Our new reading nook
It's been a long time coming. Matt started construction on the loft in the Fall of 2023. At first, it was just a space to move our bed, so we weren't taking up room on the main level (and to give us a little more privacy), but now it has become more! As I type this, I am doing so from the comfort of our "reading nook" in the loft (pictured left). The bookshelf/railing was just finished a few days ago. A vision that Matt had to combine a railing into a bookshelf, so we could have a little more, much needed storage!
We have also been needing another space for the girls to use if they need some peace and quiet (as much as a yurt can allow), or for Matt and I to snuggle up and relax after the girls go to bed. Something that wasn't the "main" area that gets all the traffic. An extension of our bedroom, yet its own, separate entity.
It's not a big space, but it has been longed for and needed. It's hard to imagine, when living in such close quarters, what just a little more space can do for a person! There are a few things we need to do before considering this a "finished" space, but it is already so useful! We christened our loft with a game night on my (Sarah's) birthday. It was a great time had by all and the LONGEST game of Uno ever! We followed it up with a chapter from "The Long Winter" by: Laura Ingalls Wilder.
The one thing I have really noticed about Yurt living is that most space is shared space. Even this space that was meant to give a little more privacy has ended up as just another space for everyone to gather in. Yurt living puts an emphasis on togetherness, with the circular walls around us, as if to give us one big "group hug" if you will. Even with the added space, we are still all together in one big room. It can be a bit suffocating, as a parent, at times but I think togetherness is something that most modern families lack. I feel comforted knowing that my family is all together most of the time.
As I mentioned earlier it can be hard not to have more privacy, but one thing I take comfort in is the fact that all of our shared spaces force our family to be together. One of my biggest goals, as a mother, is to raise my children to grow up to be best friends. I'm not worried about them not having other friends, because they will always have each other ... they will always have family, and as someone committed to breaking familial cycles, I hope family can be everything to my girls! I am grateful for all of our new spaces, our shared spaces, and even our crowded spaces. I am grateful for the space I share with my people, my family, because in a broken world, I am grateful that we have each other and an opportunity to foster togetherness!
Written By: Sarah Rhody
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