Blogiversary III: On The Move: a house log

And now for some news that falls in the “big” category: we are in the market for a new Casa Petersik.

That is right, after tons of thoughtful deliberation we have chose that it is time to sell our current home after four and a half remarkable years spent here. Why? Because we enjoy a project and we are cannot-sleep-excited about the prospect of taking on a new home makeover and sharing every moment with you folks. We know it is a sickness, but we in fact crave remodeling and painting projects, so instead of feeling overwhelmed at the idea of starting all over again we are in fact fairly psyched about it.

Of course it is bittersweet to leave the place that we enjoy so fiercely, but as John put it best “we have enjoyed transforming an old dated house way too much to stop at simply one.” And there are certainly some old houses out there that could use some enjoy. At first I was in denial, making statements like “I am never leaving- this is our forever house!” but John knows me too well. One day I simply woke up (a few months ago) and was like “perhaps we should look around at some open houses, you know… simply for lively.” That sentiment soon turned into “oh my gosh, if we got a new place we could do this… and that…” and my mind nearly short circuited from all the possibilities. It was like someone turned on a light or opened a door and I suddenly could not wait to explore.

So we mulled it over for a while to be certain it was what we both hoped (there is no sense in being rash about matters of the heart like leaving your first enjoy, er, house). We also discussed the idea with both of our parents (who are all so wise beyond their 35 years, har har) and they were amazingly supportive and excited for us.

So it is official. We are about to put our house on the market and we are actively looking at other homes for sale. For any interested locals (wanna buy our house?) we figured we’d share the news here before it hits MLS. So feel free to email us if you are seriously interested and ready to move (we are in Bon Air which has excellent schools and charm to spare, and well, you can essentially take a virtual house tour here).

As for where we are going, we are planning to stay in the Richmond area, and we are certainly in the market for another older dated home that could use our assist. So we’d welcome suggestions for areas with strong schools and charming older neighborhoods beyond our beloved Bon Air (which we are certainly still considering, but not limiting ourselves to).

Oh and it is likely fairly obvious that this will not happen overnight. Finding a house to enjoy as hard as we have enjoyed this one certainly is not something we expect to do in a day (plus the act of selling our current house could easily take a few months or even longer). But we are already actively on the hunt, and we plan to keep you posted about all the projects that we are tackling to get our house in prime selling condition. We will also take you folks along on our journey when it comes to touring other houses, considering other areas, and figuring out exactly what we are looking for (and what we are not) before signing on that dotted line and grabbing the keys to our new casa. Of course with the holidays coming up we will still be taking on a lot of seasonal decorating projects along with whipping up gift guides, and serving up the regular journal fare like mood boards, House Crashings, Reader Redesigns, and more. Cannot wait.