Home Sweet Home: Blurred Boundaries

I’ve been thinking lately how the home space has significantly shifted for most people (myself included). Our homes went from places of sanctuary or relaxation to makeshift home gyms, offices, classrooms, daycares, and vacation spots. A lot of people typically have a clear separation from home, work, and school spaces, but the lines that usually exist between these have recently become blurred. At my house, my living room is my new workout spot, our porch is my husband’s gym, our dining room table is a game-set-up spot, and a back bedroom is now a Peloton and new home office spot for my husband. While we are very fortunate to have these options, our home is more chaotic these days.

The other week I was in the midst of writing and my husband was hammering away at his desk chair trying to fix it. Or I’m blending a smoothie and he’s in the middle of trying to record something for work. Sometimes I’m trying to work out when he may want to read and relax in our living room. Basically, what I’m trying to say is that the home space has been upended and it’s a constant combination now of relaxation-work-cooking-fitness-intimacy-alone-time craziness. We don’t have kids so I can only imagine what a lot of my friends are going through with the addition of schooling and child care around the clock — I know that is not easy.