Nothing seems to make a house your home as much as what you
hang on its walls. Photos of your family, artwork that reflects
your tastes... all of these things combine to represent you to
the people you welcome into your home.
If you accept that argument, then it stands to reason that
about the fastest way to demote a home to a house is by taking
all of those mementos down from its walls.
Tonight, my home looks naked. I can't think of a more visible
reminder that our chapter here is ending than seeing open walls
where artwork and photos and certificates and posters were once
hung.
I know it will affect me... I'm just not yet sure how: it
will likely serve as a visible reminder that we have a lot of
work to do, but I don't know how I'll feel. Maybe
it'll motivate me. Maybe it'll just make me sad. Maybe both.
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