We bought a fixer upper!

​After living in a dreamy “treehouse” (not a real treehouse, just felt like one) for almost three years, we bit the bullet and decided to sell and go after our dream home. Our dream home was a Spanish hacienda with bougainvillea everywhere, terra cotta tiles throughout, wood beamed ceilings and so much charm you would get lost thinking you were in a Spanish fairytale. And of course on an acre of lush landscaped private property with a massive natural pond. Alas, after listing our house the day COVID forced California to Shelter in Place, our dreamy bubble was bursted. Even when we found something close to this fantasy, the cost was out of our budget. So the Universe had other plans for us and our house sat for over four months without a bite. And then we took a break to focus on other things, I did a Spacial Clearing while chanting affirmations about my perfect home being prepared for me, and when we relisted the second time, we got two competing offers within days. This forced us to reconsider what our “dream” house really consisted of.

I did some deep meditation and met our new home’s “house spirit” who told me the house number, in numerology, was a 5. After the shock of getting a 5 when a 1, 5, 7, and 9 were the ONLY numbers I told myself I did NOT want, I then moved to the state of acceptance and renewed hope.

After accepting an offer on our treehouse, that following weekend we found our home, and yes she was a 5. No, she did not have a pool and she was a crap load of work, but we felt right with her. And very surprisingly, no other offers were on the table, considering the crazy sellers market we were in (muuahhahaa, or it just says a lot about our craziness for buying this home). We began to have new visions of a reimagined dream home.

The home was built in 1964 and most of what is inside is original. There was an addition and a kitchen renovation I assume in the late 80’s or early 90’s. Aside from that, much of the 60’s charm was intact.

We are giddy with excitement for this project, but that might have to do with distance making the heart grow fonder because we are currently in a hotel for a week, unexpectedly, as the ceiling and walls get retextured and painted. That’s a story I will give another time.

I look forward to documenting our progress and adventures as we build our lucky 5 to be the dreamy oasis she deserves to be.