Rich_by_the_Bay
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A change has occurred in how we use our house/floorplan since I retired. Like many we have more space than we need though DW and I both appreciate our own areas.
I now spend more time on the covered patio reading and contemplating my navel, weather permitting (which is usually the case). I spend similar time in the office where I keep the computer, some exercise equipment and the usual male territory markers (disarray, not the chemical type). And finally I have rediscovered our rarely used living room with its nice easy chair for reading and napping (family room and media are in a different area). Then there's the garden... It seems we have evolved a comfortable balance of shared and "claimed" space.
But a downsize is likely in the near future, with serious negotiations likely shortly thereafter.
Just musing.
I now spend more time on the covered patio reading and contemplating my navel, weather permitting (which is usually the case). I spend similar time in the office where I keep the computer, some exercise equipment and the usual male territory markers (disarray, not the chemical type). And finally I have rediscovered our rarely used living room with its nice easy chair for reading and napping (family room and media are in a different area). Then there's the garden... It seems we have evolved a comfortable balance of shared and "claimed" space.
But a downsize is likely in the near future, with serious negotiations likely shortly thereafter.
Just musing.
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