Over time

Construction is quick and yet slow. it depends on the stage of construction. Framing seemed to take the longest to me. I would go to the site everyday after work to see what was new. The foundation walls were in place and then the framing had to be completed. It was interesting walking around on dirt and and building residue, while try to see how things were going to be.

Meantime I am still getting directions from my higher self of what to do and not do. I was directed to do no construction or work on the house. So I shopped I bought stainless steel sinks from IKEA, they were round and they went into the bathrooms. I bought very cool bathroom faucets from Costco that were made in Germany. I shopped for light fixtures and towel holders. I found some amazing deals. I bought track lighting from Home Depot that is amazing and flexible. I shopped for paint, counter tops, cabinets, and all the pieces that finish a house. I didn't need to shop for flooring because I wanted heated cement floors with no finish. The floor has a clear acrylic sealer on it. It is so easy to care for and walking barefoot in the winter is so warm in my home.

My vision for my home was clean easy to maintain, kind of asian and modern. Later the asian influence seemed to dissolve and Mid century modern happened.

In addition to the mid-century modern look, mine is the only single story house in the neighborhood. They is what can happen when the homeowners refuse to create a Homeowners Association or architectural review. I wrote the by-laws for the neighborhood, because I was the developer. I spent a lot of time writing the By-laws for the neighborhood and the residents refused to adopt them. So ten years later the statute of limitations had expired and I could build whatever the city codes allowed.

Construction is fun!

After we signed all agreements it seemed like forever for the actual construction to begin. That is the permit process. Also I had not included sewer hookup fees, road impact fees and water hookup fees in my budget and that was a shock. The fees were over $8,000 being on a too tight of budget I was shocked. The cost of everything had gone up since building our first home.

Then Craig, my contractor, called me with Good and Bad news. I asked for the bad news first. This news made me so happy that I do not remember the good news. The bad news was that two thirds of the house had to be two feet underground! I was getting passive geothermal!!!! This did not change how the house looked from inside just a lower profile on the outside. Over time it has been amazing. As the trees grow I have no need for air conditioning or even fans for cooling. Imagine it is 100 degrees outside and you walk into your home and it is a cool 78 degrees without fans or any cooling device. This year my highest energy bill during the summer was $59 dollars and that was because I had company for a couple of weeks. The greater part of the house that is underground is on the bedroom area which makes it warmer in the winter and cooler in the summer. The windows didn't change from the plan and I have to tell people to look outside to see the difference in elevation.

Other benefits to having a house two feet underground it is easier to paint, uses less paint, washing windows does not require ladder and you can see your plants outside. And if you need to climb in the roof that does not require a very big ladder.

Construction WooHOO!

After my house plan was finalized, I had to find a contractor. This was after one of my Healing Key Way sessions about being my own contractor and it became very clear I was not to be the contractor. Once again my higher Self have a better idea. I shopped contractors which was an education in itself. First where do you find a contractor? I went to the the Home Builder's association to get recommendations which they do not give but I came away with a list of contractors. Then I decided to call all my friends and family to find out if they knew of contractors they would use. A friend had built her own home and loved her contractor. I called him and two others to get bids. I had built a house before with my ex-husband and remembered how much time we spent with the contractor so liking the contractor was going to be important. I gave copies of my plans to all of the contractors and gave them time to work out the cost of building my house. About a week later we meet and discussed the bid and their thoughts on the project. The first contractor's bid was super high which was ok because we didn't click, the second contractor didn't know what a drop in bathtub was and was offended easily. The third contractor was my choice on so many levels. His company is Powell Construction and he is Craig Powell. His wife, Marga, is his office manager and they are an awesome team. Above and beyond that Craig KNOWS what he is doing, does it very well and constantly looked for ways to save me money.

Craig also works with the greatest team of subcontractors that ever came together. Of course I was the client but as a single woman I was treated with such respect and my ideas accepted and put into use.

These two photos are beginning construction of my home.

Surprise!

Healing Key Way is not a system to access what to do or how to do things. It is driven
by the client's higher self and a lot of questions directed by the practitioner. So it what a huge surprise when my higher Self started telling stories about what it wanted and giving me directions. At this time I owned two lots in Northwest that I had been trying to sell for a lot of years, for whatever reason no one had bought either one of them. During one of my stories I was talking about how beautiful the view was from one lot, it reminded me of a fairy forest. The testing confirmed I was in the correct story and I was directed by Me to build on this lot. (We use muscle testing to find how to map the session.) I was stunned. I did not have the funds or credit to make this happen. My testing came up with the idea to ask a family member to be my mortage holder.

I asked this person to lend me the money to build my house, and the answer was yes. This began an interesting process, with my ego self's ideas meeting with my higher Self ideas. I thought originally to build a large house with an in-law apartment for me to live in and rent the bigger house. No, that wasn't what my higher Self wanted. I was to build my own house. Wow!

I contacted a well known architect in the Northwest, Jon Sayler. We had designed two plans that I had planned to build and sell, neither happened. Fortunately for Me he was available and willing to work for a flat fee. Things I wanted that raised the price of construction were, heated cement floors, two sided gas fireplace and all on one floor with the possibility of being wheelchair access. Jon designed a great house!

Listening to Spirit (and acting on it!)

In 2010 I was living in California post divorce in someone else's home and trying to sort out what to do next. As a Healing Key Way Practitioner I continue to do my personal healing so I can be the best person to assist others. In February 2010 during a session where I was the client, the story was how I did not fit in California. My higher Self was telling me to go home. My ego argued with my higher Self that I had no home. In truth my home is in Northwest where I had lived for more that 25 years. I listened and started packing. I did not have a place to live or a source of income other than a few clients. And I was going.


Upon arriving home, I put most of my things in storage and asked friends if I could stay with them. The original plan did not work out and the back up plan became my home for the next seven months. I was grateful, so grateful. I found work that was supposed to be seasonal that became my Part time almost full time job for the next five years. I worked in a garden center for a large big box store, later became a florist. My incredible generous friends treated me like a special guest and allowed me to sort out my life.

After being a guest for 7 months I started looking for a situation where I could live and work for my keep. I started looking for placements and told friends. Within a few days I was offered a room in a friends residence that also had business use. For my rent I agreed to clean and garden. I cleaned and gardened for the next two and a half years. Meantime I paid off my debts and kept doing sessions as a client and a practitioner. Around year two, I re-read "Ask and it is Given" by Esther Hicks. This had me do an exercise on getting what I want. However even before the actual assignment I had some work to do with me.

When I left Spokane upon my impending divorce I had money, quite a bit of money. Over the next five years I spent all my money and acquired a lot of debt. The work to do was forgiving myself for spending/losing my money. I had shamed myself into a conversation of being bad and unworthy. Working through this took some time. Understanding that money is a form of energy and I had used my energy up. I also had years of conversations from my 31 year marriage that money was me and visa versa. Money is wonderful but it is not me nor am I it. I freed my identity from the idea that money made me who I am. After forgiving myself for the choices I had made I decided I was a worthy person and I wanted a home.


From the "Ask and It Is Given" book I had more work to do to discover how to get a home. The exercise I did was to write on a full page all of the reasons I wanted a home. I wrote things like "I want a home so I can have a garden." and "I want a home so I can entertain." I wrote everything I could think of filling the front side of the page. Part two is turn the page over and write all the reasons why I deserved a home. This part of the exercise really stretched me and I made up all kinds of strange reasons including ..."because I am a white light being." After writing this page I put it away occasionally reading it over. Always when reviewing or thinking about my home with GRATITUDE and LOVE while being in the feeling of living there. The Joy and love I had filled me just thinking about my home.


It should be mentioned not in any part of my want list was there things about bedrooms or garages. None of the details were included on things like location or bathrooms. I only wrote about the things I wanted and then I focused on how it felt having them. My heart filled love for all the things my home provided. When there is no resistance for the person spirit can provide and that is exactly what happened.