tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203036662354683172.post4384439791605972307..comments2024-02-23T00:19:02.910-08:00Comments on Descent Into Motherhood: Financial DreamsJennehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09693855868835555292noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4203036662354683172.post-20861752897656272252010-03-14T18:27:46.731-07:002010-03-14T18:27:46.731-07:00Our last house (Craftsman Tudor-style house) was a...Our last house (Craftsman Tudor-style house) was almost exactly what you described, to a T, except for 1 or 2 minor details. It was the most amazing house and I don't know if we'll ever have anything close to it again. Sigh...I like a lot of things with our new house, but as a whole I am dissatisfied. I don't *love* my house like I did the last few I lived in. Of course, I am very aware that most people in the world could never dream of such comfort and luxury so I am also trying to remain content with the abundance I already have. <br /><br />I would love to give Zari a bilingual education in French & English--something that we could do anywhere in Canada for free. But it won't happen in the small town we live in at the moment, unfortunately.<br /><br />I'd love to share a tenure-track position with my husband, so between the 2 of use we have 1 full-time job. He could be home with the kids more, and I could actually get paid for the things I'm already doing--writing, publishing, researching, and going to conferences. <br /><br />We are very fortunate to own our house outright (and we also paid cash for the rental house we just purchased, so all of the income goes right to the bank). That happened thanks to renovating a house during our graduate student years and selling it just at the right time. <br /><br />I'd love to live in a bit bigger city, with enough of a yard to grow a lot of our own food. But not in the country--we highly value living in a community, within walking distance of all our everyday needs (school, post office, library, groceries, entertainment, etc).Rixahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908864785513937876noreply@blogger.com