Wednesday, August 2

We Done Downsized

 About the beginning of July, we moved into our new home.  It is right around the corner from our old home, about 6 houses.  Our new home is actually a little bigger inside but it is on one level so no steps and the yard is considerably smaller.  I can mow this yard, trim, and weed eat in an hour whereas, it was 3 hours at the other house to do all those things.  The layout of the house is better as well.  The ages of both houses are about the same.


Both my wife and I have back problems and being on one level is really what we need to do as these problems are likely to get worse before they get better, if that ever happens.


Our neighbors seem more friendly as well which makes a big difference.  One of our neighbors treats us like they have known us for years.  They are about our same age and seem to share our same values.


We are not completely settled yet as there are just a few things left to do.  All the repairs and upgrades have been accomplished, and we closed on our other house yesterday.  There are a few things left in the garage to organize and the same basement area needs to have the same thing done which I am in no hurry to do...  it is my responsibility.


One of the first things that we did was remove all the flooring and install vinyl in the bathrooms and laundry room and laminate in all the other rooms.  We had installed hardwood floors in our other house, but they are very expensive now.  Laminate is a reasonable substitute.


We squared up the deck (making it visually bigger) and had a new staircase build that had a small incline/decline.  It looks much bigger when it really isn't.   Once the new wood has weathered, we will pressure wash and stain it.


Our color scheme in the new house is different (my wife's idea) but it gives us the impression we are living in a totally new and different house.  We have new appliances, new furniture, and a new dining room table and chairs.  We sold all our old household furnishings.


Right now, our sunroom is TOO HOT in the summer and will probably be TOO COLD in the winter, so we mount a small heating/air unit on the wall to take care of that problem.  The previous owners only had one outlet installed when the room was built, so we have an electrician put another one in for us.


Our original plan was not to do this for another 5 years, but all of a sudden when the perfect house came on the market for sale, we decided to take the plunge and initiate our plans earlier.

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