How small is too small? Could John and I possibly downsize from nearly 3,000 sf to 900 sf on a permanent basis? Without killing each other? There was a moment this week I thought he might suddenly pull a Katie Holmes and disappear the day before my 50th birthday. Poor Tom Cruise and me. Katie moved to Manhattan. I went for a walk and noticed an unmarked white van at the end of our block … Scientologists? Then I remembered we aren’t in that cult. All is well.
Being in Fayetteville is liberating, not being weighed down by stuff. Stuff we never use or see or need. But sometimes having that stuff tucked away in a closet is comforting. It’s there if we want it. Or need it. Once a year. Like the giant turkey roaster pan we use only on Thanksgiving.
900 sf, two adults, two miniature schnauzers and one teeny bathroom. This is a challenge for a Southerner. In NYC it’s no big deal, but I doubt those people even know about a properly brined turkey.
I bet Katie’s new uber exclusive NYC home is huge.
I bet Katie’s new uber exclusive NYC home is huge.
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| But I need this… |
Everything we bring into our Fayetteville house must be carefully considered, its merits debated as if we have decided to live in a Volkswagen. Could that square inch be utilized better another way?
In Dallas, we really only use a few rooms in our house unless we have visitors. But our closets are crammed packed with clothes we never wear and things we don’t need. Because they can be.
Why on earth do we have so many sets of sheets? For a possible toga party? or to build a fort in the living room?
I have three deviled egg platters. John hates deviled eggs.
I see an incredible estate sale in the future. Maybe. Someday.
Unless we kill each other first.
Unless we kill each other first.
talya
Musical Pairings:
Our House, Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Musical Pairings:
Our House, Crosby Stills Nash & Young
Small rooms or dwellings discipline the mind, large ones weaken it. – Leonardo Da Vinci
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| Are we really leaving Dallas? |
