It has almost been three weeks into our very minimal living due to our very large move. We are all a bit itchy to leave in some ways, sad about it in others. My heart personally breaks as my girls, for the most part, really are little British kids. They know nothing of living in America. They never have, and so the idea of going back is a bit odd.
Now that we have lived almost a month with slim pickings regarding our stuff (the very last things that won't be taken in suitcase or left behind were taken yesterday) I have some reflections I just felt like capturing.
Mainly, I do miss my homey trappings. I miss my family pictures, and the few pieces of art work, but also realize that because of the size of our current house and wall space everything I had up might have been a little busy. It will be fun/interesting to try spreading out what I have in our new home in December. I also really miss my kitchen gadgetry. I went to bake a blackberry almond tart and found, rather annoyingly, I had no rolling pin and would have had to go fairly far to buy one. I ended up using a can of crescent rolls to roll the crust out, but I want my fully functioning kitchen back in the sense that I miss my blender, baking things, and food processor. I have enjoyed the fewer pieces of cutlery, less plates and less tea cups and glasses.
I am surprisingly really liking the limited about of living room furniture. The temp furniture is also smaller than our current set which I really like. It's slimmer and trimmer. So far it is really setting the tone, for me anyway, for what I would like to achieve in our home.
Surprisingly (and I hate to admit this) I don't really miss our books very much. I am a huge book lover and it is my soft spot for sure. I have all the books from my childhood for my girls and I love collecting books. My husband and I have always aspired to have a library in my own home. I like the idea of so much knowledge in my home. However, truthfully, I realize that other than my true favourites and what I am currently reading we could live without the books. Especially since we utilize the library so often anyway.
So far, I have a feeling I'll be cutting a lot more stuff once we get our goods on the other side of this journey. Hope everyone is well!
Kayxx
