Hello readers and welcome to my latest subscribers, I am so happy to have you here! Sundays are where I prompt readers to do the writing by asking you all a question so I can get to know you better.
Earlier this week, after a serene housesit I was feeling all sorts of sadness in leaving — the animals, the beach, my mindset — but following a long day of travel, I walked in the door to my house and was greeted with the familiar scent. The scent that told me I was home.
My roommates got home shortly after, burgers and fries in hand. We spent the night laughing and talking about the week we all had, which happened to include a lot of wins for all of us. I knew I was back with my family.
What is your favourite part of coming home after being away?
My own pillow, knowing where all the stuff is in the kitchen, having an excessive option of books to read next and not just hoping that I feel the vibe of the selection that I took with me!
I love the new energy that comes from being away...it’s like I can see things better when I return home. I know it sounds silly but it’s like the garden looks prettier, the problems seem less, I can feel the energy to face stuff & things just look clearer. I love coming home being reminded that the pace of life is in my control...Also my lovely family, friends & of course Daisy 🐶 💖
Ooooh, yes! I like the garden looking prettier. I always feel home feels bigger when I get back after being away. Not in a materialistic "I want a big house" way, but in a "I feel like there is so much room to be me here" way.
The pillows have been mentioned a few times and I so get it! The bed can be as comfy as you like but if the pillow isn't mine I am not going to sleep the same 🧡
That my home has a smell, and it's good, and I can recognize it. (I clean before I leave.) There's something tremendously rewarding in that: the knowledge that my body understands my home.
Isn't the smell of home just the best? It floods in so much feeling of safety and comfort and peace. Home hasn't been that all of my life, so I so cherish that now 🧡🧡
My own pillow, knowing where all the stuff is in the kitchen, having an excessive option of books to read next and not just hoping that I feel the vibe of the selection that I took with me!
Oh this is a good list! Especially the finding the stuff in the kitchen. Heavily relate. "What do you mean you don't have a pair of tongs?"
I love the new energy that comes from being away...it’s like I can see things better when I return home. I know it sounds silly but it’s like the garden looks prettier, the problems seem less, I can feel the energy to face stuff & things just look clearer. I love coming home being reminded that the pace of life is in my control...Also my lovely family, friends & of course Daisy 🐶 💖
Ooooh, yes! I like the garden looking prettier. I always feel home feels bigger when I get back after being away. Not in a materialistic "I want a big house" way, but in a "I feel like there is so much room to be me here" way.
Summer home: air thickly scented with salt water
Winter home: being bowled over by the kids with tails
Igniting so many senses here, I am there with you.
My favourite parts of coming home after being away are sleeping in my own bed again, with my pillows, :0) and having a cuppa just the way I like it x
The pillows have been mentioned a few times and I so get it! The bed can be as comfy as you like but if the pillow isn't mine I am not going to sleep the same 🧡
Sleeping in my own bed!
ALWAYS! 🧡
Home is my stuff, my books, my yarn, my bed, my plants. Also doing what I want.
The doing what I want? The best 🧡 I also feel such a comfort having all the things that bring me joy within reach.
Opening my door to see my four legged fur ball awaiting me (:
THE DREAM! 🧡
That my home has a smell, and it's good, and I can recognize it. (I clean before I leave.) There's something tremendously rewarding in that: the knowledge that my body understands my home.
Isn't the smell of home just the best? It floods in so much feeling of safety and comfort and peace. Home hasn't been that all of my life, so I so cherish that now 🧡🧡
Yes, exactly! Having that sense of home now feels especially tender—I know what it used not to be.