Amanda's Top 5 Must Haves In a Home
/A Yard with Sunshine and Shade. I like to garden so a yard with plenty of room and light for a vegetable garden is my #1 thing. I also like some shade for spending time relaxing outside though. Plus we have an Australian Shepherd. They are EXTREMELY active so she needs space to run.
A Large Working Kitchen. Because I grow so much of my own food I love cooking and I am someone who doesn't like to be crowded in a kitchen. I have a ton of equipment too like a kitchen aid, tagine, cuisinart, pasta maker, dehydrator, air fryer, canning equipment - you name it I've probably got it. So kitchen storage as well as work space is definitely important.
A Nice Office Space for myself + Mark. Since I work primarily from home, a private office for myself is preferable. Mark and I shared an office in our home in Maryland, when we were both flight attendants, and that just didn't go over well. since I'm a visual person I like having stuff laid out. If I file it away I will forget about it. He thinks it's a mess. I say "welcome to my brain" :)
A Formal Dining Room. Not used much because it's just the two of us, but when my family is visiting we need to have space for 8 to eat.
A Guest Room. Again, to help accommodate my family. In our house now, we have a guest room (my parents), a pull out couch in my office (my niece), and an apartment over the garage for my sister + brother-in-law. This is great because we each have our own space when visiting but are still close.
Our home now has all of my must have's so I feel very blessed at this time in my life. Now we need a vacation home in NC! LOL
