This weekend I moved to a new place. A bigger , better and brighter apartment . The change was much needed and we have been thinking about it. Our old apartment was nice but smaller but been there for too long . There wasn't enough space to even put a dining table. Last but not the least the 'social' pressure of living like a married couple instead of a bachelor which I ignored it for too long . Given the number of bachelor friends going down steeply , I succumbed to the pressure and decided to at-least move to a place where there is a scope to decorate/improve the home if I wish to. When we started looking for an apartment (as our lease was about to expire ) , we found this condo which we really liked ! Basically what I am trying to say is that we had many reasons to move .
Anyway we are almost finished with our move after around 10-15 hours of moving stuff. TV is done , lights are done it all looks better. But somewhere I find something is missing. It just doesn't feel like home , what my last cozy apartment used to feel like. The master suite bathroom is very much like the hotel I stayed in last month. House just seems bigger for us. I have never been used to living in a nice spacious place anyway. This reminds me of the time I changed my apartment in Bangalore. I had similar feelings , it is as if I have come to a new place.
Anyway we are almost finished with our move after around 10-15 hours of moving stuff. TV is done , lights are done it all looks better. But somewhere I find something is missing. It just doesn't feel like home , what my last cozy apartment used to feel like. The master suite bathroom is very much like the hotel I stayed in last month. House just seems bigger for us. I have never been used to living in a nice spacious place anyway. This reminds me of the time I changed my apartment in Bangalore. I had similar feelings , it is as if I have come to a new place.
The new house with boxes around make it look full, where the old empty house gives a feeling of emptiness. Moving always comes with mixed feeling for me. I think your apartment , your setup in the house , streets and all these non-living ,silent stuff around you make you dependent on them. You may not emotionally be connected with these things , but connected enough to get uncomfortable when anything changes. Things that you never observe, become part of you without you even knowing it , I guess.
My new place is almost as near to my office as my old place. everything else is almost same, same office , same streets to travel but it all feels like everything has changed. In a way its good , tonight we did enjoy our stroll in the city as if we are in a new place.
