tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post1755621557624843062..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: nesting between nests...materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-40487454026454661272016-04-01T15:45:12.343-07:002016-04-01T15:45:12.343-07:00She really is, thanks Rosie. Hope yours was a good...She really is, thanks Rosie. Hope yours was a good week too.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-81925928806385621312016-04-01T00:39:57.471-07:002016-04-01T00:39:57.471-07:00Lovely little den for Nola. Thanks for sharing thi...Lovely little den for Nola. Thanks for sharing this. She seems like such good company....very thoughtful and wise for her age. I hope this week has gone well for you all.<br />RosieRosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15718521437964866609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-63787789753154803642016-03-31T14:36:37.394-07:002016-03-31T14:36:37.394-07:00Yes, delightful, but then they ended up staying . ...Yes, delightful, but then they ended up staying . . . ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-85450050379271028892016-03-31T13:46:05.617-07:002016-03-31T13:46:05.617-07:00Have you seen 5 Flights Up with Diane Keaton and M...Have you seen 5 Flights Up with Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman?Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-27532867035646303022016-03-31T12:19:54.517-07:002016-03-31T12:19:54.517-07:00Thanks, Marianne. What's happening on your hom...Thanks, Marianne. What's happening on your home front?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38904926092783239652016-03-31T12:19:35.542-07:002016-03-31T12:19:35.542-07:00My nephew actually had a clever wee bedroom under ...My nephew actually had a clever wee bedroom under the stairs when his family shared my mom's home for a few years. I'm not sure how soothing I'd find it now there -- instead, it's rather my fear given the prices of the Vancouver market!! ;-) It might not be much smaller than what we have to settle for!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2110280584142862752016-03-31T12:17:56.606-07:002016-03-31T12:17:56.606-07:00Head's peeking up and over again, thanks! ;-)
...Head's peeking up and over again, thanks! ;-)<br />We have three bedrdooms in this house, with two additional (and a toilet/shower/sink) in our guest cottage. We're looking for at least two in the city with at least two bathrooms (full--toilet and shower/bath and sink). materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-8841507652071108812016-03-31T12:15:38.185-07:002016-03-31T12:15:38.185-07:00Well, you've been through transition, so you k...Well, you've been through transition, so you know. . . I'm hanging in, thanks! ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-67651414894187919992016-03-31T12:15:00.634-07:002016-03-31T12:15:00.634-07:00Ceri, this is it, bang-on! I feel as if I'm in...Ceri, this is it, bang-on! I feel as if I'm in Limbo, except that Limbo is supposedly stress-free, if I remember my (apocryphal?) theology correctly.<br /><br />We didn't move as military families do, but the moves we did make for my (civil servant) husband's work were well supported by some real estate guarantees, commission costs picked up, full-services move paid for, etc. That definitely eased the stress of earlier moves.<br />I am so grateful for this phrase of yours "No amount of counting of blessings helped." Thank you! I do hate not being able to plan; I hate feeling Reactive, dependent, and having to feel guiltily ungrateful on top of that doesn't improve my mood. Still, I do know that a good attitude is the best way to get through this, and most days I do muster that. Overall, I'm so glad I decided to do this while we are young enough to move positively. materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18071627799676799792016-03-31T12:09:44.277-07:002016-03-31T12:09:44.277-07:00Me too, L, me too -- I can't wait to see my ne...Me too, L, me too -- I can't wait to see my new home. Just have to find it...<br />Such gorgeous weather this week -- hope your shoulder is letting you play in the garden.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-59131678907301593892016-03-31T12:08:51.000-07:002016-03-31T12:08:51.000-07:00It's true that some of the letting go feels re...It's true that some of the letting go feels really good. . . Do you think you'll stay where you are now for a while? materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39703826509199460262016-03-31T12:07:12.774-07:002016-03-31T12:07:12.774-07:00True enough, although the market's pretty hot,...True enough, although the market's pretty hot, who knows what we'll be paying for a closet space -- if it could just fit a tiny microwave and maybe a teakettle?!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20917505638327801082016-03-31T11:59:05.291-07:002016-03-31T11:59:05.291-07:00I've been very pleased with this little Playmo...I've been very pleased with this little Playmobil Dollhouse -- $70 well invested. <br />That's a drastic reduction, and I'm so encouraged to hear that you still feel good about it. That's about what we're aiming at, and we only have 1700 right now (well 300 additional in our wee guest cottage). <br />I love ApartmentTherapy although I haven't spent much time there lately. Between you and Dottoressa, I'm thinking maybe it's time to start daydreaming, looking forward. We're thinking Murphy bed as well, although perhaps will do an Ikea loft bed option instead. . .materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-63550291459600471772016-03-31T11:55:09.787-07:002016-03-31T11:55:09.787-07:00We are both on the mend. I think yours is a good s...We are both on the mend. I think yours is a good suggestion, beginning to let myself furnish a new place in my imagination. I've held back, so far, because the market is so volatile (although upwards only, no hope for downward volatility!) that I'm not sure what we'll be able to move fast enough to buy -- I haven't dared to hope. But hope and dreams don't cost much and now that we are close to packing up one place, I think I'll soon have energy to start doing that. As you say, no matter where we end up, we'll have a bedroom -- at the very least, I can begin daydreaming about linens, choosing colours and textures. Maybe I could start checking out new tableware instead. Thanks for the idea!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39347306540987841782016-03-31T11:51:48.874-07:002016-03-31T11:51:48.874-07:00I can't wait to tell you about a new nest. Fun...I can't wait to tell you about a new nest. Funny, when I tried to describe to the realtor the mood or "vibe" I'd love I talk about New York brownstones I've seen in movies OR small apartments in Paris! I don't respond as well to contemporary concrete and glass and I don't need a huge space. I want atmosphere inside and neighbourhood out. . . The way you are able to hold on to that Rue St. Jacques home while still living a rich life "back home" inspires me to think I can take the best parts of this place along with me as well. Thank you!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-92026025148950792022016-03-31T11:48:41.146-07:002016-03-31T11:48:41.146-07:00Your comment reminds me that I've been meaning...Your comment reminds me that I've been meaning to haul out my worn copy of Gaston Bachelard's Poetics of Space. Do you know it? A wonderful meditation on the phenomenology of our relationship with space and home, the idea of home and the material reality. And much of his thinking concerns the oneiric . . . so your dreaming. . . materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-32688070607422935212016-03-31T11:46:34.245-07:002016-03-31T11:46:34.245-07:00I do believe this, B, and it keeps me going: event...I do believe this, B, and it keeps me going: eventually it will be worth it. Thanks for the encouragement!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-39457060233165812252016-03-31T11:46:02.009-07:002016-03-31T11:46:02.009-07:00So would that be outsourced play therapy? Very eff...So would that be outsourced play therapy? Very efficient of me, right? ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-62526721280015681212016-03-31T06:48:56.285-07:002016-03-31T06:48:56.285-07:00What a lovely den for your granddaughter! I do ho...What a lovely den for your granddaughter! I do hope you soon have a new den of your own to show us. Good luck with the home hunting.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01588437065757203375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-2115934573846555892016-03-31T02:33:37.579-07:002016-03-31T02:33:37.579-07:00I used to have my little cupboard under the stairs...I used to have my little cupboard under the stairs when I was a child. Cosy and dark with the electricity meter humming away. If things get hard, why not crawl into the closet for a bit? Bit back-to-the-womb but soothing.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784336429060492455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-73927989586356902172016-03-31T00:21:53.688-07:002016-03-31T00:21:53.688-07:00I hope you climb back out soon.
On house/flat siz...I hope you climb back out soon. <br />On house/flat size, as you probably know in the UK we don't sell houses by the square footage/square metres, but by number of bedrooms. So I have no mental image of the changes coming up for you, except smaller. Duchess e's suggestion for getting creative juices flowing by looking at blogs is a good one. Sending good climbing - out wishes.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15961005639710553461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-71639762772896135812016-03-30T18:07:42.140-07:002016-03-30T18:07:42.140-07:00How wonderful that your granddaughter has created ...How wonderful that your granddaughter has created her own space. I loved closets as a child; still do. I hope your spirits have revived, but I can see how this period of transition can lead to some rocky times. Hang in there.Mardelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04850551308931710502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72867768431741300332016-03-30T15:40:03.957-07:002016-03-30T15:40:03.957-07:00I wonder whether it is the loss of moorings which ...I wonder whether it is the loss of moorings which is bringing you down. The not knowing where you will be living in a month, three months, a year. In my experience of our last house move it was the inability to plan which got to me. No amount of counting of blessings helped. <br /><br />In my case, our moves have been upsizes as our family grew - and therefore voluntary - but I can see that our next move - a downsize or a resize at least when the children leave home - will be harder. <br /><br />I am sure that women find this between stage much harder than men, not sure why. And how do military wives cope? Does the provision of housing mitigate the inevitability of upheaval? Cerinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-90028306723329066132016-03-30T08:44:24.117-07:002016-03-30T08:44:24.117-07:00Downsizing is a challenge but you will weed out wh...Downsizing is a challenge but you will weed out what you love and it is quite a wonderful exercise. <br />Looking forward to seeing your new home in the big city. <br />Hope your spirits soar in this sunshine. The weather is warm and the forecast is for more! hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38280209169388336152016-03-30T08:26:21.677-07:002016-03-30T08:26:21.677-07:00I hope your spirits pick up. Downsizing is freeing...I hope your spirits pick up. Downsizing is freeing and constructing at the same time. I'm still dealing with it myselfJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723360304687997220noreply@blogger.com