Tuesday, March 27, 2012

The Philosophy of House & Home

I found these pics amongst all of our old house photos... I can't believe he was THIS SMALL!!! And his hair! Oh how I miss the mohawk.
 In January of 2008, I got married. I then had to pack up and move MANY times:
There was the inaugural moving in January 2008.
April 2008.
August 2008.
April 2009.
August 2009.
April 2010.
{We then hit an EPIC staying period of a year and a half!! woot woot! Of course, Brad was gone for four and a half of those months...}
December 2011.
Now, April-May 2012.
Our last humble abode, and longest living streak since I left home in 2004.



















No matter how long we're staying somewhere, I always put in a little bit of effort to make our house a home. It's never "finished" and I usually change it up a lot, but I have this philosophy that a space feels more happy if you don't feel like you're living amongst boxes as a nomad (even though half of the time I am). And I think that I like people better and feel better and enjoy life more when I feel a sense of order and comfort.

So even though we only planned on living in this apartment for 5 months (one of which will be spent living a minimalistic, nomadic, transient lifestyle while our stuff sits in storage, and I stick it out in the apartment with leftovers and suitcases, and Brad moves to New England with the necessities of life), I still spent the time to make it look lovely. And good thing too because it was probably one of my favorite spaces yet.
Just a glimpse of our little spot...
Do you like to decorate your space? How many times have you moved in the last five years? Do you believe in the Philosophy of House &Home?




3 comments:

  1. okay
    may 2008 in provo
    august 2008 in provo
    dec 2009 to dc
    may 2010 to idaho
    june 2010 back to dc
    july 2010 to ny
    august 2010 to sf
    april 2011 to idaho
    august 2011 to sf
    february 2012 to redwood city

    but that's mostly all from the last two years. those first two years of your marriage I was pretty much just in that place with Hilary. wow. here's the good news: I am not settling down anytime soon.

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  2. yeah. I've moved a lot too in the last years. I'm done. For a while at least. :)

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  3. I'm filling out tons of applications for the bar exam (ughhhh it's hard work becoming a lawyer) and I ran out of space to list all the places I've lived since I turned 18 (every time I move I have to list it). So I had to list them all on a separate sheet of paper. It's ridiculous. After I move home for the summer and then move when I start working I will never move again...for at least a full year.

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