Some thoughts of mine
So I’ve spent the past 4 or 5 years moving…a lot…mostly due to financial hardship. It gets overwhelming at times, not knowing how long you’ll be staying somewhere. Not knowing how long you’ll have to call a place home. Some places I’ve lived in never even felt like home.
My partner and I are gearing up to move once again, and while the move itself is feeling daunting, I’m still feeling very optimistic about it all. We've gained a lot of important knowledge on finances and how to save, something neither of us were effectively taught. We’ve gained a lot of knowledge on how to keep even the smallest living space livable and comfortable. I’m excited to see how we do on our own compared to the first attempt many years ago.
We’ll have more support this time from my in-laws and we’ll both be closer to family (our last move was cross-country and while it’s been fun, I’m ready to be a bit closer to home).
Back to the move itself though…
I'm excited for many reasons, one of the main ones is that I've gotten significantly better at feeding myself. I want to be in the kitchen more. I want to grocery shop for the week and prep my produce. I've gotten a bit of inspiration from my job (food service) in terms of what essential items I want to keep in my kitchen.
I'm excited to just have a space just for us. One that suits our needs and makes us feel safe. During the past few years we've been renting rooms in other people's homes, and what works for other people, does not always work for us. My partner and I are both neurodivergent, so we definitely have some strange rituals to keep us sane. We aren't the tidiest people either and that (understandably) upsets some people. So I'm very excited to have our own space where we can safely figure out our living space quirks.
One final excitement...space for both of us! Where we're moving, rent is suuuuuper cheap, so we're aiming to rent a 2 bedroom house (NOT AN APARTMENT). My partner does music production and video editing and likes to have a studio to do all of this. The past few years, we've been doing everything in one room. Everything. And that gets annoying even with someone you love dearly, so I'm excited for us to both have spaces to relax and do whatever we need to do.
That's pretty much all I have to say right now. We're gonna start applying for places in the next couple of months. It finally feels like we're getting the ball rolling and it's scary, but it's necessary!
Until next time,
Ginger <3