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Moving day!!

We have piles of our stuff sorted into Cape Breton, Coleman and Dump this morning. J is up early with the load going to the dump. I am feeding Ruby, as always... what can I say the kid loves food.

It's hard to believe this day has come. We are eager to get going and start this next phase. Being in the city has been hard for us - it was always supposed to be just a stop gap measure for the next step and turned into 16 years of life. The past 5, where Justin and I have been working towards a piece of land in Cape Breton and land and  a house in the  mountains has been exceptionally hard as we have had our heads down working.

Being in the city has had some great things come our way. We've been able to practice our crafts with respect to work and have been fortunate with being able to secure remote positions. We have had many good times with friends and family in this house that we have packed up and will be leaving today. But, it really feels like it's time to start working on the things we want to and stop working on others agendas. 

Today marks the culmination of years of hard work, years of discussions and plans, years of hoping and dreaming. It marks the start of the next chapter. While it's scarey and a little sad, it's also trendously exciting and rewarding. 

Next stop - Coleman to get the keys to our new house, then Cape Breton bound via the Trans Canada Trail.

Good bye house in the city, hello living out our dreams!

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