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My husband James bought the condo we currently live in close to six years ago. As a bright-eyed graduate, he was determined to get something with his money rather than blow it in rent.

Looking back at the past six years, I’m not so sure he’s convinced he made the right decision at 23 years old (or maybe it’s me who’s not convinced). After all, when you own your home, there’s no landlord who shows up at midnight if your water heater breaks or your garbage disposal clogs because you didn’t realize that the disposing of rice should be done in a trash can.

To his credit, James scoured the market in 2004, trying to find the best deal in his price range. We were just friends then, and didn’t start dating until a year later, so there was no room for me to give any input or advice. Little did he realize that he ended up buying at the peak of the market. I’m just praying that one day the market gets close to where it was back then so that we can sell and buy a house. My three big wants are:

  • a yard–critical for grilling out, gardening and rolling around on grass
  • a large, functional kitchen–James eats constantly and I love to cook
  • a garage–so that James can keep his beer brewing supplies outside of our home and because I hate frost on my windshield

That can’t be too much to ask for, right?

But in the meantime, I’m attempting to be content with my surroundings, and the condo has come a long way since he lived here with our college friend Trent, back when a futon was the main piece of furniture in the living area.

Since we’ve been married, much has changed, thanks to all those great wedding gifts from friends and family. Plus, we ripped up the carpet and laid down fake hardwood floors ourselves, which is another blog post in itself.

But I still have high hopes of selling one day soon, and until then, I’ve put together a honey do list, which will more than likely be executed by someone I don’t refer to as honey, James’ Augusta friend who owns a construction business. And, because my dad can fix everything he touches, I’ll put him on the bench as second-string, just in case.

Like they say, the first step to getting help is admitting you have a problem. So drumroll, please, for my Honey Do List (as of this month, because I’m sure it will change soon):

1. Fix the living room ceiling. Not sure why it’s bulging like that, but it can’t be good.

2. Fix the hardwood floors, especially the area around the fireplace. We purchased several transition pieces, but nothing that would come close to making this area unnoticeable.

3. Repair uneven walls outside guest bathroom. A seemingly short Thanksgiving project stripping wallpaper took a turn for the worst when we realized the state of the walls underneath.

4. Replace kitchen counter tops, add tile backsplash and replace light fixture. I know James is rolling his eyes at this one. Let it be known that there is a fine line between want and need. Translated: Anything I want, I need 🙂

5. Repair corner in our bedroom. I have no idea how a chunk of an inner corner can fall out.

6. Redo tub grout in guest bathroom. I’ll spare you from a picture, but I’m pretty sure that tub dates back to the construction of the condo–1984.

7. Repair HVAC vents so that air flows through better to guest bedroom. If I was brave enough, I’d climb up into our attic to get a crazy shot for the blog. Luckily, “there is no such thing as bravery, only degrees of fear.” Therefore, I fear you’d be terribly bored with the shot.

So what are the next steps? I’m not exactly sure. But I think a phone call to Augusta is in order.

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Haley

I'm a full-time wife and semi-stay-at-home mom to four young kids. Day to day, I help my husband with his small business, but when I have any extra time, you can find me cooking or being active outdoors with my family. We live at the foothills of the North Georgia mountains and are embracing modern homesteading month by month.

4 Comments

  1. I def. will go for repair the HVAC vent in the guest room. Hot in the summer, cold in the winter..aaahhh

    The joys of home ownership..Randy’s list is probably the length of yours..or longer since we have two houses. Come visit us

  2. I love your design lay out of your home. You should have no worries about spilling all that flavor into your cubicle. But after reading past blogs and you inherent love of cooking I think you should make your cube look like a kitchen (fully equipped with a hot plate, toaster over and mini fridge).

    Now I knew there was a gene I didn’t get! and the Home makeover gene was totally it. I am always in awe of someone who can walk in a house and say I need to do this, that, and this. It is all Russian to me!! But still if your going to dream; Dream Big!!

  3. Wow–a kitchen-themed cube would have been great. Too bad I’ve already revamped it–just waiting to print out a few pictures to add that last touch before profiling it on here.

    But I have thought of bringing a mini fridge into my cube. But when I think of all the great things I could have cooked for that $100 price tag, I set myself straight 🙂

    Thanks for the kudos!

  4. I love the look of the living room! Those two brown chairs are really cute!

    I purchased in 2005 and I paid what the builder said my house was worth. I probably won’t be able to move for another 10 years. My value has fallen by about 45K thanks to short sales and foreclosures in the neighborhood. 🙁

    Luckily, I still love the house and we have enough room for our little family. A basement would sure be nice though!

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