I hate moving. I do it as seldom as possible and recently did so for financial reasons after living at my old place for 8 years. I’ve been in the new place for about 5 months, and just a few weeks ago felt “home” when I walked through the front door. I realized it was because the place was finally starting to smell familiar. More like me and my stuff than the paint and floor laminate and whatever else was left by the previous occupant and what was done to prep for a new one.
I realized that this has happened everywhere I’ve lived. It doesn’t seem fully mine until it starts to take on a smell that I associate with my living space. It must be a combination of all kinds of things; what I clean with, my laundry, my bedding, soaps and showering smells, my cats, my cooking.
Crazy? Part of nesting? All I know is I didn’t really like what I smelled upon entering until after I’d been here a few months. Anyone else notice the same?
