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.
I can handle the Oz Full Monty. I mean, not 'handle' handle.
Xander ,'Help'
Natter 74: Ready or Not
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.
meara - Apr 05, 2016 4:12:17 pm PDT #19059 of 30003
brenda m - Apr 05, 2016 4:13:08 pm PDT #19060 of 30003
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I do really like gardening, but I don't always have the schedule or energy to keep up with it.
meara - Apr 05, 2016 4:18:16 pm PDT #19061 of 30003
...hahah, now this gardening talk is making me think of Corporette. Where gardening is a euphemism for an activity involving the "lady garden".
msbelle - Apr 05, 2016 4:20:24 pm PDT #19062 of 30003
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I never have the money or the energy to do what is needed at my house. I have 4 years to get everything fixed so I can sell it.
Atropa - Apr 05, 2016 4:33:09 pm PDT #19063 of 30003
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I never have the money or the energy to do what is needed at my house.
It's the same here at House o' Reason.
Don't get me wrong -- I love *having* a yard. I love going out and picking the flowers and the fruit, and I would love to have herbs. But I admit that I need someone else to do the work.
(It's not helped by the fact that I am even more sensitive to heat and sunlight these days, thanks to some of my meds. Eventually I'll get the cool parts of vampirism, not just the problems with sun and garlic.)
Burrell - Apr 05, 2016 4:47:23 pm PDT #19064 of 30003
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
As an Angeleno who owns her own home, I get how lucky that makes me. Like most folks I know who grew up here, I couldn't afford to buy if I didn't inherit. I think that's a crazy way to do real estate.
sarameg - Apr 05, 2016 4:50:21 pm PDT #19065 of 30003
Oh, it costs money, even (maybe more) the DIY. And really, maintaining me, my cats, my house, my job are my only responsibilities. Truly, take care in the order cats, house, me, job, car. Unless something's leaking fluids.
lisah - Apr 05, 2016 4:52:02 pm PDT #19066 of 30003
Punishingly Intricate
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.
Visitors also enjoy the landscape! I'd love to have a garden like yours someday (East Coast version, anyway).
javachik - Apr 05, 2016 5:01:12 pm PDT #19067 of 30003
Our wings are not tired.
I just tried to like and favorite a bunch of your posts - but at least I didn't try inserting an emoji!
Lee - Apr 05, 2016 5:25:32 pm PDT #19068 of 30003
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I like owning my house, a lot, but lately I feel like I am not taking care of it well enough. Most of the work I do is in the garden, but I need to do more.