I dreamed it, now I'm doing it

Today was a good day. I've let my house go a bit whilst I've focused on getting my thoughts into a reasonable order, today was the day I decided enough of this mess, I also have to confess to feeling overwhelmed with it all so I ignored a lot of it. I attacked the kitchen today.  A Deep clean was in order, how quickly dies grease build up, yuk.  Everything was scrubbed to within a inch of its life and the result speak for themselves.  The place is sparkling.  For some reason I can't seem to insert pictures, but trust me it's sparkling.  Unfortunately that's only on the outside.  The cupboards on the inside are full of stuff that I will now need to sort.  I've far to many pots and pans so will need to clear them out, but it will be so much easier now that I've clutter free work tops.  I'm setting myself a goal of doing one cupboard a night. I also managed to sell a few things today.  My lovely friend L.A. Came to visit and she took away ...

do you ever wish you could just pack it all in?  I mean the house, job, bills, hassle, having to cut the grass, etc.  And just live a simpler life?  I know I do.  I'm sick of just dreaming and wishing so I've decided to make it happen.   I'm a 48 year old single female.  My son has left home to start his own adventure and I'm left in a town I don't really know anyone (more about that another time) with 2 dogs and a naughty cat.  Work is sporadic at best, although I do actually start a new job on Tuesday, it's only till September though. I've made the decision to put my house on the market and sell up.  Now what do I do from this point forward.  That's the beauty of this, the world is quite literally my oyster.  I've ideas but I'm flexible on them and will go with what feels right.  If I end up making a huge mistake, well it's easy to undo and start again. I'm hoping that with the sale of my house I'll ge able to buy a sma...