Let it be known that I am writing this post well before we have a baby come into our lives in our little house. I haven't even had a baby shower yet, so we don't have ANY of the millions of things that babies require around the house yet. I know I will learn to deal with it, but it already stresses me out to think how cluttered our house is going to become in March!
I need space. As much as I love our house, I am over it. I'm over itty bitty closets and no storage, I'm over one bathroom that you can barely turn around in, I'm over not having an extra get away room. I need MORE.
It's funny because for our size house...our kitchen is HUGE, there are actually a couple of drawers in there that aren't full because I have nothing else to put in them. Unlike in my bedroom, but it's not as if I can move my personal necessities to the kitchen now is it. I use the closet in our master, Mikey uses the closet in our guest bedroom and the closet in the nursery was always my coat closet plus a million other random extra things that didn't have anywhere else to go. Well...now that we need that nursery closet for a sweet little one who will be making her debut in March...space is tight. Thank goodness my dad is a wonderful builder, he added some cabinets in the laundry room that I have turned into my coat closet and more storage space. So, for now...it works. There is so much stuff that I use on an every day basis that I have to store under my bed because I have no room for it elsewhere. Our furniture is big too, it's not like we don't have enough. There is just not enough storage in our house!
I can't even imagine what's going to happen when there is a swing, pac n play, strollers, etc. laying around. If I just had one extra room it would make all the difference in the world. A sunroom, small office, something where I could store stuff when not in use. But, I don't...so it will all just have to chill in the den. Yay! (insert major sarcasm).
We always knew we wanted to move out to the 'burbs eventually, but lately that timetable is getting moved up more and more. Just riding around in our "target" market for our next house, we just get so excited looking at the possibilities....so much more SPACE. Kid friendly neighborhoods, excellent schools, close to the lake (one of the biggest reasons I want to be out there), the pros go on and on.
Our little house and our little neighborhood has served us well for this stage in our lives. We live downtown, within walking distance of Publix, five minutes to the restaurants, shopping, and night life of downtown and have thoroughly enjoyed it for the most part. But, I think i am ready...ready for more. More space, more storage, more house.
I need space. As much as I love our house, I am over it. I'm over itty bitty closets and no storage, I'm over one bathroom that you can barely turn around in, I'm over not having an extra get away room. I need MORE.
It's funny because for our size house...our kitchen is HUGE, there are actually a couple of drawers in there that aren't full because I have nothing else to put in them. Unlike in my bedroom, but it's not as if I can move my personal necessities to the kitchen now is it. I use the closet in our master, Mikey uses the closet in our guest bedroom and the closet in the nursery was always my coat closet plus a million other random extra things that didn't have anywhere else to go. Well...now that we need that nursery closet for a sweet little one who will be making her debut in March...space is tight. Thank goodness my dad is a wonderful builder, he added some cabinets in the laundry room that I have turned into my coat closet and more storage space. So, for now...it works. There is so much stuff that I use on an every day basis that I have to store under my bed because I have no room for it elsewhere. Our furniture is big too, it's not like we don't have enough. There is just not enough storage in our house!
I can't even imagine what's going to happen when there is a swing, pac n play, strollers, etc. laying around. If I just had one extra room it would make all the difference in the world. A sunroom, small office, something where I could store stuff when not in use. But, I don't...so it will all just have to chill in the den. Yay! (insert major sarcasm).
We always knew we wanted to move out to the 'burbs eventually, but lately that timetable is getting moved up more and more. Just riding around in our "target" market for our next house, we just get so excited looking at the possibilities....so much more SPACE. Kid friendly neighborhoods, excellent schools, close to the lake (one of the biggest reasons I want to be out there), the pros go on and on.
Our little house and our little neighborhood has served us well for this stage in our lives. We live downtown, within walking distance of Publix, five minutes to the restaurants, shopping, and night life of downtown and have thoroughly enjoyed it for the most part. But, I think i am ready...ready for more. More space, more storage, more house.
we have not regretted moving out of the city and into the 'burbs for one minute! space is exactly right. good luck girl!
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