New Stuff

There’s a hiss and a metallic pop from the laundry room, loud enough to startle me from my morning journaling. I set the journal aside and cautiously peek around the corner to check on the heating system. Everything seems fine. No water on the floor, no flashing lights, no broken pipes that I can see. I crack the door open on the machine, half expecting it to hiss in my face, but it remains serene. 

I shrug, close it up, and return to my journal. Every time we move, there’s an adjustment period where nothing’s familiar. I’ve never experienced an in-floor heating system before, so the pops and hisses it sometimes makes are new. I expect to hear the deeper hiss of a heat pump or the whirr of the furnace kicking on, followed by the slight brush of air coming from the vents. 

None of that happens here. The air is still, the floor warm against my feet. Radiators or in-floor heating are common in Germany, just like fans and venting windows is just part of life here. 

This is one of dozens of things that aren’t quite familiar yet. Eventually, it’ll start to feel like home. The pop and hiss of the heating system won’t make me jump. I won’t even notice how still the air is. But I’m not there yet. 

This move’s differences, all the new stuff we’re adjusting to, are particularly fascinating to me. Overwhelming even, but fascinating because it’s not just a new state, it’s a new country. So, I figured I’d share some as I start working out my atrophied writing brain-muscle. It’s been far too long since I wrote regularly beyond my journaling. 

So, for now, hello, or as the Germans’ say hallo, and many blessings! Let’s dive into the New Stuff!

Jennifer

P.S. While I was gone, Kat at the Lily Cafe wrote a wonderful review of Theos Rising. Check it out here.

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