good news and fear of the dark

Good news!

They accepted my counter-offer. Which means I'm in contract to sell my house. What a relief - I was afraid it was going to languish on the market for a while.

It's a 30-day escrow, so I don't have a lot of time left in my casa - need to be out by Nov 8th. yikes!

I've got mixed feelings about it - right now I'm feeling sad to leave this beautiful house, which is full of light and space. I know that I'm going to have to take a pretty big step down in order to live in the area in which I want to live.

I can deal with a smaller house, but I am afraid of only being able to afford something crumbling or dank or dark and dreary.

I hate dark and dreary - really really hate it. Actually, I'm kind of afraid of it - makes me feel kind of panicky at the thought of living in such a place. Hmmm. I'm no longer a kid - so why am I afraid of the dark?