Soul space...

We all have spaces we love. Special spots that offer us ease from everything else that might be going on around us. Places of gentle that offer nourishment to our souls just from cherishing time spent within.

For me... that space is the loft.

Now, for almost two years the loft was unfortunately off-limits to me due to dealing with Peripheral Neuropathy having stolen my stair-climbing abilites. It was tough to be able to see the loft overlooking the living room as I sat below but I knew it was waiting to help heal my soul once my legs had finally healed. And I was right. Now that I have almost fully regained my leg strength, control and confidence to climb stairs, the loft has welcomed me back to start working on healing the rest of me.

So, in fashion of my love of sharing, I wanted to share with you, my most favourite space..... And just so you won't feel badly thinking the loft has been neglected this past while, I'll start off with a picture of Play enjoying his favourite nap spot in the whole entire house! He naps up there daily and he has been using the loft and keeping it lived in for both of us; he loves the loft as much as I do, I think!

I don't quite get how this can even be comfy to nap on a hard pool table but Play absolutely LOVES his pool table snoozes. Because I am terrified he will get tangled on his down-jump, he is not allowed to bring his blankies up to nap with but we compromise by turning on his 'warming light' to keep him toasty while up there which works well.

First thing I do when I make my way up to the loft is pop an old and extremely
well-loved record onto the similarly old record player...
Today was a Larry Gatlin kind of day 'cause I do love me my Larry Gatlin!!!

It may not be the greatest record player and I do realize there are new models
available these days with people finally having admitted that the richness of sound
coming out over vinyl really is unbeatable BUT it still works and sounds incredible!

You might not be able to tell that it's an old stereo by sound
but the fact that the remote control is on a cord kind of
gives its age away... still WELL loved nonetheless!!

Once I have my music on to soothe me I head on in toward the sitting area. Sometimes I turn on the fireplace and curl up in the rocker beside it and just listen to my music for a few minutes to clear my mind.

This fireplace is the only heat source for the loft but since the heat rises up from our
in-floor heating pipes below, it is always cozily warm up here.

The only times Play is not on the pool table napping is when I am up in the
loft with him... he knows that the table is not an appropriate nap-spot
so he only hops up when he thinks he won't be caught... a fun game for him.



I always check to see that Day is comfortable before I get comfortable for a little while. He knows that all he has to do is call me when he needs me and I will be down to help him with whatever he needs whether it be a cuddle, a bathroom break, some water, picking up a toy he dropped, or even if he needs a blankie re-tucking in...
anything at all that he needs, he knows I'll be there.



I keep hoping that Day will decide one of these days to trek up the stairs along with Play and I so he too can discover the comfy joys it offers but he just isn't a fan of stairs, and that's okay. Day has learned and is capable of taking on stairs and he does well on them when he believes enough in himself but he is not comfortable enough to choose to make his way up...



And then, when my mind is cleared, and the music has taken me back into a time when everything was easy...
I sit down and I write.

Do you have a space of comfort, one that nourishes your own soul. Where is it that you love to let yourself just be? Does it help you in solace, in creativity, in living even when outside of that safe space? Share with us your perfect moments in your perfect space.