Peaceful kingdom

 

We are now a home with 4 animals and two girls. Besides the massive amount of hair that this creates, there are a lot of new moments of tension. In addition to mixing all the animals up with a move, there are new smells and sounds from Nicolette's cat downstairs. 

I am hopeful though. Even though there has been a ton of hissing and growling, the bloodshed has remained minimal. 

It feels right finally being upstairs. Satu is slowly setting up her space on the third floor which fills me with so much joy. She truly does seem happier when she has time to interact with things and to have some alone, but close time. I think it helps her put work aside for a while. On the way to and from work, her mind is usually completely overtaken with the frustrating problems of the daily grind. I hope eventually I can get myself paid well enough to let her quit without worry.

We are getting settled in our lives and it would sure be nice to have more time to enjoy the stability and the environment we are building for ourselves.