I realized last night that I've let a lot of things slip in my home. I treat it as if it were a landing strip - touching down only to take off again - even though I spend lots of time there. I've left a broken frame unreplaced (even though I have the replacement and it would take me three minutes to put the photo inside and hang it up)...and, as I mentioned two posts ago, my blinds and curtains are still on the floor (I'm going to hang them myself and not worry about the fact that the window spaces aren't painted - I don't want anyone in my apartment).
I know I'm not going to renew my lease but I'm still here until February - no need to pretend that that's only a blink away. It's six months. My apartment can certainly be a home between now and then.
It's posts like this from Soule Mama, though, that make me long to really have a permanent home of my own. A home and a family and a kitchen table. I'd like to have memories to write about just like she did. And, by the way - her banner is adorable.
So my goal is to make a list of all the little things that I've put off. I'm going to post them here and cross them off - perhaps slowly but I hope to accomplish one or two a week. I may not have a family per se but that certainly doesn't mean that I'm not my own family who needs to be taken care of as well.
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