A good friend recently went through a long home-remodeling. As we discussed it, he shared that he and his wife had kept a little list of the things they did not have during their stay in a rental house, or just in general, that they really missed or wanted in the new dwelling. Things like a dishwasher, a decent garbage can... things they recognized as being useful and convenient by not having them for a while.
I thought this was really entertaining and interesting because it got me thinking about all the little creature comforts that one finds, embraces, and ultimately integrates so into their daily lives that they forget how great they are, until they're taken away by circumstance.
I wanted to share my own list and I want to ask you for yours. I want to get the 5 things you consider creature comforts that you would most miss were you to have to give them up. Feel free to use the comments section of this post to append your own thoughts.
RULES: Give it some serious thought, and please, be reasonable. Don't say 'my job' or 'my wife' or 'the roof on the house' or 'heat'; stay in the realm of realistic and probable. For example, Don't say 'TV' or 'Hot and Cold Running Water'; but you could choose 'TiVo' or 'Filtered Water in the refrigerator door' if that's something you have had and would or do really miss the convenience of.
My Favorite Creature Comforts:
- TiVo
- A Debit Card
- My Treo PDA
- Wireless Networking
- A Telephone Answering Machine