Moving Homes

December 11, 2023 Dear Diary, I just moved into my new apartment with my dad and it does not feel like a home. The walls at my dad’s house are pretty but there are no memories to go with them. The bed is soft but it feels lonely and sad. At my mother’s house I have a soft pink bed with beige curtains. I like all the colours, because when I was five I helped my sister paint the walls. I know I can make memories here, but it will never feel like a home. My father’s house smells like paint and my mom’s house smells like lavender flowers. My mom’s home feels familiar and I'm used to it although my dad’s house feels welcoming but not cozy. The feeling of a house is when you don't feel comfortable, and that's how I feel at my dad’s. My dad’s house feels like a house and my mom’s feels like a home, and right now it feels like it will never change. October 17,2025 Dear Diary, I have been here for a little while now and I feel way more snug. The memories are definitely not missing now because we made so many while making the apartment more homey. We keep the windows open so the fresh air comes in. My room has photos from our vacations and my bed has a big blue blanket on top. All the memories we made here are as good as the ones we could make anywhere else. I do not know why I doubted myself and my family because I think that as long as I am with people I love, I could make anything at home.