Moving Houses Reset My Life

If you read my last post How Being Laid Off Fulfilled my Manifestation then you know I have been experiencing a lot of change at the moment! That shift came right after I spent the last weeks of September exploring the beautiful country of France for the first time. I you want to read about that adventure check out What Traveling to France Taught Me About Living Intentionally! To top all that, at the beginning of October I actually moved to a new apartment, closing yet another chapter of my life’s journey. It feels like my whole life changed in a blink of an eye, but all for the better it seems. It has been amazing to see how these three monumental events shape my world in such a short time…

Knowing When to Start Fresh

Two sleepy babes

I lived at my previous home for almost three years, the longest I have lived anywhere since I left my childhood home at 18. I loved that apartment and truly made it my home. For me that entails covering every square inch in plants and ornate carpets... That place holds so many memories for me and so many firsts too. I moved there with my partner and our dog and for over a year it was just the three of us. 

Then unexpectedly at the end of 2022 he fought and won custody of his beautiful baby girl. Three became four! She came to live with us, escaping a reality that no child should ever experience. Breaking down her trauma and building her up was the hardest and most rewarding thing I have ever experienced in my life. All of our struggles and triumphs happened in that home. The memories it holds are heavy and at the same time uplifting.

A year ago my partner and his daughter decided to move closer to family, and our family of four (three humans and a dog) shrank to one. Suddenly that little apartment felt big and empty. I knew soon it would be time to move on, but I lasted another year and half. I was waiting for the perfect new home to find me and it did!

Finding the Perfect Place

My pup and I

All while these memories were being built and shifted I kept my eyes open. I always knew I wanted to live in a nice apartment. Not to say where I called home before wasn't nice, but it was old and the cheapest place I could find. As I grow older though, I’ve started to appreciate the finer things, just like the saying goes… 

In my neighborhood there is a cute little pet care shop where I would go with my puppy and next to it was an empty lot. I watched it get sold and saw the new development notice get posted. Slowly they built a beautiful but simple apartment complex. I remember looking at the finished building wondering what it looked like on the inside. A couple weeks later as I was pursuing Zillow, as one does, I saw the complex! And what do you know, it was in my price range. On a whim I scheduled a tour and fell in love. Three days later I signed a lease!

Divine Timing

On paper this all couldn't have happened at a more inconvenient time. I literally picked up my keys the day before leaving for an extended trip out of the country! Long ago however, I learned to just accept what comes my way. Personally, I don't question how the Universe works and just roll with the flow. I truly believe that what is meant for you will find you in divine timing. This is what happened with this move. Little did I know it would trigger the fastest life upheaval I have experienced since gaining custody of a little six year old. 

A Refreshing Start at Creating Home

My new home!

I honestly feel like my choosing to move to this apartment created a domino effect in my life. As soon as I got the keys I felt a big shift. It feels like the Universe, or God, saw that I was ready for change and gave me all the change I had been desiring all at once! I picked up my keys on a Friday, two weekends later I began moving, two days after that I got laid off, and two weeks later, today, I dropped off the keys to my old place. I felt I needed to commemorate all of this change with the blog post! 

I am so excited to see what else the Universe has in store, I'm ready for it! This move truly feels like a refreshing chance to start fresh. The closing of one chapter and the beginning of another…