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pyoor_excuse) wrote2009-10-02 09:29 am
pyoor_excuse) wrote2009-10-02 09:29 am
Now, there seems to be a big pile of things that need doing
So, I'm trying to locate energy to work on the house, this would be easier if...well... if the house weren't worth less than the money I've put into it. That's pretty disheartening. To look around and think of the money that's been poured in, and I know that had I not done that it'd be worth less than I paid for it, but to think of the money that came from my dad's death and consider the possibility that I may not get it back.
That's upsetting. Frustrating. That was my Canada money. That was my get me out of this country and settle in another land money.
*sighs*
Which is why it's frustrating. The house is liveable, and spending time on it at the moment is hard to find enthusiasm for. Which is stupid, because it would be nicer if the jobs were done, it'd be nice if the lounge doors were stripped and painted. It'd be nicer if the bathroom floor were finished and all the sealant were done. It'd be nice if the kitchen panels were tiled/painted. It'd be nice if the ceiling in the bedroom were done.
Problem is, I need to get a decorator in to look at some of these jobs, and just have absolutely no enthusiasm for it. Another person coming in who makes a mess, and then buggers off leaving an just-adequately done job. I feel bad wanting to make a profit on a house, but we have spent a lot of blood, sweat and tears bringing it from a house with damp, cold, nasty rooms into a light airy place in which it's quite nice to actually live.
*Sighs*
Sorry, feeling less than positive - need to go running and waiting while I 'digest' my breakfast, because I have a tendancy to feel sick (even though my breakfast is pretty small) if I go running after breakfast.
Anyhow, my plan for the day is to cut the slot to gain access to the stairs, repair the stairs, and then do some work on prepping the bathroom floor to go back down. Maybe cut back the sealant in the shower. No great shakes, but hopefully enough that I'll feel like I've achieved something. I might pick up the tile adhesive and tiles for the front entrance bit, since it's the same as the ones for the bathroom.
I don't know why I'm being all negative today, there's no good reason for it, we went out last night (via Meetup) to a travel meeting group which was really nice. Just getting out and socialising was good.
Anyhow, I'm going to sit and poke at the computer or pop over to B&Q and then when I'm less full -> Run. When that's done I might get some house stuff done.
That's upsetting. Frustrating. That was my Canada money. That was my get me out of this country and settle in another land money.
*sighs*
Which is why it's frustrating. The house is liveable, and spending time on it at the moment is hard to find enthusiasm for. Which is stupid, because it would be nicer if the jobs were done, it'd be nice if the lounge doors were stripped and painted. It'd be nicer if the bathroom floor were finished and all the sealant were done. It'd be nice if the kitchen panels were tiled/painted. It'd be nice if the ceiling in the bedroom were done.
Problem is, I need to get a decorator in to look at some of these jobs, and just have absolutely no enthusiasm for it. Another person coming in who makes a mess, and then buggers off leaving an just-adequately done job. I feel bad wanting to make a profit on a house, but we have spent a lot of blood, sweat and tears bringing it from a house with damp, cold, nasty rooms into a light airy place in which it's quite nice to actually live.
*Sighs*
Sorry, feeling less than positive - need to go running and waiting while I 'digest' my breakfast, because I have a tendancy to feel sick (even though my breakfast is pretty small) if I go running after breakfast.
Anyhow, my plan for the day is to cut the slot to gain access to the stairs, repair the stairs, and then do some work on prepping the bathroom floor to go back down. Maybe cut back the sealant in the shower. No great shakes, but hopefully enough that I'll feel like I've achieved something. I might pick up the tile adhesive and tiles for the front entrance bit, since it's the same as the ones for the bathroom.
I don't know why I'm being all negative today, there's no good reason for it, we went out last night (via Meetup) to a travel meeting group which was really nice. Just getting out and socialising was good.
Anyhow, I'm going to sit and poke at the computer or pop over to B&Q and then when I'm less full -> Run. When that's done I might get some house stuff done.
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If, as is quite possible, you even lose further money on the house, that's because of fluctuations beyond your control rather than spending or not spending on it. Maybe you won't get to go to Canada until the market picks up. That sucks, but it's dependent more on economics than your choices inside the house.
So put the macroeconomic thing out of your mind, focus on "Will spending £foo on a new staircase make my time living here happier?" instead. After all, you have to live somewhere in the meantime, and nice is preferable. Paint that ceiling. Enjoy it. It's where you live, not just an investment.
We've lost an absolute packet on our place (bought almost exactly a year ago) and we love it. We paid the cost of buying then because we wanted to, so as to get to live in a nice house for a year rather than another year of grim - which is just what we've had as a result.
Fortunately for us we're planning to stay rather than emigrate, so we can take a long-term view quite sanguinely.
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Right. So I'm stuck in Slough for a year, I've got a massive collection of books, films, music that I enjoy. I've got a nice house, a fantastic wife, *love*, a huge comfy bed, a nice comfy sofa, electricity, food, a breadmaker ffs. We've got a car and a motorbike, and hopefully one of the other cars will be back on the road soon. We've got a pretty, lovely, relaxing garden (that needs weeding). And I've got the best fucking job in the world.
I don't feel like that sometimes, but it's damn well true, and I just need a slap occasionally. And sometimes I need Just a song about ping pong on 7" of vinyl, followed by a fairly random jaunt from the 60's to the 90s, and then some shite 70's LP and the world is a better, shinier place. Fuck Slough, I can deal. :)