Welcome to my house!
NOTE: This is Part 1 of My Journey update. Part 2 coming next week.
I’ve moved!
This is something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. I’ve explored many opportunities, some that came to me and some that I sought out. I reviewed each of them but for one reason or another, they didn’t seem to fit or be the right thing at the right moment.
What about this move made it the right thing to do and how does my move fit in with Women for Living in Community? After all, a big part of my story has been my shared housing arrangement that I’ve been living in for the last 4 years, often referred to as the “Golden Girl” lifestyle. (Click here for related blogs about ‘Golden Girls’ style living)
What I am doing now is expanding the shared housing concept in a mini-pocket neighborhood.
Shared housing is a very important and a viable, wonderful, life fulfilling learning experience for anyone who is seeking a better way of living as we age. A mini-pocket neighborhood is an expansion of the shared housing concept. Imagine if the Golden Girls ladies lived in a neighborhood made up of other shared housing homes. That’s what I am in the process of developing for myself.
My shared mini-pocket neighborhood
My new home and land are a perfect setting for me to take in housemates (I will have a part-time housemate for now). I will also be sharing a larger piece of property and another house with a friend, essentially creating a mini-pocket neighborhood. Already, opportunities are expanding. There is another house on the property who is interested in possibly living as a mini-pocket neighborhood. Hope, hope,….
Will this be my last move?
Since moving to Asheville and launching Women for Living in Community, I have moved 7 times. My moving has, in a way, been “on the job” training for me as I have explored various alternatives to living in community in order to find the right one. (Sure has given me good stories for my talks too!) I have learned something new about myself and the types of arrangements – all lessons I have shared with you and the Women for Living in Community network. While I hope this is it, I cannot say what the future holds. This move actually signals another important change and development in my life.
A Look Back: Over the Years slideshow:
The Next Chapter
In many ways this move has also signaled a turning point for Women for Living in Community. More on that in Part 2 of My Journey update.
Hi – My name is Pat and I read an article 25+ years ago about Cher buying houses on a street with a cul-de-sac, where she and all her girlfriends moved together to live and support one another. That started the idea in my head of a community or neighborhood where my friends could all live together & support one another. I am divorced, as is most of my friends, all whom state they do not intend to marry again. But we each struggle with caring for our houses and yards, live too far from one another to help each other, and commiserate about all the problems we encounter. Living close to each other, helping each other, is the idea. I hope to glean info on how your community evolves, for our “future” village to begin.
Get my book and find out what you want!!! Very helpful. Helped me and others.
thanks
Marianne