...not saying that I have ever seen a cheetah run! I bet it would be beautiful. (I'm SUCH a cat person!! err...animal person, I guess).
SO! I need to vent my frustration...so WHY NOT in a blog for class! WOOO!! >_>
Procrastination is a very bad thing, we all agree? Well, a bad thing on big, important things. It's a good idea to get things done earlier on, then go back and check out your work to see if you need to fix anything. This concept works for writing...and...fixing up a house. O.o
I bought a house 2 years ago, at the loverly ripe age of 21. Probably not such a great idea. I rushed into the loan process because somebody had put a bid on the house that I LOVED. Mind you, I looked and looked and looked at houses everywhere. I looked in the city AND in the country, just so I could see what would fit me better in life now. I got the house, got a bad interest rate, blah blah. Oh, and I bought the house 'as is.'
I've gotten far on fixing up the house, outside things have been done along with a bit of painting inside. I get a bright idea that I would LOVE to refinance my house. Lower interest rate, less money a month, I think I would be a happy dandelion! Here I think, since my bank (Chase) usually takes FOREVER in processing things, I would have plenty of time to get things done (like more painting, and maybe some tiling!)
Gee! I was WRONG! So now I have a deadline that is very close, the tile guy (who is working on my kitchen counter top and bathroom-around the tub) keeps running into problems (the counter cracking in my kitchen when the sink gets taken out...), and I keep having to run errands to get these things fixed, so painting keeps getting pushed back. Oh! And I have 2 jobs and some classes!
This may seem like whining, and maybe it is...but I enjoy both of my jobs, classes are fun (yes...I said class and fun in the same sentence), and I am SO very happy that this refinancing thing is making me crunch to get things done around my house. It's already looking a LOT better. And, most of all, it feels even more like home! I'll be able to invite more folks over and not have to apologize for my hallway being halfway painted (not that anyone I know actually CARES....it's a woman thing in my family).
I'm surprisingly not that stressed. I think the paint fumes are getting to me.
Have a GRRRREEEAAT day! Meow!
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Hey! I love your first post! I know what you mean about venting on this class blog. I think that's the best thing about this assignment. Finally, it's something assigned in school that we can enjoy writing the way we want. I'm looking forward to reading more of your posts!
ReplyDeleteI have always wanted to fix up a home. It seems very adventurous and project oriented! It seems you have done some fantastic fixing up. Good luck to you on the refinancing :) and painting!
ReplyDeleteThanks to both of you for commenting =P I actually want to try to see if I can dig up some pictures that are 'before and after'...although the 'before' pictures aren't from RIGHT after I bought the house....*mumbles to self* we'll see! ^_^
ReplyDeleteOh, I feel your pain. I bought my house in Coushatta cheap, decent interest rate, but only started trying to "fix it up" this summer--no money, intermittent help. I painted the bedrooms, hall and living room and ripped up the carpet (by myself!). I need to refinish some floors, but I'll try to hire that out--at least the sanding part of it. And I was teaching an online class during all of this and taking trips. Yeah...tough but rewarding in the end!
ReplyDeleteGood luck!
K. Smith
Eng. 226