Why on Earth
Why would we do such a thing? About us: we are a family of five with two teenagers and an elementary age. We found our dream house but it is in the middle of nowhere. So we packed us all up and moved with all of us excited and onboard. We moved off grid and off road.
Why:
1. We needed some upgrades to our existing house and we just didn't love our house. It was what we needed 15 years ago, but never the place we loved. Time to look at what was out there.
2. The new house had to be what we loved. Wow factor (yes I want to wake up here everyday). We found it and fell in love.
3. COVID highlighted several things. If your going to be stuck at home for 9 months or more, you should really enjoy your space.
4. Time. COVID highlighted that time is an unknown. Waiting to get to a "dream house" or place we really wanted seemed silly. What if it never happened because of death, injury, or our steady work changed? Now was a time we could do it.
5. Younger. Once the house was found the challenges were/are plenty. Better to tackle them now in our younger years instead of try doing this as empty nesters in retirement.
6. Comraderie. That feeling of togetherness and bonding that comes with vacation. We wanted more of that. Living in the middle of nowhere, we depend on each other. We work toward the same goals (heat, energy, food, travel, and fun).
7. Unplugged. Not only electronics, but overall. We can't run into work to pull all nighters. It's now far enough away. We can't stream anything anytime. The use of internet is back to using it when we need it, not a device in your hand 24/7. The conversation and laughter has increased ten fold. Our teenagers, are out and about and interacting with us all day. Living life instead of watching it on a screen. So far, no complaints that they miss it either.
So that's the why. Stay tuned for more from the middle of nowhere.
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