We’ve been back from Bali a month and a lot of that time has spent working on house projects. While I have been writing about the importance of travel and exploring the world, I also believe in the importance of home.
I was reminded of this a few weeks ago when we popped into Bed Bath & Beyond, which was surprisingly still open. As I walked around the leftovers of what was once an important store for me and many other people (although I liked Linens ‘n Things better, having met its demise some years before Bed Bath & Beyond), I thought about the many things I had bought from the store, especially pre-internet shopping. Greg and I also registered there when we married.
While in more recent years it had become a place for certain basics (mattress pad sort of things), there was a time when I might look for a shower curtain, towels, or sheets on clearance (those I used for the backs of quilts I was making).
If you take a step back and look at it, picking out items for a home, decorating a home, all those things are a big part of our lives. We devote a sizable amount of time to making our home look good. We are raised that this is important and when we take a dip back in time, one registered for all those things that would help a house become a home.
I have always devoted a chunk of my time to where I’m living. Someone taught me you should sow your seeds wherever you are planted. You should be happy to be home, you should feel like you will thrive where you live because you like being there. And, if you choose, you should be happy to share your home with others.
Home is the base of everything. We rest, we sleep, we reenergize at home. That’s why we should put time into making it a place we like to be. It’s like home is the rock of who we are, the pillar of our existence where you rest, you dream, you reenergize.