All Present and Accounted For

[lagilman]

We three are all together in the new place, and the cats - after a period of pissed-offedness - have been bunting and sideswiping me to make sure I Smell Right again. And it's all good, except none of us seem to know what to do with so much room again, after a year in the wee studio. I'm unable to settle, and the cats follow me from room to room, and occasionally yowl into the space just to hear the echoes...

I suspect once all the bits and pieces of furniture are arranged and the art is in place, it will feel more-right. But the oh-my-god spaciousness isn't going to go away any time soon. And I think that's good. I want to be aware of my space, how strange it is, how wonderfully odd to have 800+ square feet just for me (and the cats) to live in. It's a privilege to have this personal space, and awareness of that is important.


(I think back to when I lived in an 11 room house, and how much of a cage it felt toward the end, and compare it to the feeling of a 1 bedroom apartment, and understand the appeal of small houses all over again. There's a freedom in limits, too. )

Comments

[martianmooncrab.livejournal.com]

congrats that the move went smoothly, and that the Resident Felines are settling in.

[wood-dragon.livejournal.com]

Enjoy the new space! It's hard to believe it's been a year since you shifted coasts.

[lagilman]

Exactly a year!

[girasole.livejournal.com]

Is it bigger than your NYC apartment? Or is it just the contrast from the studio?

[lagilman]

On paper, it's about 50 sq feet larger than my NYC apartment. Mainly by the addition of a walk-in pantry and a laundry closet (large enough to hold a washer, dryer, the litter box, and my bike).