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So I've been without a car (for the most part) for a week or so. My husband just started back to his early spring seasonal job (before his summer contracting business starts up.) But since we've recently moved, we are now an hours drive from where he works. Which is ironic since one of the reasons we decided to move was to be closer to "things", primarily work! Anyway, he gets up in the wee hours which is much too early for me to drive with him there then the hour back just to have a car for the few days he is gone. So I thought, what better time to start a blog.

Starting a blog for me has always been problematic since I have so many interests that have never seem connected to me. I paint, I sew, I'm a parent, I like to cook, I like fashion and design/decorating, and most recently I started couponing. And while none of these things really seem to fit together, in one way they do. I've always been a bit of a homebody. Starting when my youngest was born 14 years ago, but more so in the last several years. We were living in a rural part of the state of NH and getting anywhere was at least a 30 minute drive. And when gas prices went up in 2008 or thereabouts, driving became a luxury reserved mostly for necessities. Hearing over the last few years that gas prices would be on the rise again, we moved a little closer to civilization last fall. And just in time too!  I chose our new place as close to the small city bus line as possible knowing we would also be dumping our second car (at least temporarily) along with our not so expensive but too expensive for its location home of 10 years.

And here we are. DH has only been able to get part time work in the time we've been here, so transportation hasn't been a problem. And I'm used to staying at home for the most part. But today is the first day of 3 whole days with no car or access to one at all since he is out of town.  DD just happens to be on school vacation and has her first appointment at the orthodontist today. This means we are going to try the bus for the first time.  Which should be interesting since she has never been on a city bus and I haven't ridden one since I was in high school. I just hope it runs on time!

But back to Nestish. I figure the things that I am interested in and involved in mainly revolve around home life and home activities, however it isn't really a blog about being an uber homemaker or super mom, extreme couponer or extreme anything. I am in RL anything but extreme.  Hence the term Nestish. It is a little bit about all of these things, but hopefully as much about me, you, people, and life in general.  Home to me being what or where you make it, not who you are.