Whether we're renters or homeowners, we've all got some pearls of wisdom that we picked up after moving into a new neighorhood and/or attempting to make some home improvements. NotMartha recently posted about the lessons she's learned since buying her Seattle home.
Here are just a few that made us laugh:
- You cannot move your neighbors farther away from your house, no matter how hard you want to.
- Don't hate on the stove in the place you live while you're house hunting because the house you buy might have the exact same stove.
- Don't hate on the cheap, off white formica countertops in the place you live while you're house hunting because the house you buy might have the exact same countertops.
- Taking the time to label all your breaker switches will save you a lot of time you would otherwise spend shouting "This one?!" "No!" "This one!?" "Not it!" "This one!!?" "Nope." every single time you want to turn some electricity off.
- Yard work still sucks when you own the yard.
Anyone else have anything to add to NotMartha's list?
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Comments (2)
"Yard work still sucks when you own the yard"
This is *so* true! My husband and I have bought a house with an overgrown and neglected yard. Gardening is fun. Yard work is not. There is a vast difference between the two activities.
I'm sure I'd agree, PrettyKitty - if only I had an actual yard to work in. I jusy bought a very urban row home in Philadelphia and the back "yard" is 100% concrete slab. I'm considering a small, low, l-shaped corner planter with some grass - of the kentucky blue variety - not the kind they're peddling on the corner.