This whole house buying thing brings up all sorts of mixed feelings in me. I always thought this would be the sort of thing I'd be doing with someone. So throughout the whole process, it feels like my singleness is being cast in my face. I know that seems crazy - it's a business transaction - but that's it. So I'm trying to combat these down feelings by thinking and talking about all the things I'll like about living in this particular house. The house I'm currently living in is not a good space. It's too far from most of my friends to drop in in a neighborly fashion and its too small to entertain. It's in a part of town where I can't really walk to work because of traffic patterns and it's close enough that I feel lame driving in.
Anyway... the new house will certainly be a better space. And here's my list of things I'm looking forward to:
1) a yard for my dog - although the fence needs fixing
2) on two bus routes and in an area where I can walk or bus or bike to work
3) because I'll have a yard, I can walk home and then not feel guilty for NOT walking my dog
4) a garbage disposal
5) a dishwasher
6) a reasonable sized kitchen/dining room
7) a space that will allow me to have people over for dinner or backyard barbecues
8) in a neighborhood where I know lots of people
9) a permanentish space which means I'll be looking for art work and furniture instead of saving all my money all the time to buy a permanent-ish space.
Things I think I'll like in the end but will require work that I won't like in the meantime
1) a room that once repainted will make a wonderful guest room/office
2) a room that once I have appropriate furniture will make a good reading room/office
3) a yard that will be fun to enjoy, but I need to hire someone to do yard work and buy lawn furniture.
4) potentially nice shrubbery/garden space if I can set up something low maintainence
Sunday, March 09, 2008
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