A home becomes yours through repetition more than ownership papers.

Ownership is a legal relationship and it does not by itself produce belonging. What makes a place yours is having cooked in it, slept badly in it, argued and made up in it, developed routines that only make sense there. That is built slowly and it belongs to the person doing the living, whoever holds the deeds.

If you are renting or in a temporary place, do not wait to invest in it. Put things where you want them, keep your routines. Home is a practice rather than a purchase.