Friday 1stMarch
was the 10 year anniversary of the day we took the biggest risk of our lives.
One Saturday morning, on the bonnet of a car in a cul-de-sac we signed our very last few dollars away to purchase a 10 acre block of land in the bush on the outskirts of Brisbane. There was no time to have our lawyer check over the contract (the agent said that another couple wanted to buy our block plus the one next to it so they would take preference if we didn’t sign on the dotted line then and there.) We also had absolutely no idea how we were going to build our dream home with no money.
It was scary, very scary, and felt more than just a little bit silly.
10 years later, we have long ago left our 8m x 8m workers cottage (sandwiched between the train tracks and the highway) and are living in a dream home of our own creation. It started with a doodle on a piece of graph paper, an owner’s builders permit and crossed fingers; and it is still a work in progress.
On the 10thanniversary, we were rewarded with an amazing sunrise and dawn chorus, a gorgeous morning hike, visits from a range of wildlife and a bubble bath with champagne and an awesome view! It reminded me that if it weren’t for taking a very big risk we would have missed out on life in our dream home in the bush. Not that our old life was all that bad, it’s just that this is so much better.
When have you taken a risk and been able to appreciate a great outcome?
Feel free to leave your comments here J
P.S. – I found out yesterday that the rival couple are now our neighbours and had already bought their two blocks a whole month earlier, sounds like we were the victims of a very sneaky salesman!
Thanks a million to my Daring Husband who gave away a nearly paid-off loan to live in our dream home in the bush; I am grateful every day that we took the chance and created a better life. And to Nic to whom we will forever be indebted for your generous loan of your house for much longer than any of us anticipated! Thanks Nic!
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