7 Big Items that we are keeping

August 20, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley Comments Off

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After over 11.5 years of being together – 12 years in early November – we have upsized and downsized. We have skipped the 18 – 21, perhaps 30 years, of children at home, and well, we have moved from Young Marrieds directly into Empty Nesters. Although, truly we are not Empty Nesters because we did not have children to nest. So what is the official term for us? Your guess is as good as mine!

At 38 and 41 years of age, respectively, Alan and I are downsizing. We bought our first home, having approximately 2200 square feet, in a remarkable neighborhood for children, anticipating to have children. And well, it never became a priority for either of us. Not out of selfishness, but perhaps a lack of selfishness…In a nutshell, we considered everything: grandparents, careers, interests, personalities…and I could go on. Idealistic? Certainly. Unhappy? No.

Our new 850 square foot house is perfect. Alan even said, “I have an idea for the master sun porch [that is not part of the square feet]. “What is it?” I asked, curious. “We could put a hot tub out there, if it fits!” I responded, “Great idea.” How fun to have a hot tub off of the master eventually. First, we’ll pay off our small loan. Practical. We are good together.

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About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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