How To Stop Feeling Homesick
October 18, 2015
When I was 10 I made the deicsion to move away from the place that I called home, where I lived with my mum and step dad, to the place that I believed would be the best for me to live (this being with my dad and step mum). And although I have lived with my dad for a good six years now my mums house still feels like home, the feeling I get when I walk through the door to her house isn't the same as the feeling that I get when I walk into my dad's house.
So, as you can probably tell this leads me to feel homesick a lot of the time, and due to the fact that my mum lives an hour and a half away it's pretty hard to just drop everything and go visit her. Especially as I'm just beginning my A-Levels and have a weekend job and volunteering in a charity store to balance. Over the past few years I've found a few ways of dealing with homesickness and I thought that it would be nice for me to share them with you.
1) Although you may be far away from the person there is always a way to talk to them, pick up your phone and give them a call, ask how their day has been and what they had for lunch. There's also video chatting on things like Skype and FaceTime which is great as it makes it feel a little more as though you are with the person.
2) Have an item of their clothing that reminds you of them/smells of them. For me, this happens to be two of my mums oversized sweaters that I can curl up in at night.
3) Spend time with the friends and family that you are lucky enough to have around you. I know that when I'm missing home reminding myself of what I have where I live is something that is important to remember, and more often than not having a good laugh will make you feel miles better.
So, as you can probably tell this leads me to feel homesick a lot of the time, and due to the fact that my mum lives an hour and a half away it's pretty hard to just drop everything and go visit her. Especially as I'm just beginning my A-Levels and have a weekend job and volunteering in a charity store to balance. Over the past few years I've found a few ways of dealing with homesickness and I thought that it would be nice for me to share them with you.
1) Although you may be far away from the person there is always a way to talk to them, pick up your phone and give them a call, ask how their day has been and what they had for lunch. There's also video chatting on things like Skype and FaceTime which is great as it makes it feel a little more as though you are with the person.
2) Have an item of their clothing that reminds you of them/smells of them. For me, this happens to be two of my mums oversized sweaters that I can curl up in at night.
3) Spend time with the friends and family that you are lucky enough to have around you. I know that when I'm missing home reminding myself of what I have where I live is something that is important to remember, and more often than not having a good laugh will make you feel miles better.
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