{"id":33726,"date":"2021-07-27T16:29:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T23:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momservations.com\/?p=33726"},"modified":"2021-07-27T16:29:15","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T23:29:15","slug":"home-is-where-you-left-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/momservations.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/27\/home-is-where-you-left-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Home is Where You Left It"},"content":{"rendered":"

Momservation: <\/strong>Your room is still your room. But your closet is mine now. I finally got my walk-in closet. I walk in to your room to get my clothes.<\/p>\n

☺\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ☺\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 ☺<\/p>\n

\u201cNow that the kids are gone, do you think you guys will move?\u201d<\/p>\n

That is the most common question we hear as Empty Nesters. It\u2019s almost as if there is a parenting manual I\u2019ve missed somewhere that says:<\/p>\n

Step 1. Raise kids. Try not to f*ck them up.<\/p>\n

Step 2. Once they are moved out of house, change the locks.<\/p>\n

Step 3. If that doesn\u2019t work, move before they can move back.<\/p>\n

To be honest, it has never occurred to Hubby and I to move once the kids established new homes. Last time we checked, everyone who lived in this house had a pretty good experience and we all agreed we should regularly meet and do it again.<\/p>\n

Like maybe for Thanksgiving and Christmas, Easter if you\u2019re around, Mother\u2019s Day, Father\u2019s Day, birthdays if you can make it, or sometime in the summer for some favorite traditions. No worries if you have school or work or other commitments. You know where we live. Door\u2019s always open.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t that the way it used to work\u2014Home is where the heart is; You can always count on home? Unless it sold in a bidding war and everyone\u2019s gotta come pick up their sh*t because there\u2019s no room for it in the new condo and the spare bedroom is Mom\u2019s home gym with the cat\u2019s litter box.<\/p>\n

No thanks.<\/p>\n

Moving and starting over somewhere new once the kids left just doesn\u2019t fit for us. Mainly because I think one of the reasons our kids were so confident in their leap out into the world is because they knew they could always count on home being right where they left it. A home landing pad no matter where the winds of change blew them.<\/p>\n

No one told us the house we picked to raise our family was only good for 18 years and 300,000 miles of carpooling, family vacations, hot laps to school, sports, friend\u2019s houses and Costco. This baby is a classic. With a great neighborhood, yard with pool, rec-room and tons of experience hosting get-togethers this home is still going strong, ready for significant others and expanding families.<\/p>\n

Plus, Hubby\u2019s got his work here, we\u2019ve got our friends and family here, and we\u2019ve finally got the house all to ourselves. Swimsuits optional, baby! This party isn\u2019t over just because it turned into Adult Swim. It\u2019s just getting started.<\/p>\n

And not started as in starting over somewhere new just when the going got substantially easier. I mean, we have extra bedrooms and nowhere we have to be and only our own socks and underwear to wash.<\/p>\n

Who\u2019s in for Taco Tuesday and trying to figure out if Costco or Trader Joe\u2019s makes the best sangria?<\/p>\n

#EmptyNesting #JoysOfEmptyNesting #HomeIsWhereYouLeftIt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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