Thanks for that perspective...I truly am grateful for the home we do have, and I know that even if DH loses his job we can manage just fine...and that is a lot of peace of mind, believe me.
We're currently redecorating/remodeling a bit to try and make this house seem newer to us. But there are several things that I would love to have in a house that we won't be able to do unless we move. Since our lot is small, we can't really add on (but we did just build a screened porch). We are trying to make the most of what we have, but I can't help but be envious sometimes of people who have so much more space than we do.
And it's not even like these people are buying these big houses and then struggling to furnish them...which would make me feel better LOL. No, they have nice furniture and window treatments in every room...it looks like a professional interior designer was in there. We've lived here 10 years and we have just now gotten window treatments for almost every room and we lived with hand-me-down furniture in the living room for 10 years and just bought new stuff.
It just makes me feel like we are doing something wrong because we can't afford the same lifestyle.
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