Looking for a new houseWell, it’s pretty obvious that in order to work from home, you need a home to work from, but what I have discovered recently is that it’s vital to have a home you like and feel comfortable in.

I’d never given it any thought before, having been in the fortunate position of always enjoying the various houses we’ve lived in, but then last summer we sold up in Cornwall to return to Somerset.  We had just one day to find a house to rent and so took the best available on that day.  It was small, but being of minimalist disposition, we decided it would be good for the soul to have a thorough clearing out so we would fit in.

We were determined it would work – after all, another house move was the last thing we wanted – but it became increasingly obvious that it wasn’t working, not at all.  It was the first time I haven’t wanted to get up in the morning because I couldn’t face going downstairs to the dark, cramped ground floor.  Or deliberately tried to stay out as long as possible because I didn’t want to go ‘home’.

As the end of our six month contract drew closer, we realised there was no alternative but to look for another place, despite our dread of the upheaval and hard work of another move so soon.  We found a lovely, spacious, light house very quickly, and have felt much happier ever since we moved in.  Everything is so much easier when you are comfortable in your surroundings.