Saying Goodbye to the Home That Raised Me

 Hi moonbeam 💖

This week, something big and emotional is happening in my life:
I’m saying goodbye to the home that raised me.

The house I grew up in. The place where I learned to draw, cuddled with my cats, celebrated birthdays, and decorated for the holidays. The one that held me through every version of myself. 🌙

I wanted to write this post — not to say goodbye forever — but to honor her. My cozy, lived-in, memory-filled little home. 🏡💕

☁️🌸☁️✨☁️🌙☁️✨☁️🌸☁️

✨ A Place Full of Memories

I’ll never forget the smell of home after my mom’s cooking, or the way the sunlight came through my favorite window. The hallway filled with little pawprints. The walls that knew my laughter and my tears.

This home kept me safe through every heartbreak and held me close when I was figuring out who I was. I’m so thankful for her.

☁️🌸☁️✨☁️🌙☁️✨☁️🌸☁️

🎄 The Holidays, the Seasons, the Small Things

All the holidays spent here felt like something out of a dream.
Twinkling lights, warm drinks, sleepy pets curled up under the tree.

And the little seasonal rituals — decorating the porch, lighting incense in winter, letting the breeze in during spring… all those things I’ll carry in my heart wherever I go. 🌸🍂❄️🌞

☁️🌸☁️✨☁️🌙☁️✨☁️🌸☁️

🐾 My Cats, My Sanctuary, My Family

This home is where I met my first cats. Where I heard the tiny mews of newborn kittens. Where I cried into their fur during hard days, and laughed as they chased each other through the hall.

I can still hear their paws on the tile.
I can still feel the quiet warmth of family in every corner.

☁️🌸☁️✨☁️🌙☁️✨☁️🌸☁️

🌙 What I’m Taking With Me

Even though I’m moving to a new place — to build a new chapter, to chase my dreams — I know this home will never leave me.

She’ll live in the way I decorate, the way I care for my space, and the love I bring with me.

And I hope that wherever I go, I can create a home that feels just as warm and full of heart.

☁️🌸☁️✨☁️🌙☁️✨☁️🌸☁️

To my old home:
Thank you for sheltering me.
Thank you for loving me.
Thank you for being my beginning.
You’ll always be part of me.

With all my heart,

Chiisai Tsukiko aka Tiny Moonchild 🌙💖