Mapping House Space

After twenty four years there is a period of adaptation when you move house. Furniture has to find a new location. Dishes need new cupboard space; photographs and art placed on the wall. For now, books remain tucked away in boxes.

At a time, when most people are downsizing, we seem to have more rooms.

The biggest challenge is the transition. Two spaces need to be managed, and serviced. Electricity, heating, water. Likewise the rationalization of two banking services and the various payments.

Along with two banking systems comes the increased use of the cell phone for personal verification.

To compensate for the challenging complexity, we can realize that we have run out of milk or other essentials. It is a five minute walk to the grocery store, the mail box, the bank or the drug store. That will require getting ‘used to the convenience’.

Even to meet old friends for a beer at the pub. The same answer – a five minute walk.

Looking out at the deck, the early morning mist is rising up from the Annapolis River. The cardinals are chirping; the squirrels are chasing after dropped acorns, from the majestic oak trees.

We are starting to feel comfortable, with friends dropping in, and witnessing our transition from chaos, back to order. It’s a rigorous test of the memory bank.

And the toaster is on top of the cupboard…..! This morning, I forgot to ‘plug in’ my hearing aids……