make it home

it's less than two months before we move country and less than 1 month before we move house. these days, I walk around our first marriage home with much sentiment. we had gotten some lovely pieces when we first moved in, but til today, the house is incomplete in terms of furniture because we thought we would slowly fill it up as we went along. we definitely were not ready for the changes and surprises that came our way.

there's also something about motherhood that is grounding. I have never felt a stronger need for a stable place to call home and for my parents. I was able to sleep alone at 20 months old and had always been very independent, but since giving birth, I cry each time my parents go on trips. so the whole idea of a major move is unnerving.

must have been divine bumping into some family friends this evening, who have relocating every few years. love the advice given, mum to mum: "don't think about the number of years you'll be staying - long or short. when you get there, immediately make it home."

so good.