Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: COHOUSING-L digest 106

[MartyR707 (MartyR707]

In a message dated 3/24/97 9:24:42 PM, Brian Sullivan wrote:

<<Finally, a plug for a third area of topics. I'd like to second others
suggestion to write down some stories of the good life in cohousing.  Tell
us who don't live there yet what it's like once you're in.  We hear so much
about meetings and busy schedules,  will some lurkers get scared off?  So
in theory we hear about dinners and community sharing, etc. Did you get
what you were hoping for? I believe these stories will do much for building
people's confidence and interest in cohousing.>>

Yes!!!  Please!!  Thank you Brian for that suggestion.  Boy, are we at the
point where we need good stories right now.  I try to remind myself to
visualize living in our beautiful community a year from now, but it is really
hard in the midst of all this work!! (and fear and anxiety and difficult
decison making, etc.)

The little practice activities we do (like Dave and Mary coming over to help
me lift my computer printer that I couldn't get out of my car, and Scott
bringing me lilacs from his back yard cuz he knows I love lilacs), help
remind us of more good things to come, but stories from those who are living
"in it" would be great!

Marty Roberts
Two Acre Wood, Sebastopol
Where we're close to finalizing the CC&R's, and have some nice rituals
planned for our groundbreaking celebration in May.  (And it looks pretty good
that we'll get concrete floors and radiant heat!!)