Can A House Change Your Life?

Can a new house change your life? I’m about to find out. If you’ve been reading my blog you’ve seen me mention our new house a few times. There really is no comparison between our current house and our soon to be house. This current “house” is really a converted garage which is poorly laid out to say the least. Anyone entering our house walks into our bedroom, which could be awkward. The living room is narrow with not nearly enough room for kids to play in. The kitchen has a solitary counter and one drawer. We have been using the tops of the cabinets to store all the pots and pans that don’t fit into our cabinets. There is hardly any storage and our youngest sleeps in a closet, a large closet, but still a closet. The clutter and lack or storage has been driving me crazy and I’ve given up on trying to clean it since there’s not enough room to put everything away.

Our new house a huge kitchen, 3 bedrooms and a playroom. I’m hoping that having a designated toy room will mean less clutter in the rest of the house. There is more than enough storage space for everything. Our current house is cluttered so I constantly find myself redirecting our youngest away from stuff. The girls will have more room to play and explore now. Oh and we’ll have wireless internet so I don’t have to sit at my desk while surfing the internet. We also have a washer and dryer in our new home which will save me trips to my parents to do all our laundry.

Most importantly, we will now feel more comfortable inviting people over. We’ve wanted to entertain more but didn’t have the space. We can now take the initiative in starting friendships by inviting people over rather than waiting for them to extend an offer to visit them.

There are some things that I’m a little worried about with the new place. Since it’s so much larger I hope it’s not going to take forever to clean. I’m hoping that since we have the same amount of stuff and things can be properly organized it won’t take too much longer to clean. And along with a bigger place comes bigger expenses. This means that finding a job is more urgent. I don’t need a job immediately but soon I will.

So will having a new house help me more organized, social and happier? I’m going to find out and let you know.