Shelter Shock

One of my favorite real estate blogs, Brick Underground, provides its readers with the "Word of the Day". Today's word is Shelter Shock.....Shel ter shock-n. post-vacation readjustment to the compact proportions of a New York City apartment.

Using it in a sentence.....

Newly returned from Sag Harbor to his Midtown one bedroom, Chris knocked over a nightstand, impaled his forehead on the coat rack and nearly decapitated the dog with a beach chair before his shelter shock passed.

Its no surprise that we Manhattanites give up space in exchange for convenience. But, we often underestimate just how much space we give up in order to live the city lifestyle. My brother lives in Houston and has a closet that is bigger than most studio apartments. Making matters worse, his is the small closet, his wife has the big one!!! On the other hand, can he order in a five course meal made up of five different nationalities from five different restaurants all at the same time?