1 year ago, I had a moving truck move most of my furniture from my rental to my condo. This move was one that felt like it took months, and in a way, it did take months. I moved things very slowly into the condo, starting from when I got the keys. I didn’t move much into my place until most of the renovation was done, but the renovation also felt like moving in since I was picking appliances and other items to have here. And once the renovation was getting close to being done, I started to move a few boxes of stuff over almost every day until I had officially moved out of my rental.
When I had the moving truck move my stuff, that was when I really felt like I had moved in. My bed was already here since I got a new bed for the condo, but having my couch, tv, and desk really made the condo somewhere I could live and work. Even though a lot of the furniture I moved over here has been replaced or will be getting replaced, I made things liveable for me as soon as I could.
I didn’t give up my keys to my rental until the last day of April last year, but those last few days there were only for me to finish giving away some things I had there and for doing a big cleaning so I could make sure I get my deposit back. Once I was sleeping and working at the condo, my old place stopped feeling like home to me. It’s crazy how quickly things switched from it feeling like my place to feeling like it was just a random place. But it took longer for the condo to feel like it was my home.
I had things in boxes for a very long time. I am the type of person that likes to unpack and get organized as soon as possible, but it wasn’t that simple for me after my move. I needed to get a lot of things to be set up, so keeping things in boxes was the best solution until I had what I needed. And I do still have 2 boxes of things, but those are mainly things that I want to have in my office when I eventually buy the bookcase Murphy bed that I will hopefully get in the near future. But I’m able to keep those boxes in a closet, so they aren’t sticking out and obvious anymore. Once I finally got rid of the boxes that I was seeing all the time, I felt so much more settled.
The condo felt like a space in flux for a long time, and I think that was preventing me from fully feeling like I’m home. I also had things that I was still trying to figure out where I wanted to put them and I knew that once they were displayed, I would feel more like it was my place. I also think getting some new furniture that fits the size of my condo better really helped because my old living room furniture really made me feel like I was just using furniture temporarily here and that it wasn’t meant to be what I had permanently. It’s weird how getting furniture that fits properly like a new tv or tv stand really can make things feel more grounded.
All of the things I want to replace or buy now are things that I don’t necessarily need or will make the condo feel more like home. I can’t wait until I get the bookcase Murphy bed because that just looks incredible. I also will be getting a new desk that will be much more functional for me. My current desk isn’t bad, but I know I can get something that fits my needs better. And I’m looking at getting a new dining room set because what I currently have starting to show a lot of signs of age (but it is 50 years old so it’s not weird that it’s starting to fall apart a bit). I also need to get some outdoor furniture so I can really enjoy my outdoor space, but it hasn’t been easy to find what I want at a price I can afford. But I keep looking and don’t feel like I need to rush to get something so I’m waiting for something perfect.
This last year has really been a year of getting settled into my new home. It wasn’t easy leaving a home I had been in for 12 years, but I’m so much happier where I am now. I’ve also learned so much about what I need to feel like I’m home and what I need to do to feel like I’m living in a space. And this is just the first year of hopefully a long time here, so I have plenty of time to keep working on new projects, finding new pieces that fit in here, and really making this place my perfect home.
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