I’ve been spending nights here since February when bringing loads of stuff from the old house. I was staying 5, 7, 10 days at a time depending on what contractors I had to deal with, deliveries, mowing, etc. I heard lots of strange stuff to begin with (fridge, heat pump, some creaks, birds pecking on house, etc.). I’m totally adjusted ... mom can’t hear anything much without her hearing aids, so nothing is bothering her!
I’m so exhausted by say 8 pm, I fall asleep (knitting, listening to podcasts, etc.) & generally crawl into bed around 11. Typically, I wake up between 3 & 4. I have so much stuff to do around here, it starts running around in my head - if I can’t fall asleep right away, I get up instead of tossing/turning for hours. Those early hours turn out to be pretty productive, actually.
My alarm, if I do manage to sleep through, is set for before sunrise ... I love that time of morning & it’s so beautiful here with the mountains, fog off the river some mornings, etc. The sun rise is visible from the kitchen & bay window eating area so it’s a great way to start the day. Sunsets over the mountain/gap to the west so far haven’t been as great as I thought they would be, but lately they’ve been picking up in color. Interestingly, during sunset, the light glows pink off the mountains to the east (we’re between 2 ranges) - very pretty!
I’m so glad you’ve landed in such a beautiful spot! At first I had a VERY hard time leaving my little farm, but now this place (8 years in) finally FEELS like home. I have some gorgeous views too, that I wouldn’t trade for the world. And the change of seasons i really magical, for the most part!
And you know what? The CHORES will NEVER be done and projects will ALWAYS have ANOTHER project waiting behind the current one. Pace yourself, Girl!
I STILL don’t have my @#$%^! pantry painted, there are walls upstairs that need patching due to water damage before we got the new roof finished. I HATE the carpeting in all the rooms upstairs, the hallway and the stairway and at the advice of my Local Appliance Guy I won’t be getting a stackable washer and a laundry tub in my laundry room - but life goes on. And I got a new Speed Queen washer that I just love, so there’s also that. ;)