In an 832 sq foot house, 100 sq feet smaller than the last one - but with a much bigger garage which is where a lot of my "stuff" is. The house seems the right size without my: 8 bookcases (3 or 4 shelf) loaded with books, a furnished guest bedroom (twin bed, etc), AND my sewing room stuff (including books.. ). I figured I'd be moving again in less than a year, so I didn't unpack everything.

And today at lunch a gal in my office is heading to New Orleans for a meeting in January - to give her my tour guides to N.O., I would have to go digging through boxes. But if they were unpacked, they'd be by the door and ready to go by now.

I miss my books. And soon, I'm going to miss my sewing room. I could live without the furnished guest bedroom considering how seldom I have overnight guests.