Muskan Week 7 - Moving

After the long January, we just went through, it's hard to believe it’s finally February. It didn’t hit me that it’s February until my mom told me on the second that I need to get a move on with my packing. In mid-February, my family and I are moving into a new house not too far from the one we live in now. With the fact that we’re moving comes the tedious task of packing and unpacking boxes, as well as going through what we need and don’t need to take with us.

My mom has been telling me to start thinking about packing up since December. She is, by far, the most excited about moving. We have this house built and customized to our likes, wants, and needs. My mom now has her room and the kitchen perfectly matched to her taste. Since our new house isn’t too far away, I joke with my parents that we shouldn’t pack, but rather load up the car with our things instead of putting it in boxes and just driving it there. I’ve even suggested taking clothes by the hanger and just straight hanging them in the new house instead of packing them in boxes and unpacking them when we get them there.

We’ve been planning this house for over a year and a half now. To be so close to the closing date has made this moment so much more real to me, and definitely to my mom. Since I’m older and a lot more mature since the last time we moved, my parents included me more in the planning process. I’ve helped with everything from floor plan upgrades to what counters to have in the kitchen to where there will be carpet and where there will be hardwood.

Being a part of this process has given me a new perspective. I’ve realized how much detail goes into building a house. This experience has taught me the importance of being detail-oriented and how crucial it can be if even one detail is off and you aren’t aware of it until its been built into the house. The interactions between the building company and my family have also shown me what the adult world will be like once I’m on my own.

While I’m not as excited as my mom, I am still happy to have somewhat of a new fresh start in this home that the others in my family and I have created together.