It's been months since I blogged so I wanted to fill you in on what's been going on in my life!
Since the cruise I took in April, I've been staying very busy. A lot of long weekends were spent jetting back and forth to Florida in pursuit of the perfect condo. After looking at what seemed like a hundred places, I finally found the perfect place!!!
It's two bedrooms, a cute Florida room and of course, living, dining room, kitchen & bath. It's on a quiet street and has a gorgeous pool. But the best part.................it's only 10 minutes from the beach!
Thankfully, I was able to look past the clutter that was in the place and see it the way I would decorate it. I can tell you, the woman that owned it was a semi-hoarder with a love of teapots, plants and bird houses.
However, I've redecorated it in my mind several times. And it does have a lot of nice features: the wood floors are gorgeous, each bedroom has a walk in closet, there's a pantry and the Florida room has a huge closet with room for a washer/dryer! There are many other things to love about it as well, but I won't bore you with more details!
I will be sure to take before and after photos. The kitchen is updated but it is so not my taste. That will be the first project. It involves paint and a back splash!
For now, this place is just a vacation home......but some day........my full time home!
When I flew down for settlement, I filled two large suitcases full of things to help make the place habitable. It's amazing what you can fit into suitcases when you use those space bags!
Next, I'm planning on taking the Auto Train down in September. That way I can jam my car full of items to begin furnishing the place. A bed will be delivered when I get there. And, of course, I plan to do a little shopping while I am there.
My goal is to be able to be fairly comfortable when I visit and I will add things as time and money allow.
I am hoping to be able to fly down regularly during the winter months. I found an airport very close to home that flies Fridays and Mondays to an airport quite close to my place. The plan is to have quite a few long weekends this winter!
So, that's all the news for now!
Your Domestic Flying Gypsy,
Jilly
