What I really want is the ability to provide proper hospitality again. I might be an introvert, but I do like company from time to time, and when I was overseas, I was proud of my ability to host things. I still do that here, but my place is so small that I can't do it properly.
I've never owned a home- or even land, and I am beginning to doubt that that will happen. I worry that I might end up being too decrepit too soon to really enjoy it. But I don't regret all the travel I did in the earlier part of my life. I lived overseas for 8 straight years, wandered all over Europe and the UK, and got a lot out of my truncated military career.
My current job gets me out of town at least twice a year, and eventually, I'll be able to afford to travel on my own dime again. I do have cats, though- and I have to consider their needs now.
But I still dream about a cottage with a tangled garden full of good food, with room to entertain friends and the solitude to read, write, and think, and enough adventure to keep things interesting.
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Date: 2009-03-26 09:16 pm (UTC)I've never owned a home- or even land, and I am beginning to doubt that that will happen. I worry that I might end up being too decrepit too soon to really enjoy it. But I don't regret all the travel I did in the earlier part of my life. I lived overseas for 8 straight years, wandered all over Europe and the UK, and got a lot out of my truncated military career.
My current job gets me out of town at least twice a year, and eventually, I'll be able to afford to travel on my own dime again. I do have cats, though- and I have to consider their needs now.
But I still dream about a cottage with a tangled garden full of good food, with room to entertain friends and the solitude to read, write, and think, and enough adventure to keep things interesting.