It's not everyday that you find your dream home-and we did just that when we bought this place. So, we decided that we're staying at Ridgeview. This community was our home before we bought this place, so it just wouldn't feel right leaving it. We will make whatever modifications that are necessary to our current house design to make it work for all of us - safety and accessibility features for my husband; loft views for me.
It now means going forward with formalizing plans, negotiating settlements, making budgets and altering plans to meet budget constraints. This is where my husband and I differ in views. He says, "Let's see how much money we have before we make any plans." Whereas, I say, "Let's design and plan what we want first, then make changes to fit ourbudget." It's easier to in my mind to plan for "perfect" and have a good idea of what that will cost, then make changes to your plans when you realize that you can't afford "perfect", than it is to start down a path which you know you can afford, but then realize you want really want this and can't do without that. Then, before you know it, you've spent way more than you can afford, and other aspects of living suffer as a consequence (or, for so many, they end up losing their homes).
You should not give up your dreams just because life throws you curve balls. You just find new ways of realizing your dreams, and it may take a little longer that you originally hoped to do so.
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