Now that most of us have been in isolation at home for a while, we may find that we are developing definite opinions about our abodes.

Most people are used to coming and going, spending more waking hours out than in. So staying in the same place for days on end can make that place’s deficits more noticeable than before.

For instance, now that spring is arriving, you may wish you had a porch or balcony if you don’t already have one. If you have multiple people in your household, you may wish your home had one more bathroom. If your place is large, you may be tired of cleaning it. If it’s small, the isolation may make you wish you had a larger place.

Once this pandemic calms down, and self-isolation becomes just another memory, it would do us good to remember what we thought about our homes while we lived in them for more hours a day than we ever have. Then we can make changes so that our home becomes our haven, more than ever.