Approximately three years ago we made some financial investments that were going to be a great source of residual income. All went south within a matter of months. To help against these financial troubles and to keep our home, my husband started working 2 jobs He would work his regular 9-5 job, have dinner and some time with the kids and I, and then work his second job from 9 p.m.-2 a.m....sometimes longer.
We decided that he would work 2 jobs and I would do just about everything else. Our decision was based on the fact that he could probably make more than 2x's what I could and that anything I did make would just go to pay for daycare for our preschooler, during the school year and all three of the children during the summer months. I took care of the kids and 99% of the home stuff. We tried working with our bank and modifying our loan, but the whole process was a complete joke. In September 2009, we hired a financial coach for help. The numbers were in. Enough was enough. The outlook was bleak for keeping our home. We listed our home with a realtor that specializes in short-sale properties. It is now the middle of May 2010, and we signed papers yesterday. The buyers will today and then our house, which was once OUR home will be a home for someone else.
As I reminisce about the last 6+ years I have had there, I feel a roller coaster of emotions. There were wonderful days and memories that bring a smile to my face and make me laugh out loud. Others, which honestly parts of me wishes to forget, but have made me who I am today, also are now held dear. I am grateful for those wonderful friends that were formed and will remain with me wherever I may roam. Let's face it. We live for those relationships that just are so real, that keep us going and from which we learn so much from, to love deeper and more true. They need no more explaining, they just are. Thank you to them for being a part of my life.
A Glimpse of the Future
Upon learning our home was approved for short-sale, we were given a suggestion from one of my husbands' co-workers. He was taking his kids to the company office in Ireland for the summer and said, "If my kids were your kids' ages, I would try and go for a year". That got us thinking. Why not? Our credit will be shot, we have to rent anyway...why not show our kids a little more of the world? So that is what we are doing.
This same company has an office in Belgium and we are working our way there. We have applied and are currently waiting for the work visa to go through and we will be off on an adventure, to a country where we don't speak either of the languages (Dutch and French) and know little of what to expect of our new life abroad.
This blog is about my life, rising again from the ashes like a Phoenix, attempting to making MY lemonade from MY lemons. Sit down, kick your legs up and have a nice cool glass. I hope you enjoy.
©ColleenFisher
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