Home
I had a lot of reasons for moving home to GR from Chicago. But one of the ones that has turned out to be important has to do with the concept of home. Not just that this is my hometown and my family and many friends are here, which are factors, but that feeling of living in a space that makes me feel comfortable, makes me breathe a little easier. I've found that here.
In Chicago, I noticed that I was staying home a lot more in the last year or two. But I for a few reasons (my succession of criminal/idiot neighbors being a huge one, and the fact that my Chicago apartment was noisy as all hell even when the neighbors were decent being another) I never felt that ultimate comfort of home at my place there.
I've found that feeling here. Since I've moved here, I've had the chance to spend the majority of my time in my apartment. I work from home every day. I had a head cold from hell that had me not leaving my building for days at a stretch. I spend plenty of evenings in, reading and watching old movies as I've always loved to do. So I spend a good amount of time here, alone. And you know what? I love it. I feel an ease here I hadn't felt in Chicago in ages. Yes, it's different living in GR, and not without its own annoyances (this is life, after all), but ultimately I feel happier and less stressed here than I have in a long time. I feel, to be precise, at home.
In Chicago, I noticed that I was staying home a lot more in the last year or two. But I for a few reasons (my succession of criminal/idiot neighbors being a huge one, and the fact that my Chicago apartment was noisy as all hell even when the neighbors were decent being another) I never felt that ultimate comfort of home at my place there.
I've found that feeling here. Since I've moved here, I've had the chance to spend the majority of my time in my apartment. I work from home every day. I had a head cold from hell that had me not leaving my building for days at a stretch. I spend plenty of evenings in, reading and watching old movies as I've always loved to do. So I spend a good amount of time here, alone. And you know what? I love it. I feel an ease here I hadn't felt in Chicago in ages. Yes, it's different living in GR, and not without its own annoyances (this is life, after all), but ultimately I feel happier and less stressed here than I have in a long time. I feel, to be precise, at home.