We have moved a lot in our lives, we have lived in big homes, small homes, homes on wheels, and even in my in-laws basement. One thing I have observed over all those years and all those moves is that no matter how big of a home or space we live in. 90% of the time even when an innumerable of options are set before my children, they will choose to be within my eye-line.
The last home we lived in had 2400 square feet and a huge back yard. The children had large rooms in which to play in. And yet whatever they chose to play they would drag the toy into whichever room of the home I was currently presiding and play at my feet. I even had times where I would switch rooms to tackle another task and they would pause their play, drag it to the new location and continue on in their play there.
One of the main search items when it comes to home shopping is square feet. I will hear statements all the time like:
“All the kids have to have their own room.”
“I want a separate room I can do crafts in.”
“I want a man cave.”
“I need a big garage so I can escape too.”
As an introvert-extrovert I totally get the need to have time and space away to recharge. I know there is great value in self care. You can’t pour from an empty cup. But I think it is really important to make sure our lines don’t become grayed. If we are not careful sometimes our self care can turn into isolation. What I mean is that we start by looking for solitude to regroup, re energize, refresh. But we tend to wait too long and miss our internal ques and instead of going to solitude with intention. We go into isolation in response to a circumstance. And what we are really looking for while in that place is not refreshing but to disconnect to detach ourselves from our lives.
Does size really matter? The answer is Yes.
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