Ready status: Not.
Being homeless by choice is a weird state. I haven’t lived with my parents for over 18 years and they no longer live in the house I grew up in, yet out of habit I end up calling their place home since it is where we are staying. Once we get going, (8 days?! gulp!) I wonder if I will fall into that habit again with our ship cabins or hotel rooms. How long do we have to stay in one place for it not to feel like a temporary stop? How long will it take to adjust our new normal?
I wasn’t sure how I would feel not having a “home.” Would I feel sad, disconnected, or restless? Turns out, not so much. I like not being tied to a particular place and being open to the possibilities. I’m ok with pulling up the roots and not immediately planting them somewhere else. I’ve been asked often lately what about when you get back and I easily reply, “I don’t know.” Don’t really have to know right now.
For now we are learning home is just where you are.
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