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Sep. 18th, 2016 09:05 pmNow that we've been in this house for over a month (holy shit our deed showed up in the mail this week) and the initial shock of all the little things that needed to be fixed and all the big things that didn't match our expectations has worn off, I'm starting to really like this place.
Here are a few of the things I like, in no particular order:
- The kitchen is so big. What it lacks in storage space (oh how I miss having a pantry), it makes up for in sheer move-around-ability.
- The kitchen also has so much natural light. There's a window over the sink and then a sliding glass door that takes up one full wall.
- Said sliding glass door/wall faces east, which means we get to watch the sunrise while sipping coffee every morning.
- The enclosed front porch is amazing for porch sittin', although I haven't been using it as much because it traps heat in the afternoon/evening (see: west-facing). It'll be pretty nice come winter, I bet.
- The bedroom has two windows. The office has two windows. The living room has FOUR windows. There is so much natural light and I almost never have to turn a light on during the day.
- Can you tell I like a lot of natural light?
- The basement is not completely full of spiders. It is also (slowly) becoming less scary, especially since dad covered up the crawl space, and so there isn't this dark, forboding hole into the bowels of the earth staring at you every time you go downstairs.
- I'm 99.5% sure this house is ghost-free, but just in case, I've been polite in addressing any potential ghosts. 100% ghost-incident-free at least.
- A/C we have A/C it is so awesome never again the no-A/C times
- We have a yard and doing Yard Work is actually quite enjoyable. Well, I imagine it will be quite enjoyable once I can bend and kneel and sit for long periods.
- Having a garage and therefore a place for a small gym is the Best Thing Ever. I can't do much at 9 months, but at least I can go out and throw around a barbell for a little bit and feel better about myself.
- No. Upstairs. Neighbors.
- There are a dozen different kinds of squirrel that like to root through our yard. I swear I saw a pumpkin spice squirrel the other day.
- Not living in a rental means getting to make more major adjustments, like installing shelves, new counters, a/c, etc.
- It also means smaller adjustments, like replacing the showerhead with a fancy detachable one.
- The neighborhood. Not only are we 10min from Lady's lab, we're a 10min walk from a big park and the neighborhood itself is full of trees and cute little houses. Somebody even has a small chicken coop in their side yard and I definitely don't plan my walks around going by there.
Here are a few of the things I like, in no particular order:
- The kitchen is so big. What it lacks in storage space (oh how I miss having a pantry), it makes up for in sheer move-around-ability.
- The kitchen also has so much natural light. There's a window over the sink and then a sliding glass door that takes up one full wall.
- Said sliding glass door/wall faces east, which means we get to watch the sunrise while sipping coffee every morning.
- The enclosed front porch is amazing for porch sittin', although I haven't been using it as much because it traps heat in the afternoon/evening (see: west-facing). It'll be pretty nice come winter, I bet.
- The bedroom has two windows. The office has two windows. The living room has FOUR windows. There is so much natural light and I almost never have to turn a light on during the day.
- Can you tell I like a lot of natural light?
- The basement is not completely full of spiders. It is also (slowly) becoming less scary, especially since dad covered up the crawl space, and so there isn't this dark, forboding hole into the bowels of the earth staring at you every time you go downstairs.
- I'm 99.5% sure this house is ghost-free, but just in case, I've been polite in addressing any potential ghosts. 100% ghost-incident-free at least.
- A/C we have A/C it is so awesome never again the no-A/C times
- We have a yard and doing Yard Work is actually quite enjoyable. Well, I imagine it will be quite enjoyable once I can bend and kneel and sit for long periods.
- Having a garage and therefore a place for a small gym is the Best Thing Ever. I can't do much at 9 months, but at least I can go out and throw around a barbell for a little bit and feel better about myself.
- No. Upstairs. Neighbors.
- There are a dozen different kinds of squirrel that like to root through our yard. I swear I saw a pumpkin spice squirrel the other day.
- Not living in a rental means getting to make more major adjustments, like installing shelves, new counters, a/c, etc.
- It also means smaller adjustments, like replacing the showerhead with a fancy detachable one.
- The neighborhood. Not only are we 10min from Lady's lab, we're a 10min walk from a big park and the neighborhood itself is full of trees and cute little houses. Somebody even has a small chicken coop in their side yard and I definitely don't plan my walks around going by there.
