nomad, no more.

So, I'm finally moving into a new apartment after being a nomad (staying in different places and with different friends) for about two weeks. I'm appreciative to have such generous friends but looking forward to being in my own space again.

Here are a few things that I've missed the most, not being in my own place:

 1. My typical morning routine. It usually consists of some combination of the following things: eggs on toast, chocolate milk, NPR, the Daily Buzz (love that morning show), and a reliable sense of how long the commute to work will take me.
 2. My shower. It doesn't matter that I will have a new shower starting tomorrow. The fact that it will be my shower and have all my 'things' in it, without toting them in and out, makes it mine. Oh how I've missed my shower.
 3. Reliable internet, without having to mooch off of someone else, or use my blackberry. Having my blackberry for email has been great, but it's just not the same.
 4. My kitchen. With all of my stuff- spices, utensils, dishes, wine... Sometimes I take full advantage and spend hours cooking. Sometimes I’m just throwing together anything that takes under 5 minutes and will prevent me from being soooo hungry I snap at smallest thing. Either way, it’s a luxury to have access to your own kitchen, and I can’t wait.
5.  All of the things I have packed up in a box, which really belong in my office. Since it is my home away from home, it’s been frustrating to also not have access to all of those other little things –some functional, some decorative—that help make my office more organized, and less boring. I have numerous nondescript or slightly puzzling items that will find a permanent place in my office for reasons no one will understand but me. I like it that way.


There are others too- favorite books, my bed, band-aids (everyone knows how accident prone I am) knowing where (almost) anything is that I might ‘need’ … but those are my top 5.