Moving on

In slightly more than 3 weeks, I will be moving out of my comfort zone into the unknown. Perhaps that’s an exaggeration since it’s simply a physical shift from having my own place to living with the in-laws.

To be honest, my wife’s parents are easy to get a long and they both dote us. According to my wife, her mother has a soft spot for me. Well, I can only hope that the ’spot’ remains soft when we stay under one roof. That’s when she will see all my good and, mostly bad, habits, which only my wife is aware of.

I really do not know what to expect since I have never stayed with my in-laws for extended periods of time. That said, I am prepared to lose some of my much treasured privacy and freedom to do whatever I like.

Spending countless hours in front of the PC monitor, for a nice game of WoW, or the telly, to watch my Korean dramas, could be a thing of the past. Perhaps the only positive thing is that I got to keep my current tv in our future bedroom. That means watching movies or tv programmes while lazing on the bed would finally be a dream come true.

Guess you can say that you win some, and you lose some.

On hindsight, the fact that I thought about this in this manner means I am a self-centred person who only cares for my own needs. Spending time with our parents should be a gift treasured and not something to dread. With that said, I think I am ready to transit to that new lifestyle with its new set of house rules and expectations.

Wish me luck!