Life has changed.

Six months ago I was running a bike shop in Adelaide, working six or more days a week and long hours every day. I was struggling with my rehab program from yet another break in my leg and was slowly getting worn down.

Quitting was a revelation. Thanks to Meg, I now had time to sort myself out and get my life back in order. Some might not have seen too many problems with what I was doing, but to me I had been working myself into the ground for no real reason or benefit. I wasn’t living life, I was enduring it!

 Meg and I both bought mountain bikes and I set some goals for myself. I had an appointment with my surgeon scheduled for August and wanted to walk out of his office with surgery scheduled to remove the bulk of metal from around my knee. Regular riding and the renewed interest in going to the gym with Mick combined with my healthier lifestyle helped me to achieve this goal.

I started eating better and with the huge help of Raph we transformed the overgrown garden to a manageable vegie patch and built and paved a pergola and barbecue area.

Working on simple outdoor activities like growing vegies got me thinking about where we should be and how we should be living and I started watching some real estate sites and gauging locations, prices and features within 150km from Adelaide.

 Life started coming together and after talking with the folks we agreed to look at a property outside Clare.

It was interesting country with rolling hills, deep valleys and suspect fencing. Over a hundred acres sounds like a lot to me, but as Meg suggested, we don’t have to use it all.

Some startling features stood out apart from the massive views over the Blyth plains. Power was already on the block and there was a bore with a new submersible pump that was reported to have good quality water.

 Of course, the downside was the price was over my upper limit for a block of land but Meg and I both felt that this was worth the stretch. We were both amazed by the possibilities that the place offered for our lifestyle somewhere in the future.