Write about your dream home.

Hello everyone. I have been away for a little bit. Sometimes life is hard and finding inspiration to write is a fruitless endeavor. Additionally, my partner has been having mental health issues and I am trying to be present for him. He has always supported me, being my light in the darkness. Now he needs me, and I will be there to support him. We think his symptoms might be related to medical trauma associated with his open-heart surgery. He had an undiagnosed heart defect. Since having the surgery last Summer he has not been the same person. He is on a lot of medication now and has lost so much weight. He is anxious over things that never previously made him anxious. I have to hold my shit together tho because if he is struggling, it will do none of us any good if I also have issues.

But to answer this goddamn prompt, for me an ideal home has to first and foremost be a home where love resides. I would rather live in a shack filled with love, than a mansion void of people who love each other. But of course, we all have dreams of our ideal home, do we not?

A home completely our own bought and paid for, would be my first wish. A home close to amenities but also in the country is important. A home near a freshwater source would be ideal. I'd love a creek nearby preferably passing through the property. I would like a Spanish-style house. My dad built a house like that and it is where I grew up. I would like a large house, but only because I want to fill it with people I care about and love. My ideal home would be shared with people who need a home. I would not charge them rent. We would all contribute, but in other ways, not financially. 

For me, the land around the home is just as important as the home. There would be plenty of room for animals and gardens. There would be a lot of trees. There would be a walking/biking pathway. The home itself would be filled with plants. An outdoor saltwater pool would be marvellous. A sauna would be wonderful. My dad built a sauna in the shape of a mushroom. Saunas are ever so healthy and detoxifying. Of course, in this imaginary scenario, I have plenty of help looking after everything. I would have a groundskeeper, a vet, and a housekeeper. They would all be my friends and I would pay them a lot of money. 

Of course, I would have a grand piano. There would be a wine cellar and an ample pantry fully stocked. The kitchen would be large. The sink would be facing a window. You must have a window to look out of while scrubbing pots! Outside there would also be a playground for children. I daydream about this a lot. I imagine having small children again, and how I'd make their world ever so magical. I would host a lot of weekend gatherings, of course. That is how I grew up. And children will need a place to play. 

This is a lovely daydream. In daydreams we can experience a world we would otherwise be unable to experience. You must have a good imagination tho. It is almost like living that life if your imagination is vibrant enough. I have been a daydreamer since childhood. It was a way for me to escape reality and I got very good at building worlds inside my mind. Because we can't have everything we want or even everything we need, can we? I am content to dream. If I am stripped of everything around me, I will still have my imagination to sustain me. 

Thank you so much for reading my stuff.

PS The home and property would be secure. I do not want the anxiety of being robbed or murdered. It would be fenced in and have a gate that needs a code to get inside. This is for my own sense of security because in this scenerio we could be targetted. Oh I forgot. We also have a few dog family members. And of course cats. There would be shelves filled with books. There would be art and photos on the wall.