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Hi Rick, Are you going to be spending most of your time in he hiking.biking trails? In the poo?. In the meeting room? When you open the door to your condo, what will you see? Can you step out and "take out that weed"? or will you be smelling the new beautiful rose you just planted? I too am in that dilemma, I am 54 yrs old dx at 49. I have a big backyard that I enjoy working in. I love to spend time outside playing with my dog. My wife also wants to simplify, for my sake - she is asking me not to do any more chores around the house, to call a handy man, because it takes me too long to do things - to move to a smaller house closer to my work. But I don't think I am ready for the "smallness of a condo". Things that I can not do myself I will call a handyman to do them for me. Things that I can do myself, I will tackle them. I love to putter in the yard, cut some branches from a tree, mow the lawn, do the edging . How about fixing "broken things"? Will you be able to do that in the condo? It also depends on the energy level. I still feel strong to do those things, how about you? What will you fix in the condo? At any rate, these are things to ponder over. Hope you make the right decisions. I am sure you will. Hope I was of some help with my input. Sincerely, Mario ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Hermann <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 9:22 AM Subject: Moving > Hi all, > My wife and I are stressing about a possible move, which I (the PWP) set > in motion a couple weeks ago. We've lived in our house for 12 years, and > have put a lot of energy into making it nice, and I have worked on the yard > to transform it from "easy care" to labor-intensive (but beautiful). Now, > with PD, I have much less energy, still work full time, and don't have it > in me to spend so much time on home and yard. So we looked at condos--what > a great concept! You own the inside, the association owns the outside, and > maintains it, and you have access to common amenities, which in the case of > what we're looking at includes a great pool, tennis courts, a meeting/party > building, racquetball court, weight room, sauna and jacuzzi, etc. And the > condo borders a woodland park with hiking and biking trails and other neat > stuff. Pretty cool, and appealing to our 14 year old son. The downside is > that we love our house (and yard, inspite of the work). So I could hire > someone to "do" the yard, but I'm thinking that it's time to downscale and > simplify. I feel like we must be crazy to sell our house, but it also feels > like the right time to make a lifestyle change. I would love to hear from > others who have gone through a change of home because of PD progression. > Thanks, > Rick > 49 years old, dx 47 >