I have experienced so many changes in the last 7 months. 2013 has been an interesting year. My X husband, Johnny Seidel, passed away. We had continued to see each other off and on over the last 10 years, but were on an off period. It was a terrible shock when I got the phone call that he had passed away. If anything it made my determination to move to Costa Rica even stronger. I do not want to dream... I want to do!
I did change my plans as far as renting my house out. Instead I decided to sell my house and moved back to my old home town, Greenville. The pace of life is slower here and the cost of living is less. Just another step in the right direction.
It's interesting when I start connecting the dots of my path. After my divorce I moved to Oak Cliff in Dallas. It is an area that is not as upscale and citified as my entire life has been up until then. I went from having Central Market and Neiman Marcus in my back yard, to having small not so great grocery stores and having to drive about 10 miles to reach anything upscale. This was the first step in getting used to slimming down my options. Now I've moved to Greenville where life is slower paced and there is practically no good shopping at all. If I want a good grocery store, ie Central Market, I have to drive back to Dallas. All these changes are getting me ready for Costa Rica! Puriscal is a very small town and my life style will change. It would have been quite the culture shock if I had not started changing my lifestyle seven years ago. Of course, at the time I did not realize where my life was going. Connecting the dots is so exciting! God has had a hand on my life for a very long time.
I am so excited. My plan is still to move there in 3 years once I am able to collect social security. But the life style change is going to be easy for me now.
Make your plan, trust God, and work that plan!
Pura Vida!
