I appreciate your appreciation and so have a little implementation anecdote to share:

I have a photo of a nice house I keep on a bulletin board. I found it in a magazine and it appealed to me enough to cut it out and keep it. At one time, I was ready for change and looking for something better. This house was one component of that. My current living conditions were becoming more negative than positive (house always cluttered, dusty, in need of repair, etc) that I was developing a need to get away from my current house.

So I thought this other house would be a great goal to have and to ensure this was a worthy pursuit, I had to make sure it was what I really wanted. In order to do this, I made a list of what I liked about the house, qualities such as, spacious, low maintenance, great climate, beautiful landscape, etc. Then I had to contemplate what each quality meant to me.

As an example, spacious meant no more clutter, lots of open space to move about freely. Freedom of movement, unencumbered by stuff. Low maintenance meant more free time for myself since I wouldn't need to paint, repair window sills, stain decks, etc. I would be ridding myself of need tos and shoulds, tasks I don't enjoy. Great climate meant I would be rid of resistance to the climate and just enjoying it. Winter, for example provides me with plenty of resistance :) Etc.

Then I took a look at what I had and realized I could achieve all of these here, in my current home with an adjustment of attitude. Regarding clutter (I have small children who agree to illustrate my resistance to clutter), I could create a small, indescrete place for myself that was completely free of clutter and dust. I could be a space on a table only I use, or a painting on a wall, anything that made me feel clutter free that I could go to whenever I began to be bothered by clutter. This space would put me back into a clutter free frame of mind. (I also tossed a bunch of stuff out).

For the maintenance, I could just pay someone to do all the work and minimize what I do (I have a fairly good relationship with money :). This would free my time and I wouldn't be constantly resenting what I'm doing.

In addition, I splurged to add something upscale that would make the house feel like a house in a magazine, something nice to look at and enjoy like a stone patio.

Regarding climate, I could find ways to enjoy all climates. So now I have a good relationship to my house and I don't need to move anyway - it's almost as if I already have :) I like the picture though, and like to admire it just as I would a nice sunset or garden.