5 Secrets My House Will Tell You

By Kenda - August, 6th 2012

As part of a blog carnival on MomDot I took a stroll through my home and snapped 5 photos that might tell you about us in just one glance. I was tempted to put 5 photos of clutter and say “Our house says ‘We just remodeled’ – but where’s the fun in that? So here are (from rooms NOT being used as temporary furniture storage) 5 Secrets My House Will Tell You:

1. I Live in My Office

You’ll find everything here: food, toiletries, toys, movies, candy, extra clothes and more. If the Zombie Apocalypse takes place I can barricade my family in here and we’ll survive for days.

2. I’m a Coffee-holic

K-cups, gourmet ground, domestic ground and more. I even have packets that technically go to a different kind of brewer – but I cut them open and put them in my refillable k-cup basket. Shhhh…don’t tell. And yes, that’s a jar of instant coffee back there. Zombie Apocalypse — remember? No power = no brewer. Fire + water + instant = make sure no one thinks I’m a zombie because I’m caffeine deprived. Just proof that coffee could save your life.

3. I Can’t Resist a Funky Glass at the Dollar Store

I think I have maybe 1 matching set of wine glasses. Otherwise it’s a hodgepodge of mismatched glassware. Odd canisters, a few ouzo glasses, random trifle cups etc. I tell people I’m eclectic…but I’m really just too lazy to carry an entire set of glassware up my stairs at one time.

 4. My Husband Has Been to Exotic Countries. I Have Not.

Just a quick glance at my husband’s half of the office (and bedroom) and you’ll see at least a dozen souvenirs from distant lands. Africa, Germany, Korea and the list goes on. He travels constantly and has been to 35 different countries in 15 years. My desk has a photo from Jamaica – that’s as exotic as my travels have been…..so far.

5. The Men Own More Shoes than the Woman

This is just the shoe bin in the front hall. I have 5 pairs of shoes – the rest are my husband’s with a few pairs from our sons thrown in. I have another maybe 8 pairs in my bedroom — that’s it. My husband has several more pairs in the bedroom plus about 20 more pairs (most still in the box) in the guest room. Our closets have the same ratio. I’m in no danger of being the spokesperson Shopaholics Anonymous.