Bigger Place, Less Space?

Is it possible to move into a larger space and have even less room than before? Where before in our apartment we had a kitchen, living room, an office, and bedroom, and here we have twice that number of rooms, it seems unlikely---but it's true!---to find we have Less Space than before!

It's all about the closets. (Isn't that always the case?) We used to have two nice-sized walk-in closets (nicely organized, good arrangements) and a great pantry space off the kitchen, and I think we may have taken them for granted in the five years we lived there. Here in Poodle Cottage, the 1946-era closets provide just about enough room for an adult or two to stand in---when they are empty! Try putting something in them, and the space simply vanishes!

Maybe it's not about the space at all; more space, less space, smaller closets, everything tight and compact in an urban flat now spread out to a suburban house with 3 floors . . . maybe the space itself isn't the issue. I think it's the organization---or lack thereof, for us, for now.

This week we're on the hunt in IKEA for some storage solutions. Maybe having our things sorted will help it all feel like a bigger place with more space, like we'd hoped for. It'll just take time. Ah yes, patience, I'll take an extra serving of that, please!

Taking a step back: We're only on Day 17 here in the new house, and expecting everything to be neat, tidy, organized, and perfect is just not a reasonable expectation to have. I'll work on that "having more patience" thing this weekend, and we'll take it from there. One day at a time.