How to Make a House a Home - Part 2
Five Elements of Happiness, things we’re doing differently & some hippy action!
Last Sunday we delved into the psychology of what makes a happy home. I introduced the Five Elements of Happiness and how, if practiced, they can help you create a home that you will love forever. Today I’m going a little deeper and being brutally honest about what we did wrong in our last home and how we are changing it in our new barn. I’ll be telling you about the first things we did to create a sense of peace, belonging and love and how you can do it too, regardless of how long you have lived there.
Start as you mean to go on. This goes for everyone, regardless of how long you have lived in your home. It’s never too late to change the feeling in a space. It’s all about intention. Having a clear mindset as to what your home means to you, what you want from it and how you want it to make you feel, can make a huge difference to your life. But, it takes a lot of hard work and effort, setting aside time to nurture your home life. It’s important to not let the rest of your commitments get in the way and to stay focused.
So many people move house with good intentions, but with the chaos and trauma that’s involved in the move, the aftermath and our ever-increasingly busy lives, it’s easy to lose sight of what you set out to achieve. Before you know it a year or more has gone by and half your possessions are still in boxes, the walls are still that dreadful acid green, you don’t know the neighbours, you didn’t join that club and you feel like a stranger in your own home. Once that feeling sets in it’s hard to change.
It’s exactly what happened to me in our last home. Now, I changed the last owner’s decor in a heartbeat, but all my other goals went by the wayside. What did we do wrong? How are we making sure we don’t make the same mistakes this time around? Read on to find out.