I have been thinking about my ideal living space lately; a space I can feel safe, secure and at home in. When I wrote my post describing my safe space a few weeks ago, I realized that, other than the unicorns, I could almost recreate my safe space right here in my current care facility. In fact, I have nothing to complain about my room, with my private bathroom, kitchenette and even my own balcony.
So why do I feel I want to move to a different care facility, and why, in fact, do I feel like I actually want to sacrifice some of the aspects that make my current room great, in order to live in a more suitable care home, and what does “more suitable” even mean? I’ve said many times that I want to move to institution grounds, because then I’d be able to feel like I’d be more sheltered when going outdoors. Thankfully, most of my current readers didn’t know me fifteen years ago, or they’d call me crazy now for such a 180-degree turn from saying institutionalization is bad and community care is always preferrable to now wishing to be institutionalized myself.
This post was written for this week’s Six-Sentence Story link-up, for which the prompt word is “space”.
A Multitude of Musings 
It is good to have one’s own space.
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Certainly is. I didn’t specify this in my post, but shared rooms are no longer a thing in care homes in the Netherlands and I did specify that I do need a certain amount of space for my belongings.
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Change can be good.
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It can be. No more suitable home has been found as of right now, so we don’t know for sure yet.
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I value my space
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I completely understand that. Thanks for commenting.
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What works best for us can change over the years. If you need to move, and you find a suitable place, i hope you can make it happen if that’s what is truly best for you.
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Thank you so much for supporting me. I really hope to find a more suitable place someday within the not-too-distant future.
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I agree on having a space for all your things and your privacy.
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So true indeed, that’s important to me too.
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There’re pros and cons when choosing one space over another; maybe there’s a trick of finding a way to make your present space more like your ideal?
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Well the problem isn’t with my room itself, which is great and other aspects of the care facility really can’t be changed. The reason I want to move is also more complicated than can be explained in six sentences. As for your saying there are pros and cons to each, that’s certainly true and I will definitely be taking a closer look at a prospective new care home than I did at this one (I just went for a quick tour and then decided it’s okay).
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