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Perspective Affects Contentment

Being cooped up for weeks, rarely leaving the house due to COVID19, gave me a chance to fall in love with my little house again. I made a conscious decision to make the space I was in be something I enjoyed. I was putting some effort into de-cluttering, organizing and decorating.  Things that I hadn't done for a long time. It was working. I was finding joy in what we have and where we are. Then we visited some friends. They have a beautiful, two-story, four-bedroom home with an open kitchen and a great covered patio. As I appreciated their home, I was reminded of what I have always wanted.  A big Kitchen. Lots of bedrooms. Curb Appeal. Etc. and so on. After the weekend with them, we were back home making a financial plan to reduce bills and realized, once again, how thankful we are for a very affordable mortgage payment. Then we were making a plan for when we can have some family stay with us, realizing how small our accommodations are and how having multiple guests make the one ba