Ok, so I didn't move, but I feel so much better about my house! I was feeling like my house was closing in on me. It felt completely wrong! Do you ever feel that way? My front room was getting absolutely no use, except when the piano was being played and my dining room was way too small! I felt like we were squishing ourselves into dinner. So, I started thinking about my house. I thought to myself, "I can make this work. I just have to think outside the box a little." So, I started moving things around (with the help of some male muscles on loan) and my house feels so much bigger. I took my dining table and moved it into my front, useless room. Now I have a nice dining room. Then, I took the chair from the front room and put it in my eating nook, so now there is a nice sitting area facing my kitchen where people can talk to me while I cook. That alone has opened up my house amazingly. It is easier to clean too, because the furniture is more spaced out.
Also, this past year I have been picking things up here and there at yard sales and other places that I liked and wanted to use in the house. Well, since they had no specific spot, it all just became clutter. As I am trying to simplify my life, I need to get rid of this clutter, so I'm selling it all on craigs list and making a profit on what I bought it for! This could be a business, if I had time for that in my life. With the money I make, I will buy specific high quality things (used or on sale of course), that fit into the spots I need filled. This will give my house a more unified look and clear my clutter. So, let's hope my little plan works!
Tara