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Suffice to say that my experiences in homeownership over the last year and change haven't been all rainbows and unicorns. And last night I had yet another situation pop up. You can probably guess from the picture alone where I'm going with this.
I didn't even realize until I was doing paperwork that it was exactly six months to the day from the time that my condo flooded to the time that the repair work was officially completed.
A couple of months ago, I bought my first home, a condo. As many of you know, after the papers are signed and the boxes are moved, the work is only just beginning.
About a month ago, I became a first time homeowner. Once the glow wore off, it was time to start ticking items off of the to-do list. "Remove wallpaper" was #1 (take a look at that wallpaper and you can see why). I quickly discovered that it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be.
There can definitely be times that we take home for granted. Especially those of us who are creatures of habit and more or less do the same thing every weekday. It's one of those things that we may not fully appreciate until we've been away for an extended time.