We bought an Inn

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. ~ Rabindranath Tagore

Hardly as exciting as a Zoo, and sans Matt Damon, but we did it.  We bought an Inn.  This morning, while we were scrubbing pots and pans in the kitchen a reflection unlike any other had washed over me.  A quiet nod to our accomplishment.  Until this moment I had not acknowledged our successes, strangely enough this is happening as I am covered in greasy water and bits of uneaten food.   

Maybe I was still fearing failure?  I don't have a great success rate so far this year, I didn't become (finally) proficient in Spanish, or even slightly in-tune with the ukulele and really everything else on that list went by the wayside.  Looking back I feel that it was silly to share with the masses, a personal to do list of accomplishments I might fail at.  But let me say it again,  we bought an inn.  
I have been dreaming about operating a guest house in Costa Rica for years and 2016 was going to be THE YEAR! Little did I know what was in store for us.  A job lost, and lots of reflection can change priorities faster than you can say that sentence.  

A move to a small tourist town, was the last thing I thought my husband and I would do.  Prince Edward County is only two and a half hours from Toronto (not the long flight Costa Rica would have been).  But might as well be millions of miles away in pace.  Businesses close at 6 and restaurant kitchens close at 9, people honk there car horns to say hello not to say get outta the way.  And if you pass someone on the street, you look them in the eyes and share a greeting.  It's an easy life in the country.  Hardships do occur but it's is a way of life,  having to replace your septic system incites less drama than when a "city" friend loses their phone. Running out of water is almost a sure possibility (which means not bathing twice a day).  You waste less in the country.  
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Our schedules and timelines have changed, vacations pushed back and visits with friends postponed.  Family time is squished but appreciated more than ever and our relationship has found new footing, working together has undoubtedly been my favorite change thus far.  
I am going to start chipping away at my 2016 to do list ( really I do have lots of time) and remember every day when I think I might be failing...We bought a Inn.  
Taking chances embracing change...and repeat.  Luv K8e