Everywhere We Look There's Work To Do!

If you haven't heard, we've moved. Liz and Conor moved to a new condo and then I moved two days later. We helped each other in both cases and therefore didn't get our own houses in order as fast as we usually would. Now, everywhere we look, there's work to do!

Moving to a new home is physical, but it's also very emotional. If you're downsizing, you miss all the comforts you had in your bigger place. If you're combining households, compromise brings harmony, but also the pain that comes from relinquishing control. On the other hand, moving to a new home can be a thrilling experience--full of anticipation for the new life ahead that it symbolizes.

My move is a temporary one--so that brings a different set of emotions. I'm unsettled and feel like I don't belong here. I'm nesting in, but not too much. I miss having all my things easily accessible. I focus on the white walls and want oh-so-badly to paint so the rooms don't feel so bland so I can feel at home.

No matter what the emotions you experience, I go back to my old rule. Hang your pictures and create familiar spaces with your things in the new unfamiliar place. Invite friends over--they will help you feel familiar and at-home in your new habitat. I know I will feel at home eventually--just about in time for the next move!