Now that I am currently in the process of trying to imagine -or re-imagine– a new life and future for myself, moving from my current location to a new location is high on my list on jumpstarting that process.
I still have some mixed feelings about leaving Lake Arrowhead, like the community and my friends and my therapist (lol), and the weather (in summer and fall) and the ease of living (when the weather is not getting in the way), but I don’t think it’s enough to keep me here anymore.
I’ve already lived at least two lives here and to be honest, I haven’t been happy in quite some time, not for lack of trying, and it’s difficult to see how life here could really be any different than it is now or has been.
So if I want to really start living a new life, I have to go somewhere that offers something new. As much work as I’ve done detaching and mentally creating a new life for myself, this town is so small that it’s impossible not to fall right back into past lives without even noticing, and I’m just ready to move on.
I’ve gotten many messages asking if I’m thinking about going back to LA and while I have considered it, the short answer is, No.
First of all, just THINKING about the traffic in LA, not including all the people that come with it, gives me anxiety and I’m 90 miles away! On top of that, any area that might be even somewhat affordable (and I say that in jest) is not an area of LA I want to live in or around.
SO… I have been looking at homes close to where my mom is now, but it’s hard for me to imagine living in flat suburban areas with newer construction and very few trees after living in the forest on hilly little paved lanes with a LOT of privacy for almost 12 years now.
I’d love to find something that falls somewhere in between here and there… but I need to be surrounded with nature in some way or another and I’d love for that nature to surround a Spanish home.
At the beginning of March, before I had officially decided that I was ready to move, a perfect little original Spanish style home popped up for sale about 11 minutes from where my mom is and I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. I would have bought it sight unseen if I had the chance, even the price was good… but it was under contract before I could blink an eye.
However, that house gave me a glimpse at a new version of myself and a new life and future that felt different and welcoming and that made me so happy, I was high-vibing for a week – even though it was already sold!
Then I remembered how my dream of owning a Spanish Revival home was put on hold when I moved up the mountain, and oddly enough, the house that did draw me up here had Spanish accents!
Because that little Spanish house (that I STILL check every day HOPING it falls out of contract) ignited a vision of a new life that I couldn’t really see prior, I’m leaning into it hard and working on my visualization techniques for manifesting something even better.
And then of course I found an actual dream home, about 30 mins from my mom, in an area I would consider, IF I could afford it.
I mean, it’s under a million, which insanely enough feels like a relatively good price for the home, because believe me, California prices (like everywhere) have skyrocketed since Covid, even in areas that I would NEVER think, houses are extremely unaffordable for most people, I’d venture to say, including me.
Just like I love original vintage and thrifted pieces of clothing and furniture, I love original vintage houses as well. Even when they’re run down, the charm and unique features immediately draw me in.
This one was built in 1929… of course it’s been updated a bit, but it still has much of its original charm, and what I love most about it is the secluded exterior, tucked at the base of a hillside, offering a feeling of privacy that I love… and that’s the feeling I’m looking for beyond anything else. Sure, the house has to work for me, and since I work from home in a creative way, my house becomes a sort of extension of myself and I need to feel inspired by it and have the right spaces to create, but I can get a vibe from a house pretty quickly.
Unfortunately, I don’t think this house will be THE ONE, but one can dream, can’t she? 😊
Isn’t it dreamy? I just love imagining a life there… realistically, I’ll probably end up in a more mid-century modern home, since many homes in the area we’re looking (that have any mature trees around them) are from the 50s and 60s, which I love too, but ultimately, the feeling I get when I’m at a house is most important to me.
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