old house.
The relief of selling so easily and quickly is tinged with sadness. We enjoyed that house for almost twenty years and have so many happy memories. It was such a big adventure at the time. I cannot think about it right now otherwise I shall get too emotional.
It was the right time for us to make the move and since we left France our thoughts have been totally consumed by our new home. Days have whizzed by trying to organise things, find carpenters, plumbers etc. and working in the garden. When things quieten down I know I shall get sad and nostalgic about France. Today I’m not quite sure what I feel.
Good that it happened quickly. Imagine the state you would be in if you couldn't sell it three/four years down the line, prices changing. Fed up and miserable. As it is you've been able to move on quickly without going over it again and again. Enjoy what you have done. Your final paragraph says it really, except for the penultimate and final sentence for which there really is no place.
ReplyDeleteYou are right, we are very lucky to have sold so easily. We know people who are 'trapped' because they cannot sell.
DeleteHappy and sad can quickly succeed each other upon the sale of your home, I can understand.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely mixed feelings.
DeleteEverything has the right time, even when it hurts.
ReplyDeleteWe needed to do it before we got too old.
DeleteGlad it went smoothly. Time for nostalgia as you build new memories.
ReplyDeleteNew memories sounds good.
DeleteI know those feelings well. Don't look back is my advice. What's done is done and it is best now to look forward. If there are no kindred spirits near at hand you live near one or two nice little towns you have mentioned - Market Rasen, Louth, Horncastle - any U3A groups there? We have a thriving one here and some fascinating and knowledgeable folk belong. If all else fails, try that
ReplyDeleteI'm in no rush to join groups. The problem is I'm okay with my own company and will hide myself away! I think there is an art group in Market Rasen that I might explore.
DeleteChange takes grit & guts. And you haven't had time to grieve the losses yet. You've made a huge change - country, house, STUFF, lifestyle . . . the adventure of it all will take a little time. Explore, taste, breathe. You are still young enough to provide all of us with adventure too.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment things here are still new and fresh, feels like we are on holiday.
DeleteYou will soon adjust to a new normal. I'm glad it went smoothly. -Jenn
ReplyDeleteRick is already happy with his new routine.
DeleteBlo*dy cold here in the mornings now; I'm almost tempted to ditch the shorts, and dig out my thermals.
ReplyDeleteI suspect the 'new people' lit the woodburner last night. We left it all set up for them.
DeleteWeaver is right, move forward. My husband said we’d regret selling our dream house in Scotland to downsize, it sold very quickly too. There is always too much to do and life to live for regrets, four years later it was the best decisions we made. You’ll get there.
ReplyDeleteI don't think we will regret the decision to move back to the UK. Just need time to adjust to the fact that we don't have our 'house in France' anymore.
DeleteIt took my DiLs parents 5years to sell up in France and eventually move back here 3 months ago. During that time they went from being in their 70s to their 80s which made the task even harder for them.
ReplyDeleteLiving in France in the future could be wrought with problems for British people with all of the 'unknowns' associated with this wretched Brexit.
This was our worry, that it would take years to sell and become a burden instead of a joy.
DeleteSometimes I think fate has a hand and things just work out. It is so much better to have sold quickly than to have had a long drawn out process. I expect it will soon be hard to imagine not living where you do now although in winter you may long for a better climate. I am hoping for a mild one this year after a harsh one last year.
ReplyDeleteWinters in south west France can be very harsh and cold. Log fires are lovely but hard work.
DeleteI have just read your reply to my comment above Sue. I am not a joiner either and am largely content with my own company but I have a close circle of friends who are wonderfully supportive of one another and I wouldn't be without them. Coffees and lunches out are sufficient for me on the whole.
ReplyDeleteIt's that close circle of friends that I don't have.
DeleteThat Was Then...This Is Now.
ReplyDeleteIndeed, and we are very content with where we are now.
DeleteFreda from livesimplysimplylive quoted a very helpful saying on 5/3/2018
ReplyDelete“The past has served it's purpose”
I find this incredibly helpful as I sort through inherited possessions and think back to earlier times.
It's early days for you yet but I’m sure you'll meet people especially walking your dog.
Sue
We have some wonderful memories but it was time to move on.
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