One by one

I like simplicity. 

The simpler things are the happier I am.  Although I do like change.

I cannot remember a time when I didn't dream of having everyone close in a self contained situation where we were all safe and secure.

High quality, sturdy things appeal to me.

I love the idea of mazes and huge buildings full of extra rooms and secret places, but even f I lived there I would hole up in a confined area.

Jeanie's bottle and inglenooks call to me.  I thought the seven dwarf's house was perfect, so my current apartment, while a bit old and decrepit appeals to me.  It's floors make living here something like Captain Hook's ship.  They list and lean, rise and fall in all the ways you can imagine in a house over a hundred years old.  The ceilings are beyond my reach and the woodwork is big and solid.

I like the big scale in the confined space.  One of the banes in my life are small or flimsy things.  I hate shopping when I can't find clothes I like in my size.  I don't want to bend over to reach my counter tops.  Growing up I liked the feeling of being five in a world of adults.  It feels sold and secure.

I don't want to worry that my couch won't support my lifestyle, or my floors survive shoes.   I would rather pick different things than walk carefully through my life.  In nature I love rocks and stones, mountains and oceans.  I am not the person who collects knickknacks, or grows orchids.

The things I want to focus on, to nurture and cherish are the people in my life.  And even here I tend toward smaller.  One on one I love to talk to and listen to, touch and savor each and every person I am blessed to spend time with. 

This is me in a nutshell!  A large sturdy nut.