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: The more I think about your question, the more I feel compelled to
: say have
: a long term plan as you decide. Maybe do it in stages or periods.
: 3 years from now
: 5 years from now
: 10 years from now.

: With 20-20 hindsight we would not have purchased a four bedroom
: hous, on two floors, twelve miles from the center of things with
: an acre to maintain. That is just for starters.

I know that no matter how much space you have, you still want more. Now I can't vacumn the whole house at once. I think I do a room a day. And when I get to the end of my chores, I start at round one again.

When I have visitors, it takes a while to clean up after them and put things back in place.