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Sunday, May 1, 2016

Huge News on the Beautiful Mess Front

Sometimes people let me use power tools.
I'm not sure they should (not because I'm a woman, just because I'm a huge klutz), but I like it.

Today, I put up this key rack thingy. It's theoretically to help us not lose our personal effects in an incredibly beautiful mess that currently feels enormous compared to the apartments we've lived in. We've historically kept our keys in a basket, but I like the symbolism of this. It's stable. Sturdy. Organized. Something we've never taken the time to do in our apartments - where we knew we'd be for a year or two, or most recently less than six months.

Our lease in Southgate is officially up, and we've vacated. We spent our first night in #fixerupperdetroit yesterday, which means it's officially
#owneroccupieDetroit will join #fixerupperdetroit - the former for our experiences living in the home and being residents of the D, and the latter for continued updates on the renovation itself.

So from a #fixerupperdetroit standpoint: the insulation was supposed to be done by move-in, but due to some logistical issues, we're waiting for that to be finished. Once it is and we paint, we'll have a couple bedrooms pretty much set, except for the flooring.

On the #owneroccupieDetroit - it's feeling awesome not to drive back and forth to Southgate, to be able to get little tasks done between other things, and to look around our beautiful neighborhood so often. The cats are mostly taking it in stride, though that may change when the renovation team comes back tomorrow.

That said, we don't have a kitchen, there's plaster dust everywhere, and most of our belongings are still in boxes. We have a long, tough road until final completion of our current projects, and then we'll have more projects to do in a few years - or at least I'm told that's how owning a historic home works.

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  1. Actually, that's how owning any home works; the project list never ends.

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    1. True. I feel like there are just more ticking time bombs in our house due to age and the amount of negligence/shoddy workmanship it's experienced over the years.

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  2. Alex and I bought an old farm house from sometime before 1900. Although we have been very lucky to have been able to live in it from day one; my recommendation is that when it starts raining inside the house, eat cereal for dinner, drink a bottle or two of wine with the significant other, cry, laugh, and then call the plumber. It's worth it in the end!

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    1. One lucky thing for us is that the previous owner put a new roof on, so we haven't had leaks so far. There will be lots of cereal for dinner, and things that can be heated in a toaster oven. Right now Rebecca is on nights, so there's not a lot of time for us to do things as significant others, but the cats have mostly kept my spirits up. And having a great general contractor (Labra Design+Build) has helped immensely.

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