It is genuinely hard for me to believe that it is already the end of February. The year is 1/6th past already, and I feel I that I have both seen profound change and nothing has happened at all. It strikes me both as odd and completely normal.
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Our lease has come up for renewal at New Home 2.0. There are more options now: Month to Month, 9 Month, 12 Month, 15 Month. Our rates have not gone up in two years, which surprises me a bit to be honest, given that one hears so often about the housing market being impacted even here. We have gone ahead and elected to extend for another 15 months, which puts out past midyear 2027 if for no other reason than to lock in the rate; at this point there is no indication that we would move before then unless something significant happened (it always might, of course), and I would rather run the risk of that than have my rent go up, especially in these rather inflationary times.
Besides, even with The Ranch likely closing, we are still no closer to a permanent landing point than we were before. And, the thought of moving again is not attractive at this time.
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There is no word on contingencies falling off The Ranch yet. The process of notification is underway regardless - one way or the other, we need to be ready.
Beyond that, the things I need to plan are getting a storage locker and finding a mover to get the last stuff out of the barn.
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In what appears to be a reversal of the last 6 years, my travel agenda largely falls off after June (with a single flight in August for my hike). I have effectively dropped from at least one flight somewhere a month to no flights currently on calendar (see exception above) until possibly the Christmas holiday.
I do not know that I mind that, but I know that at some point it will be a definitive change.
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It is shocking to me that I only returned from Japan three weeks ago. Like normal, it feels like a lifetime ago.
Odd how time works. In some ways - other than the pictures, obviously - it feels as if I never went. How quickly ordinary life takes back over.
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