The unexpected inheritance of nearly $30,000 from a deceased stepmother facilitated the creation of a dream laundry room for a family of seven. Despite the loss, the focus shifted towards living differently and appreciating moments. The stepmother's struggles with metastatic breast cancer highlighted her thoughts on time and priorities, impacting the way the author perceives life and daily tasks. This financial windfall transformed the mundane chore of laundry into a peaceful routine.
"I had enough money but not enough time." That's what my stepmom said, multiple times through her two-decade journey with metastatic breast cancer.
At 68, she finally passed away, leaving me, her two other young adult kids, four sisters, and friends.
My mind was on how much she'd never get to see, and how to live differently myself, when I got the call that she'd left me money - and quite a bit of it.
I used nearly $30,000 to build the laundry room of my dreams for my family of seven. Now, I actually find doing laundry peaceful.
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