I never thought yurt life would be a way of living that I was drawn to and I’ve had a lot of learnings over the course of the last four months. Truth be told, it’s been a rollercoaster of emotions and I feel like I just now really settled in here. And I have to admit, I really, truly love living in a yurt. I never thought I would love it as much as I do. However, there are some downsides that I’m learning which I will address below, beginning with what I love.

At 4:30 AM on August 10th I will load my fur children, Baker and Louie into a ten foot Uhaul truck with my sweet little Mazda 3 towing behind, and pull out of the driveway I’ve called home for the last four and a half years. The longest I’ve lived somewhere since my childhood home.

My feelings and emotions are all over the place, rhythmically dancing in my body like two salsa dancers hanging on to each other for dear life. Although this move has been in the making for about a year now, my hope is that instead of my normal creep off in the middle of the night fashion, I close this chapter properly.