I miss my old home

I ended up having to move out of the home I lived in for 27 years. Honestly, a 2 story, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath house was way too big for 2 people, but every year I'd hear, "I'll be selling the house," and it never happened, so I never thought the day would come when it finally happened.

I have temporary living arrangements at the moment, but I have to move again... who knows when? Apparently, I have too much stuff for the people I'm living with now, but that's what happens when you move out of a house with 27 years worth of stuff (we did throw out or donate a lot of things, but there was still a lot left) into someone else's house that's full of their stuff already. The situation honestly sucks. I'm still trying to sell what I have.

Where I'm living now is okay, but where I lived before was better. I guess you don't realize what you have until things change.

The things I loved about where I lived before: not much traffic at or anywhere near our freeway exit. Close proximity to Winco Foods - I really miss shopping there! The air seemed clearer than where I am now. Easy for guests to park - we had a huge driveway where people could just park and where I am now it's hard to find any space out on the street since there are so many more cars. We weren't that close to an airport like where I am now - why anyone would choose to live so close to an airport baffles me - the planes fly overhead all the time and they're so close that it's really loud, shakes everything, and makes car alarms go off almost every time.

If I could move back into the other house, I definitely would, or at least somewhere in the vicinity. We never used the facilities like the pool, gym, tennis courts, etc, so the HOA fees that were paid each month were really only for upkeep and maintenance of shared landscaped areas and for the security guards at the gate.

But looking ahead, I'll hopefully end up in Europe, and I really can't wait for that! I'd much rather be there than anywhere in the US.