I definitely like owning a home. I don't love maintaining it, but problems can usually be solved by money, which we're lucky enough to have.
Seems like everyone's got a tale to tell.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Apr 05, 2016 3:05:57 pm PDT #19050 of 30003
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
sj - Apr 05, 2016 3:06:14 pm PDT #19051 of 30003
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I love having my own home, and TCG likes taking care of the yard. I was just saying financially it costs more than you think initially.
msbelle - Apr 05, 2016 3:14:42 pm PDT #19052 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I thought I'd love it, but like many other things it exhausts me. I liked the co-op in NY. I would probably like a smaller yard than what I have.
Laura - Apr 05, 2016 3:26:00 pm PDT #19053 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
I used to love gardening, but the heat bothers me a lot more now that I am too heavy. Love house projects. I will never forget the first time I sent boyfriend (now DH) to my shed to get something for me. He came back in wonder. "I have never met a girl with so many power tools." It is a big regret that I spend so much time on computer work and not enough on house projects.
flea - Apr 05, 2016 3:32:55 pm PDT #19054 of 30003
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I find owning a house really emotionally important, and gardening is practically spiritual.
javachik - Apr 05, 2016 3:51:01 pm PDT #19055 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
I was just saying financially it costs more than you think initially.
Totally true.
I find owning a house really emotionally important, and gardening is practically spiritual.
SAME.
Also, like Liese, I really enjoy "my" birds at the feeder and in the water fountain, and "my" bees, and how much the dogs and the cat all enjoy the landscape. It absolutely is a spiritual experience for me. Which lately is becoming a problem - I NEVER want to leave my home to trek down to Palo Alto, and I am getting in later and later and later the days I do come in (today was on telcon at 7, several after that, finally showered and left for the office at 1, got here at 2:15. Will leave at 8).
sarameg - Apr 05, 2016 3:54:43 pm PDT #19056 of 30003
In owning an old house, I feel like I'm charged with curating something for history, something I value. Which is why total guts make me mad and I love things like Details Deconstruction [link] and its spinoffs. I like stories. Probably part of why Baltimore so suits me-stories are many and complicated and you can fall down the rabbithole following every single thread. And new threads are being born every day.
Anne W. - Apr 05, 2016 3:57:43 pm PDT #19057 of 30003
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
I find owning a house really emotionally important, and gardening is practically spiritual.
Yessss. I love this time of year when I can watch my plants bloom and bud and see the progress on them each and every day. Also, there is something immensely satisfying about getting my hands in the dirt.
Calli - Apr 05, 2016 4:01:28 pm PDT #19058 of 30003
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I've never been in a position to own a home, but I love gardening. One of the highlights of my current apartment is the side garden bed that the landlord lets me garden. He's getting some nice perennials and excellent soil development out of the deal, so it's all good.
meara - Apr 05, 2016 4:12:17 pm PDT #19059 of 30003
Oh, I'm super glad I bought my house when I did--the market here is crazy and it's made my life much easier. It's just a bit of hassle. Mostly I wish someone else could give me a list of tasks that need to be done, find contractors for those tasks, and just tell me where to make the check out to.