Living in a box

I remember my husband told me about this many times over the phone and on Skype… ” I am tired of living in a box”… and that time I thought well, not many people have the opportunity to live in a good hotel all expenses paid and all you can eat buffet every time! Until I have experienced it myself.

The novelty wears off.

I am now craving for my space, my own contributions to where I am going to live in. A place where nobody can interrupt your sleep because they have to clean the room.. (oh yeah they are sometimes blind not seeing either the paper or the red light panel outside your “unit”). A place where I can cook my own healthy foods so I don’t see my waist expanding every day!. A place where my son can run around without hesitation if he is waking or disturbing anybody. A place I can call home in the Middle East.

Lots of ex-pats are having the same dilemma as me and some don’t have a choice really because it is the employer who is paying the bills. Most employers have their own corporate rates in every hotel in any City. Luckily, we have a choice now just after we went to my husband corporate meeting (and yes we tag along if it’s going to be a long time away or no definite day to come back to living in our “box”) and so here we are to our next adventure of looking for our own place. I am thrilled that perhaps in a week’s time we are already in our own BIG space where my son can do his running and hide and seek. I tell you living in a box doesn’t give you more choices to hide anyway!

Now I know how it feels like living in a hotel with a feeling of an indefinite period of when to go and it is not nice at all. But hey, don’t get me wrong… I still want to go to a hotel to relax and unwind away from the “big space” and routine. It helps to satisfy one or a few days of being away so you are happy to come back again to the comfort of your own home, and yes…