After work, I stand in the entryway, unsure where I’ll live in the future.
Even after I get home and open the door, I can’t take off my shoes. I get lost in thoughts about where I’ll live someday.
Scenes
- I stand there, still wearing my shoes. — When I get home from work and open the door, I think about where I’ll live someday and stand there for a long time, unable to take off my shoes.
- A home holds your days — When deciding whether to move, room size isn’t the only thing to consider. Think about whether your days of shopping, washing up, and resting can continue there.
- A familiar neighborhood, a smaller home — Even imagining a move to a smaller home gets complicated when you also think about leaving familiar streets and shops.
- Where and how to live — Planning for later life means considering the home itself, as well as how you’ll get to the places you need and spend your days at home.
- Just one familiar day — Tonight, think of one everyday thing you don’t want to lose in your current home. Consider where you’d like to keep doing it.
- Start with the day, not the home — You don’t have to choose a home today. You can still think about the kind of day you want to keep living. That day can guide your choice of home.
Stories by Onyu
- Onyu
- Even after a meeting, I come home and have to explain why I need to rest.
- Just before clocking out, the clock reminds me of a request
- Gray hair reflected in the window on a rainy day
- Right before clocking out, I pause before canceling our plans
- Right before quitting time, just thinking about learning makes me check the clock.
- Right before clocking out, I can’t think of what to say to a friend.
- I keep checking the clock just before quitting time.
- When I pause at the door, my dinner gets pushed back again.