"Looking at rentals after my divorce, all I could see was expansive space - so much for my daughters and me to fill. But when I found the perfect location, I knew it was time. We craved that space, as overwhelming as it was - space to call home, space to furnish. I reminded myself of the potential and signed the lease."
"We had just spent a year living in a furnished extended-stay villa. Although it was a temporary solution, living on a hotel property was truly charming. We distracted ourselves during a time of transition with hammocks by the resort pool, serves on tennis courts, swings on the golf course, and escaping on a private hiking trail. We leaned into the novelty, jumping into the pool in December and going to hotel holiday events as a new tradition."
"While I didn't own much, I was embracing a tourism-inspired lifestyle. I worked in destination marketing, hosted travel writers in the hotel lobby by day, and hung Christmas stockings under a pre-programmed television by night. Usually, I smiled through the strangeness of it all. It wasn't home, but it reminded me of what I loved about hospitality. Even temporary places can feel extraordinary."
A recently divorced parent moved from a fully furnished extended-stay villa into a rental with expansive space and a tree-lined backyard. The temporary villa offered hospitality comforts—pool hammocks, tennis courts, golf-course swings, and hotel holiday traditions—yet ownership of household items was minimal. The renter sought to transform the new place from temporary to a home that reflected family history and future. The renter signed a lease despite feeling overwhelmed by empty space and envisioned belonging for her daughters. The renter reached out to a local Buy Nothing group for help furnishing and settling into the new home.
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