I have owned a home in Pocono Lake for over 20 years.  It had been a weekend, holiday and vacation retreat for me, my husband and our children.  Approximately four years ago I retired from my position as a Legal Assistant for the Managing Partner in a major New York law firm.  A this point in my life I decided to move to our home permanently so it became my project to convert it to our primary home.

I never considered another career but at the s...