Ainslie and I have now become downshifters. Well kind of. It hasn't been entirely voluntary. Let's just say that when the bottom fell out of the sub-prime market in early 2008 we were perfectly aligned to feel the full force of it.
Anyway, that doesn't really matter because we are embracing the whole downshifting concept with relish!
We have now moved into a rental property which is perfect for allowing us to grow a significant amount of our own produce. It already has mature orange, grapefruit, mandarin and plum trees and there is plenty of room for us to set up our chook house.
The location is great - we are walking distance to a railway station, very close to our very favourite daycare centre, Como Children, and the local school is excellent.
It has allowed us to sell one of our cars which will significantly improve on our carbon footprint figure.
And finally, I've been offered a place at Curtin Uni to do a Ph.D!
Check out our lovely oranges!
Hi Colin, great blog. Feel in the same boat about down shifting. We are crammed into our three bed bungalow rental, but rich in lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteIn fact we have enjoyed the bungalow so much, that when they gave us notice we decided to buy as our permanent home.
I only wish we that we could be in the same position!
ReplyDeleteThe block is enormous; about 1,100sq.m. The current owners have got permission to build a 4 storey mixed-use development so I imagine when our lease is up we will be gone!