There are a few things I plan to write about pertaining to the process of our faithsizing move. For now, and to give you an insider’s view of our living space, I’m posting a few unstaged iPhone photos I took last week. I have photos of the kitchen and bathroom posted on my Instagram (@morefromheather).
As you can imagine, we have a list of what we’d like to do in this little place, but our primary goal is to be good stewards of what The Lord has personally afforded us by reducing expenses and working toward financial freedom
Thankfully, the sale of our home gave us the means to clear two major debts and soon, a third. After that, we’ll pay off Meredith’s braces and Jeff’s bass boat. At THAT point, we’ll begin major improvements on the house; fortunately, we love the house with all its quirky character and do not feel the rush for everything to be “just so.” We have learned to shelve that “just so” attitude with the recognition that what we have is “just enough” for us. In fact, it is more than that.
As of last week, many boxes were still in the process of getting unpacked. I hung photos and artwork as soon as the furniture was placed to protect them and because I’ve learned that these personal touches are the quickest way to turn a house into a home.
I am not exaggerating when I say every single item our family kept to bring with us is meaningful. Memories abound at every turn of the head, and it makes this place even more precious.
Jeff and my room truly did end up being a “bed” room. One of Emelie’s pieces hangs above our reading lamps. Soon, I will replace the sheer panels hanging now with floor to ceiling curtains sewn from traditional black and white ticking. The entire wall on the right side of the bed is curtained off to cover floor-to-ceiling shelves that serve as our dresser and the laundry closet/utility room.
We do have a closet directly across from the bed, which currently has no doors because I ran out of time before our move and still need to paint white.
The piano hosts a number of family photos and is the perfect height to hang the Kandinsky Jeff bought me for Valentine’s Day years ago. In fact, it is the ONLY wall in our living area that can house this print, so I was thrilled it worked in that space.
A few pieces of furniture did not make the cut, and since we decided to turn the back closet/laundry area into mine and Jeff’s “room”, we are not buying a sleeper sofa. We’ve decided instead to buy a couch which is mostly the same size to replace our 43-year-old, falling apart, green couch. I plan to slip cover the ottoman as soon as I learn how to slip cover an ottoman. HA!
Emelie’s apartment has slowly taken shape as a result of our faithsizing move. She has pieces from mine and Jeff’s bedroom set, a few chairs, her previous bedroom furniture, a side chair from our living room, and a rug. Now, she’s requested the couch despite my warning that it could disintegrate any day. My parents passed it to me when I moved into my first apartment–I assured her it would not make it another 20 years.
Meredith and Kenny’s space rest on opposite sides of the back room. I do plan on writing specifically about each side soon, but what they wanted to take fit perfectly. Kenny’s bed is on risers with LEGOs filling his under-the-bed boxes. His dresser is on the other side of this area and runs sort of perpendicular to his bed.
Meredith’s side, pictured earlier in this post, has worked marvelously for her. Since this photo we’ve added a few additions, and because of the angle, you are unable to see her “closet” area. Maybe this upcoming week I can do a walk through video to “show” more of what we look like here in Sandersville.
We spend a lot of time fiddling outside, which is why my newest, regularly worn fragrance is Eau de Bug Spray (the mosquitos are pretty rough this time of year, and they devour me).
Slowly but surely the place is taking shape, but one thing it IS is HOME.
This is home; we all agree.
Tonight I praise our Lord for His grace and faithfulness. Even as we plan carefully, I fully embrace His will and plans for our family. I am blessed to love and serve Him.
This is the day that the Lord has made.
I WILL rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24