let the unpacking begin!

The POD came, was unpacked, and went; we have furniture. Slowly we are hauling things back from the nearby storage unit, box by box, and unpacking. Sometimes, it feels like Christmas (oh, I forgot about this! How lovely!) Sometimes it's embarrassing (why did I save this?) Or frustrating (where am I going to put this?). We've been living without for several months now -- not in the starving-in-Africa kind of way, admittedly -- but in the "essentials only" kind of way. One set of cutlery, one set of dishes, and literally no where to sit but the floor or one of 4 wooden chairs. Once the furniture returned, things started closing in, but we still had that sparse, minimalist look happening. No knick-knacks, no personal touches, very little colour; a blank canvas. It was sort of peaceful, calming.... like living in an IKEA showroom, or an art installation, and my favourite view was this one....