How long after moving should a place feel like "Home"? (moved, house)
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Depends totally on your definition of what that means.
As far as just my home space goes, it's when I finally know where everything is and I've pretty much finished with decorating - hung the pictures, etc. I'm kind of an ongoing decorator, but I feel home when I know where things are and I wouldn't be embarrassed to let someone in.
I bought my house three years ago and waited and waited wondering when it would happen. Then one day it just did. Maybe that was about 6 months ago. I think it had to do with my spending long hours commuting and working and I began to not even recognize my home when I returned. I would look around and everything seemed so foreign, but beautiful. I became very resentful and confused about that, so I took measures to improve my schedule (Just saying "No, I'm going home.") and then it was 'home'. Weird, I know. So, maybe it was when I wanted to be there more than anywhere else?
I would say it took me 7 or 8 months, for a while I kept looking around & thinking to myself, when do I need to pack up & go home lol We even took a weekend away & it confused me to be back in the new place. Then a few months later we took another trip & I found myself, looking forward, to going back home.
All depend on YOU. Just because you live somewhere, doesn't make it a "true" home. I currently live in California, originally from Southern Indiana, and California will NEVER be or feel like home.
I have my wife, and that makes it bearable to come "home" to her. But home is where the heart is, and for me, that's back in good ole Southern Indiana
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