Look at The Good More Than You Look at The Bad.
As our time in Orlando comes to a close, I’m getting so excited about moving into an actual house. I’ve loved our studio, but ever since the tiny person joined the party this year, things have gotten pretty cramped. Looking at houses online and imagining having two or three bedrooms (that have doors! I haven’t had rooms with doors in two years!) and a fenced-in backyard and a driveway where you can just pull up and walk inside instead of parking in a six story garage and waiting on an elevator sounds incredible to me.
As the possibility of having all of these things comes near, I find myself getting frustrated with our current living situation easier than I normally would. I get irritated by the lack of space, how there’s nowhere to take Jack if he’s crying and Chris is asleep. I get frustrated by how it’s such a process to take Gatsby outside. Irritated with how quickly it looks messy, how a day of cleaning can seemingly be undone by just a few things left out in such a small space.
We actually went to look at houses on Monday, and while it made me all the more thrilled for moving there, it also reminded me of how much I have loved our tiny apartment. I will always, always cherish it and the time we’ve spent there. I’ll never forget when we first moved in, the thrill of living seventeen stories in the sky with an all glass wall. I’ll never forget waking up bright and early for the first few weeks of living there, watching the sunrise. I’ll always remember laying in bed with Chris, laughing at how much this new place felt like a vacation, and we got to live in it. It was beautiful and breathtaking and stunning and a once-in-a-lifetime kind of apartment.
And it still is. It didn’t stop being those things. What happened is that I allowed myself to look at the bad more than I was looking at the good, and like with anything else, whenever that happens, the good seems to shrink dramatically.
So today, I’m reminding myself of how important it is to look at the good. The good is always, always there. And it always deserves to be looked at way more often than the bad does. So I’m enjoying this view for the last few weeks I have it. I’m cherishing the sunrises that shine through the glass wall. I’m soaking in the coziness of the one room we do everything in. It has been so, so good to me, and I will always look back on it with such happiness.
But also: I am really, really excited to have doors again.
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Girl, I hear you! It is so easy to focus on the negative and forget the great things we have, this is some awesome perspective! And can't wait to see what you guys decide on for your new place! š
Aww it's so bittersweet right?! We also moved from a studio apartment with a parking garage, elevator, e.t.c. But can I just tell you how amazing it is to pull up in your driveway and carry in groceries.. you'll never look back lol
We live in a townhouse and sometimes I get so antsy to move, but then I think back and I truly love what we have made our home. Our friends always gather at our place, every Sunday there's someone visiting and it's so fun. Ethan loves the swimming pool and I love that he's able to do so many fun things in our complex with his friends. It's great to reflect on these things rather than wanting more. I love your perspective on it.
Yes, the good is always there, you just have to take the time to find it. It's so much easier to find the bad. We have outgrown our tiny townhouse, but are saving up to buy, so are stuck in it for a little bit longer…and I find myself nit picking it every single day. It's exhausting!! So what if my office is the kitchen table our deck is covered in some kind of green grossness? This is the home we became a family in š I know your memories will always be very special in your studio.
I love that you're choosing to look at the beauty over the frustrations! This can absolutely be applied in a lot of ways with life. So excited for ya'll to have doors!
Laughing out loud about the doors š I'm so excited for you and to follow along on this new journey!!
I love this outlook! I think there's beauty in everything, you just have to look for it š
I am really excited for you to have doors again! Your place didn't get bad, you guys just outgrew it. Time to move on!
Oh my gosh, I understand! I haven lived downtown for years and happily enjoyed all the amenities that come with that (mainly lifestyle based). My first place downtown, I lived by myself in a studio. But since I lived alone it wasn't too big of a deal. However, the place we lived in Portland before coming down here wasn't a "studio" (so they said) but a one bedroom but the one bedroom didn't have a full door. And my husband and I had opposite sleep schedules (he's an early bird, i'm a night owl). So omg, we CRAVVEEDDDD doors after awhile. It was legit hard (I can't even imagine with a little one). We have doors now but I'm still in a city one bedroom and though I really like it, I also can easily fantasize about a backyard, garage and actual dining room. Excited for you!!!!
How did I miss that you were here in Orlando? Crazy! But yes, I feel you on having doors. You never realize how much you take the little things for granted. Super excited for you to move into your new place! <3, Pamela Sequins & Sea Breezes
I remember moving from an apartment to a house and it is such a fun and exciting time!!!! I like to remember the good about all the places I have lived, but you are right. When you are ready for something new, especially when the new is bigger and going to be more complaint to your lifestyle now compared to when you moved in…it is easy to get caught up in the bad. Soak up the sunshine and your views for a few more weeks while getting exciting about a new adventure!!!
yay doors! that is super exciting. the good is definitely always there and it's nice to remind ourselves of that š
I really need this right now. š I can't wait to live in a house with Chris someday. The Dallas market is just way too hot right now for us to do it for our upcoming move, but I'm crossing my fingers that it'll be soon!
Moving is super exciting! We're looking at townhouses right now, a small step up from our teeny duplex. I totally get what you mean, focusing on the bad and forgetting the good.
I am SOOOOOO excited for you!!!! After years of living in an apartment or condo, when we finally moved into our first ever house I felt like a real adult ha š The space is amazing, the privacy is amazing, and having a place to grow into is just the best. Can't wait to follow along in your house-making journey!