What do you miss the most when you're away from home?

Ronni

Ronni

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Nashville TN
It’s funny the things you miss when you’re gone awhile:

First on the list is my own bed and pillows. I don't think that's uncommon.

At my son's house it's somewhat chaotic with 4 teenagers, and though I loved hanging with everyone I missed the quiet of our house after a while.

I missed my shower. At Corey's house they have a whole house water conditioning system because where they live has hard water. The system makes the water really soft, but honestly when I shower or wash my hands, my skin still feels like it has soap on it, and I never feel like I'm really clean because my skin feels so slick!

When we stay at an airbnb which we used to do frequently as a quick getaway, and have started doing again, I always bring my own sheets because most of the time, the sheets on the bed are microfiber and Ron and I both react badly. We overheat, sweat, and it's really uncomfortable. So I bring my pillows (see first thing on the list) and cotton sheets to substitute for the microfiber.

I really am a creature of habit and routine. Ron and I both are. So when the silverware is not in the drawer by the dishwasher, the scissors aren't next to the fridge, there's no bedside table, the bathroom has no counter space just a freestanding sink....that kind of thing....I find myself wanting to rearrange drawers or move furniture and such, so that things can be the way I'm used to them being! I know that's ridiculous!! 🤣

Other stuff too, but you get the idea. Curious what you miss when you're not at home?
 

Home cooked meals. When I was a kid and we went on vacation we often stayed with relatives so the home cooked meals were wonderful even though we were "guests" but now I miss my own cooking. I eat super healthy everything everyday and time away from that is something I don't like.
 
I've never felt at home anywhere on Earth that I've lived. The closest was Skagway, Alaska, and of course, I love the Cottonwood trees, the Yellowstone River and thunderstorms of Montana, the Ponderosa Pines of Colorado, but This world feels so foreign to me.
Where ever I've lived, I feel is temporal, like I'm camping out.
 
I don't miss anything, unless I cannot take my dog with me. When I took care of my mother during her final illness, I didn't bring my dog because I thought it was best for her, and because we took her to MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, for a week of the five months I was away from home.

Usually, through the years, I've had 1 to 4 of my kids with me, and we went camping, or to visit my parents who were divorced and lived in different states.
 
Whenever I go visit my brother& family the one thing I miss besides sleeping in my own bed,doing my daily routine. I know it may sound strange to some,but when I can't do it,I feel lost. I'm happy to visit them,when I return home it takes me a couple days to get back into my routine,then I feel fine
 
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