We've been home 2 weeks now. Two weeks. It's hard to believe.
There is still a little more unpacking to do but not a ton.
I need to finish painting the little girl's desk.
I need to paint the sunroom floor once it cools off a little.
I need to build the coffee table.
I need to put the sunroom furniture together (planning to do that before the floor gets painted.
I need to hang the artwork we have and see what else I might want to look for.
I am amazed at how quickly this house felt like home again, comfortable and safe, both for me and the girls...mostly for the girls as they were both so nervous about coming back here.
We still have so much less stuff than we had before and I know there are a few things I still want to get (a new alarm clock, drawer dividers for the kitchen drawer) but overall, we have everything we need and want. It feels great!
The big girl loves her room and has been working hard to keep it neat. She's made her bed every day! I'm trying to get into the habit of making my bed too. With less stuff, it's been easier to keep things picked up so other than the stuff sitting around that we haven't decided where to put, our home has been easy to keep clean.
Izzy, the basset hound, came home and got settled in. It was nerve-wracking at front because she was rather traumatized by the transition. She's almost completely deaf and even though she came to the same house, nothing was the same. She's settled in and is very comfortable now. We are all annoyed by her barking and so happy to have her back with us!
All in all, WE'RE HOME!!! It feels great! I feel like we can live again. I didn't notice it while we we're out of our home but now that we're back, I can say life was on hold for all of us. Now we're living again.
Part of that living...the little girl and I are getting up and walking in the morning before work. The big girl normally runs at the same time but she's at camp right now.
There is still a little more unpacking to do but not a ton.
I need to finish painting the little girl's desk.
I need to paint the sunroom floor once it cools off a little.
I need to build the coffee table.
I need to put the sunroom furniture together (planning to do that before the floor gets painted.
I need to hang the artwork we have and see what else I might want to look for.
I am amazed at how quickly this house felt like home again, comfortable and safe, both for me and the girls...mostly for the girls as they were both so nervous about coming back here.
We still have so much less stuff than we had before and I know there are a few things I still want to get (a new alarm clock, drawer dividers for the kitchen drawer) but overall, we have everything we need and want. It feels great!
The big girl loves her room and has been working hard to keep it neat. She's made her bed every day! I'm trying to get into the habit of making my bed too. With less stuff, it's been easier to keep things picked up so other than the stuff sitting around that we haven't decided where to put, our home has been easy to keep clean.
Izzy, the basset hound, came home and got settled in. It was nerve-wracking at front because she was rather traumatized by the transition. She's almost completely deaf and even though she came to the same house, nothing was the same. She's settled in and is very comfortable now. We are all annoyed by her barking and so happy to have her back with us!
All in all, WE'RE HOME!!! It feels great! I feel like we can live again. I didn't notice it while we we're out of our home but now that we're back, I can say life was on hold for all of us. Now we're living again.
Part of that living...the little girl and I are getting up and walking in the morning before work. The big girl normally runs at the same time but she's at camp right now.
