https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:43:05 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3/page/2#post-2443622 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 13:03:17 +0000 peachykeen 2443622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Probably. It we move, it will most likely be to a better high school zone, so we have plenty of time. I do lament the lack of storage in this house though! We are planning to finish the basement and I'm slowly adding some storage pieces, so hoping that will help in the long-term. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3/page/2#post-2443559 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 11:17:38 +0000 bisous 2443559@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. Can't imagine staying in one home forever! We moved about every 7 years when I was a kid. If we stay here for 10, that would be a long time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3/page/2#post-2443466 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:37:29 +0000 Applesandbananas 2443466@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not sure that we are even in our forever city. DH and I met here 8 years ago and bought a house 7 years ago and every couple months, we talk about moving elsewhere! We've considered moving closer to family, moving to one of our dream cities, etc. and he's had several opportunities arise. If we were to stay in this city, I don't think we would move. There's a great Catholic school close by and our house is large enough to accommodate our family of 3, plus one more. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3/page/2#post-2443455 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:19:47 +0000 yin 2443455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes! It's also our first home. We bought in the neighborhood we wanted, and this is where I want to raise our family. It needs a lot of work, and I get easily frustrated by the time and money it takes to get it back in shape. I still love it though and can't imagine a different house for us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3/page/2#post-2443453 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 08:18:51 +0000 Mrs D 2443453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Quite possibly. But we need to do some extensive renovations if so (3rd car garage and moving one 30' long exterior wall out about 15'...</p> <p>With those improvements we could be happy here into retirement!</p> <p>However if DHs parents ever wanted to talk seriously about 'gifting' us their house to completely gut renovated I think we would strongly consider! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3/page/2#post-2443396 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 04:30:02 +0000 Cherrybee 2443396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Maaaybe! We were very careful, even with our first home, to buy something we *could* stay in forever if we needed to. Our current home has the potential to extend into the attic when we need the space but we might choose to move instead, when the time comes. At this point, I hope we stay here because I have already invested so much emotionally in doing it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3/page/2#post-2443389 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 02:51:15 +0000 sapphire 2443389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just moved I t our house and I live it, but I don't see the point in living in the same house, same place forever. No plans for moving anytime in even the distant future, but I don't understand the "forever home" idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443384 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 01:43:50 +0000 lamariniere 2443384@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. We aren't even in our forever country. I have no idea where we will be in 4 years. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443380 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 01:21:49 +0000 autumnlove 2443380@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like our house for our family right now but we will probably move if/when my inlaws move in with us. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443363 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:41:38 +0000 Mrs. High Heels 2443363@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We'll most likely live in this house until the kids graduate high school, then who knows! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443358 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 00:27:03 +0000 birdofafeather 2443358@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. We're renting and even when we do buy, I don't know we'll be anywhere forever! But both my parents and DH's have been in their homes for 30+ years with no plans for moving! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443341 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 23:31:47 +0000 NavyRN2012 2443341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I'm military so we're here for the next 2.5 years then onto the next home :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443340 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 23:31:01 +0000 MsMini 2443340@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! We bought this to be a 5 year home almost 7 years ago now and I have the itch to move - we are saving up until we can build a home ourselves on a small acreage. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443337 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 23:20:13 +0000 808love 2443337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For me, I really like the idea of living in my forever home. It is more economical (don't ever have to pay moving/buying/selling fees, super low interest rate), able to develop long term relationships and commit/invest into the community where we are. Just love that I don't ever have to move again. I came from a renting childhood that never had stability and I definitely had attachment issues with friendships. Meaning, friends had to make most of the effort to keep our relationship alive or it just died because I was used to people going in and out with all the moves. We moved almost every year after 4th grade (and a few times before that) so I just appreciate being able to rest in a home that has the idea of forever with it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443333 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 23:14:40 +0000 AprilFool 2443333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not even close, we're in a two bedroom townhouse. At this point I'd rather comfortably pay our bills and have some left over rather than have a big house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443330 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 23:08:35 +0000 Kemma 2443330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope, DH is military and we're due to be posted again at the end of this year so have less than twelve months left in our current home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443299 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 22:22:32 +0000 ShootingStar 2443299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're in the house we plan to raise our kids in. When we retire I hope to move some place warm and not have to deal with snow ever again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443257 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:53:27 +0000 avivoca 2443257@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. Eventually we would like something a bit bigger and further from town. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443254 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:50:45 +0000 Greentea 2443254@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MoonMoon: me.too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443252 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:50:21 +0000 Greentea 2443252@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: yeah, I never heard of it except on hb! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443246 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:33:48 +0000 MoonMoon 2443246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No way, the thought of staying in the same house or city forever makes me feel really claustrophobic! Moving is so cleansing, and I want my child to have the perspective that comes with living in different areas, different types of homes, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443242 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:26:15 +0000 chopsuey 2443242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We custom built our house and plan on staying here "forever," but who knows. Life is unpredictable! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443240 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:25:17 +0000 gingerbebe 2443240@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought our house thinking we would stay about 3-5 years, but it's a house we could live in for longer if necessary. We would ideally like to build a house next and it would probably be the house we live in until the kids are grown. I am pregnant with #2 and DH works from home a lot so our 3 bedroom plus den is capacity. DH will always need a home office, we need a 3 car garage, we'd like to have guest quarters, and for our kids to have a rumpus room and a yard. And DH really wants a single story home because of his ankles AND he would like a pool soooo that's a lot of square footage we'd have to save for. But we are homebodies and really enjoy being at home together and entertaining so I see it as a home + our hobbies rolled into one. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443239 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:24:44 +0000 Tanjowen 2443239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I believe more in "stages of life" homes, and we just moved into the one that will be ours for a major portion of our lives while raising children, and bought with that intention in mind. We will definitely move into something much smaller after this stage of our life is over. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443231 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:19:01 +0000 delight 2443231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are in our forever home. We bought a starter home and fixed it up over a 5 year period and then bought our forever home. Lots to do on this one too but I love our neighborhood and can't imagine moving again </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443227 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:14:36 +0000 BandDmommy 2443227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: I never heard it before HB either... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443223 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:12:41 +0000 Littlebit7 2443223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: yes this</p> <p>And to answer the OPs question. God I hope not</p> <p>ETA: I have a different view on this forever home thing. We'd like to continue renting in the NYC area. If someday we have the means we'd like a forever "weekend" home. One of those prefab tiny house things on a pretty But small piece of land in upstate New York. Small budget. No space for visitors. Just a bed and bunks for the kid(s). We'd pay for it upfront (ha, dreaming) so there would be no mortgage and it will always be there. Forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443222 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:12:07 +0000 WifeMama24 2443222@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our first home is our starter home, its a 25 year old house and we remodeled everything on our own. We have alot of room but its a split level home not my fav, saving up so we can purchase an home we would live in forever :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443221 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:12:02 +0000 mrschickpea 2443221@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think so. We just bought last May and the plan is maybe 6-7 years until DH switched to a different school for work in a better district. We'll see. This home is large enough for the number of children we're planning and the back yard is about an acre, so it will definately work forever if we wanted it to! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-in-your-forever-home-3#post-2443220 Sat, 30 Jan 2016 20:11:36 +0000 regberadaisy 2443220@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsjazz: such a NY'er! :P </p>