Three years ago, we built this house believing it would be our forever home. We chose every detail with the idea that this would be the place we watched our kids grow up, the place we grew old, the place we settled into as life unfolded around us.
But somewhere along the way, forever started to feel different.
We realised we do not want to grow old in one place. We do not want to spend our lives wondering what the world might have shown us if we had been brave enough to go. We do not want to trade experiences for comfort or curiosity for routine.
And so, in one week, our forever home officially hits the market.
Not because we are running from this life, but because we are running toward the one that is calling us.
We are selling our home so we can experience the world and chase golf across it.
Travel has always been in our hearts. Golf has always been part of our rhythm. And somewhere between the school runs, the workdays, and the quiet evenings, we realised we want more of both.
We want to show our kids the world, not just tell them about it. We want to play golf in places we have only ever seen on screens. We want to live lightly, move freely, and build a life shaped by experiences instead of possessions.
Letting go of our things, and everything they represented, has been its own journey. In just three years we accumulated so much. Drawers full of things we never use. Cupboards full of things we do not need. Objects that made sense for the life we thought we would live here, not the one we are choosing now.
Letting go of it all has been strangely freeing.
Every item we donate or sell feels like shedding a layer of the old version of ourselves. It is not just decluttering. It is making space, physically and emotionally, for the life we are stepping into.
The truth is that this is both terrifying and exhilarating.
Selling a home you built with your own dreams is emotional. It is vulnerable. It is a leap into the unknown. But it is also the moment where courage becomes real.
We are choosing a life where our kids learn from the world. A life where we chase fairways across continents. A life where we prioritise memories over things. A life where we do not wait for one day. We create it.
As we prepare to list the house next week, we are aligning everything else too. Simplifying our belongings. Preparing the kids for a new rhythm. Planning our first bases overseas. Building our content foundations. Organising our finances. Creating a lifestyle that feels intentional, not accidental.
It is messy and emotional and exciting all at once, but it is ours.
Soon, strangers will walk through the home we built with so much love. They will see a house. We will see the version of ourselves we are now brave enough to outgrow.
We are not giving up our forever. We are redefining it.
And in one week, the next chapter begins.
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