Waiting on My World to Change
by Leann
When we moved last year, things happened very quickly. Yes, selling your house in about a week is not what you plan on! (It sure was nice to get a deal that quickly, of course!) Beforehand, we'd done a lot of clearing out, putting belongings in storage, throwing away useless objects, purging our life of mucho paper (which was shredded and recycled) and giving many things to charity.
A year later, we are in a rental house and most of our stuff remains boxed
up or in storage. I noticed today that because I SO want this place to be a very temporary home, I haven't made any attempt to make this place more like what I was used to in Texas. Objects put on shelves or in closets remain there, untouched. It's like my mind is reassuring me that this, too, shall pass.
But now, I so miss my quilts, my fabric stash, my dishes, my pictures of
family, my Amish made dining room table, my piano and the collectibles I always kept where I could admire them, take comfort in them and feel the joy of the memories they evoke. I collect cat folk art. I only have one piece here--what a friend sent me for Christmas. I miss walls dotted with pictures my sister painted or cross stitch projects I created.
When you race into a new stage of life, you anticipate all the wonderful things that will happen. I suppose I need to return to anticipation stage because waiting on this rental house world to change just isn't happening.
The good news is, I will have a "Christmas" unlike any other when we finally move once our house is built--boxes and boxes of wonderful gifts to re-explore and appreciate more than ever. I hope anyone in the southeast doing the "non-rain" dance will keep up the effort so we can back to building a house!
Ever put your stuff in storage for a year or more? What was it like to get it all back? I'd love to hear!
BTW--I haven't forgotten the giveaway, but having a very sick cat and a very sick me (bronchitis) has me behind in all normal daily activity. But the winner(s) will hear from me soon!
When we moved last year, things happened very quickly. Yes, selling your house in about a week is not what you plan on! (It sure was nice to get a deal that quickly, of course!) Beforehand, we'd done a lot of clearing out, putting belongings in storage, throwing away useless objects, purging our life of mucho paper (which was shredded and recycled) and giving many things to charity.
A year later, we are in a rental house and most of our stuff remains boxed
up or in storage. I noticed today that because I SO want this place to be a very temporary home, I haven't made any attempt to make this place more like what I was used to in Texas. Objects put on shelves or in closets remain there, untouched. It's like my mind is reassuring me that this, too, shall pass.But now, I so miss my quilts, my fabric stash, my dishes, my pictures of
family, my Amish made dining room table, my piano and the collectibles I always kept where I could admire them, take comfort in them and feel the joy of the memories they evoke. I collect cat folk art. I only have one piece here--what a friend sent me for Christmas. I miss walls dotted with pictures my sister painted or cross stitch projects I created.
When you race into a new stage of life, you anticipate all the wonderful things that will happen. I suppose I need to return to anticipation stage because waiting on this rental house world to change just isn't happening.
The good news is, I will have a "Christmas" unlike any other when we finally move once our house is built--boxes and boxes of wonderful gifts to re-explore and appreciate more than ever. I hope anyone in the southeast doing the "non-rain" dance will keep up the effort so we can back to building a house!Ever put your stuff in storage for a year or more? What was it like to get it all back? I'd love to hear!
BTW--I haven't forgotten the giveaway, but having a very sick cat and a very sick me (bronchitis) has me behind in all normal daily activity. But the winner(s) will hear from me soon!
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