HOMESTEADING * HOME
And we’re in our new home! FINALLY! And sort of…
The builders are not quite done, but we are moving over! Seems like it took forever and went really quickly all at the same time!
Our transition is an easy move because we literally don’t have much and it’s 10 steps away from the trailer, but also a hard move because we didn’t “pack” anything. We just walked it over for days and days! Kind of weird, right?
I was a little overwhelmed at all the space and not knowing how to organize it everything, but also super excited for all the space! Brian watched as the kids and I placed things in the strangest places and asked jokingly, “Have we not lived in a house before?” We literally did not know where to put things!
Asher had his stuff in every room and thought it was all his space, Eli was very organized and set his closet up quickly and was way done before all of us. I wandered around and rearranged the kitchen and my closet a million times trying to figure out the best places for items. Like do spices go out on the counter? Or in a drawer? Or in the pantry? Arghhh! Idk! Do my shoes go on the floor in my closet? Or up high? Or in a bin in the garage? I don’t have a dresser yet, so should some of my clothes go in the drawers in the bathroom? I’m a mess! I feel like it’s my first time living in a house at age 43!
I also feel like a first time homeowner with working appliances. I almost made a HUGE mistake just tonight! I was using the dishwasher for the first time and (PTL) my hubby decided to ask what kind of soap I put in it. I pulled it out and showed him and it was dish soap. Oops! Luckily, the dishwasher had not spewed out the liquid yet and Brian was able to get all that soap out of there before there was a huge bubbly mess. Unfortunately, I had made this mistake before at an Airbnb and soap suds were all of over the place! I think that’s why Brian decided to check and make sure I didn’t do that again. And well, what do you know…
I told him, “What a blessing!”
He said, “How is this a blessing?”
I replied, “That you thought to ask me about the soap and we were able to get it out before a mess occurred!”
We just have to look at the bright side, right?
So, we’re working out the kinks, all in our own ways figuring out how to live the American way in a normal-sized house. At times, I feel like a caveman coming into society and just not knowing how to exist! We are all excited for the change, though.
Now I need a new sign off at the end of my stories. I still love that “love grows best in tiny spaces” but not sure that fits this article now! Any suggestions? Maybe a bible verse? My favorite is…
”But seek ye FIRST the kingdom of God and His righteousness
and all these things shall be added to you.”
Mathew 6:33