Over a month ago I moved into a new apartment. It’s a nice little 4th floor walkup on the corner of Little Italy and Chinatown. I’m still settling in (and lacking certain pieces of furniture), but you should come visit. We can sit on the floor.
For the first time in my life, I’m living alone. I love it. But most importantly, being in this new space (as cheesy as this might sound…) has given me a new perspective on who I am and what I want to do with my life. And that’s all it took- packing up and moving into a new home. A fresh start.
I’ve been reading a wonderful book written by Maxwell Gillingham-Ryan of Apartment Therapy (an equally great blog). In it he writes,
Despite the fact that our homes are our only refuge, the only place that we can call our own, most of us are unhappy with the places we live in. Even more do not recognize the strong effect they have on our daily lives. Not sleeping well, not cooking at home, being ashamed to have people over, and being stressed out by repairs are all complaints I hear often. When these issues grow or linger, they come to affect our personal lives and careers.
We all need to be reminded that our surroundings can have a huge impact on our lives, and we should set them up so that they inspire us. In a way, I decided to do the same with this little website. Most of those old blog entries are gone (though you can still probably find them if you’re resourceful ;)). I’ve also figured out a new workflow for posting and organizing entries (which probably doesn’t mean anything to you, but trust me, it makes things a lot easier on my end).
Thanks for visiting. I hope you enjoy this new pad of mine and I hope you’ll come back often.
Let me know if anything’s broken… all comments/feedback/suggestions are welcome!
I am “digging” the new design. Awesome
Best of luck in the new pad.
Good luck with the new digs.
Thanks guys! :)
Jack: Quick Q - what are you using to show the bookmarks on the right hand side of the front page? I thought I’ve seen WordPress plugins that do this, and they are powered by delicious, but I have yet to find them again doing a search. Please email me if you can cdevroe[at]theubergeeks.net
I’d love to come visit. How’s December?
How about November?
Nice pic Jack! And I know that chair - it’s from Ikea! Believe or not I wanted that exact same kind and color - but TWO seconds before i got to pick up the pieces, a girl snatched the last non-swivel bottom piece to the chair. arrgh.
But yes, living in a new place is such a refreshing experience! And great practice to change yourself a little, for the better. An opportunity for home/self improvement :) I CANNOT wait til I get my own place.