I'm going to try this again.
A lot has happened since I wrote in 2015. It is now 2017. My mother has passed and I miss her terribly. She suffered for the last four months of her life and it was a blessing. She died peacefully in her sleep. She always worried so much about me. She was very generous financially and, quite frankly, I don't think I could have made it without her support.
She really didn't want me to move away but for my own sanity I needed too. I needed to move away from negativity that I was constantly around. I needed peace and kindness in my life and I have found that here in gold country. It is beautiful here, though very cold and wet this winter. I feel like my home may float away, even though I'm in the mountains and there are no streams around me. The earth is so saturated and just can't keep up with all the water. At least I had a roof installed last year so I feel safe with no leaks.
My mother has left me financially secure and for that I am extremely grateful. My house needs a lot of work and will now be able to make the place I want it to be. I did remove some of the dark, ugly kitchen cabinets and painted the remainder with Annie Sloan chalk paint in white. However, the layout stinks, the cabinets are old and disgusting, and I will be replacing them. I will shortly start looking for replacements. I'll keep you informed.
I also want new hardwood floors and to paint the inside and outside of my home, remove the fireplace from the middle of the room and replace with another gas burning more modern style fireplace. Also, I was in the middle of redoing the guest bathroom but ran out of money and now that should be restarted at the end of February.
I'll start posting pictures of this disaster of a home starting tomorrow.
Good night for now dear friends.
