Megan, my co-host on The Hits Hawke's Bay, recently moved to a new place.
As someone who up until moving to this beautiful region lived a somewhat nomadic lifestyle following work around the country, and so making our way as a family into a new rental around once every year and a half, I know all too well the struggles of saying goodbye to the kitchen you know off by heart and having it become a space of "let's open seven drawers to find a spatula" again in the new place you dwell.
What used to be an easy walk down the hall doing that half-closed eye so you stay as sleepy as possible whilst also allowing enough vision to not become a human sprinkler for the bathroom, now becomes an exercise in ninja precision. Reaching out with careful feet making sure no new bannister rail or doorway is there to meet your little toe for an impromptu 3.25am party.
And you sometimes discover a little platform low down in your shower. Perplexed, Megan took it to the Hits Facebook page to check on the little platform's function.
"It's a little seat for when you get tired," said one. But sadly, the hot water cylinder wasn't big enough to shower long enough to get tired, nor did the power bill stretch to the limits needed for a quick shower sit. Not a seat.
