family caregiving | Multi-generational home | work to Build
A New Season. A New Home.
How it started
“I think they need to live in the same house.”
My grandmother had 3 daughters. They are now 83, 81, and the baby of the bunch will be 80 in January. Overall their health is okay, but they do have hearing and mobility challenges to manage. My Mom has her own house and the other two sisters live together across town.
A few days ago, my cousin brought my youngest aunt to visit my mom. We were talking about things and my cousin said, “I think they need to live in the same house.”
We’re all still working and we do have part-time help coming in at both homes. If they all lived in one home, that would make caregiving easier in a lot of ways. That’s how this project came about.
The plan
A Family Home for Every Generation
The plan is simple – find some land, design a multi-generation home, and build it. The Golden Girls stay at home. They stay together. And the family stays close.
Paying for this project is not so simple. Across our family we have 4 existing homes that we can sell. Not all of them are paid for and some of them may need some work to make them marketable.
Building takes time and selling all or some of our current homes will also take time. My idea is to earn the funds to buy the land and start the pre-construction work by marketing some businesses I have but haven’t been marketing them as much as they could be.
You can learn more about them below.
my family of brands
Working My Way to the Build
Over the years, I’ve built small businesses around things I care about. Now every one of them is part of this goal. If something here fits your life, I’d love to have you as a customer.
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Latest Updates
- Why I’m Planning a Multigenerational Family Home
One sentence from my cousin changed my plans. Here’s the multigenerational family home I’m working toward, and why it starts with moving back in with my mom. - Same House, New Season
Moving back home means combining two households, finally making the updates we couldn’t afford back in 2010, and getting the house ready for its next family. Here’s the plan so far. - Why I’m Going Home
It’s official. I’m moving back home with my mom, even though my house hasn’t sold yet. Here’s why.