Background Information

We sold our home in October in order to travel more and to generally invite some changes (for the better) into our life. I currently live with my husband and my mother (until march) in Burlington, Vermont. Unusual arrangement, I'm well aware. But it's working out quite nicely, actually. We have all become one happy family.In March we are taking a 2 month backpacking trip around Europe, and then we need to come home to renovate a historical home we have bought in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. This will be the second house we have renovated, and it seems it is becoming a sort of unexpected occupation. We are excited about this house because it will hopefully give us a place to call home, and allow us to travel too. I don't find it advisable to get a mortgage that is way over your head, and expect to travel too, but with this house travel may be feasible because the price was right. We made an agreement together that we would not buy another house unless it was affordable enough that we could still have some freedom to see places in the world. Brian (my husband) and I are both artists. So we are excited to have a studio space to create art in.I feel very fortunate right now at this point in my life. It has not come easy, we have worked very hard over the last few years. I'm excited about 2008. And will keep you posted about how our plans occur in actuality, rather then in theory. For I learn the best through trial and error.