Wow..,,you’re going to have a busy month.
Pretty similar. First weekend back from vacation. Need to finish reclaiming my garden from the weed monster. Need to can some jalapeños. Have a bumper crop. Weather is the same. Your forecast sounds the same as Chicago’s. No steaks but some bbq back ribs. Enjoy. We’re running out of summer.
Wow..,,you’re going to have a busy month.
Congratulations on the new house and good luck with the move - I hope everything goes smooth for you
Thank you - we're pretty happy! It's amazing how quickly we've detached emotionally from this place, which we LOVED, and have started picturing ourselves settled in our new situation. We've got excellent help with the packing, and still lots of time to finish up, or so it feels right now. The next urgent steps are getting the selections and scheduling done for a minor reno on the new place (flooring, paint, cabinets and appliances and some new furniture). We'll only have 20 days to pull all that off between the time we take possession and the move-in date but we're pretty confident. We're both "in the business" and the idea of everything being fresh and new is exciting!
We’ve been contemplating downsizing now for several years. I’ve been the roadblock because I love our current situation and am anxious about leaving it.
It's a BIG decision, for sure.
But the time is right for us to take a whack of equity out which will be fairly life-altering for us. We only started even considering it in May and for us, this is whirlwind-fast action. It's all good, but I'd be lying if I said it wasn't stressful. Lots of people find change exciting and invigorating - we're not those people. 
