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There comes a time when you know when there are big decisions to be made. Often this is when your world decides it is time that it should drop broad hints about work/life balance and not enough time to do anything properly. The body begins to react to that extra bit of stress and your mind decides to go awol when trying to remember names, words etc.

So this last month or so we have battled with some of this and circumstances have arisen, doors have opened (figuratively) and almost overnight we are planning to move!

This move will be very special. Others have done it before us, now it is our turn. Do you see where I am going with this?

One question – how does one down size from a large 4-bedroom house to a 57-foot narrowboat?

Answer; there is no room for sentimentality or holding on to possessions.

Now you must have guessed. We have the boat – built to live on, we have the opportunity – a mooring on which we can be “live a boards” as from 1^st April and we are going to do it! We will still be at Devizes Marina, will still need to work for a while but we will be able to spend more time together, time on the Kennet and Avon and aim to have a more simple, less stressful lifestyle.

It has been interesting to follow the blogs of those of you who are already living aboard, either cruising or in a marina. We look forward to sharing similar experiences, hopefully only the good ones!

Does anyone want a houseful of furniture, useless nick nacks, endless books, too many pictures, an over abundance of clothes (mine, not BJ’s!)? I think the local charity shops will do well. EBay may be useful, perhaps the answer is some sort of sale. The whole experience may very well be cathartic for us both.

So raise a glass to us and wish us luck and good fortune as we enter yet another stage of our lives. We aim to enjoy it whilst we are both fit and comparatively healthy.