If you give a guy a house…
My wife and I just officially moved into our new house this past weekend. It’s been a good four months since we put the offer in on it in September, so it feels kind of weird to actually be living there after so long. Even after the offer was accepted, because of the time between the acceptance and the closing date and the fact that we wanted to do some work on the place before we moved in, us actually living there always seemed like a hypothetical in a way. Even after a couple nights there, it almost feels more akin to staying at a hotel or an Airbnb.
Which is to be expected, I suppose. We’ve only been there for three days at this point and with Monday and Tuesday being busy work days, I haven’t really spent much time there. We are still living partially out of boxes and are waiting on furniture for a number of rooms, so again, the disorientation is probably to be expected.
What I can say is that I’m glad that the moving portion of the process is largely in the past. Thankfully, my family was more than gracious enough to assist, because there are few things I hate more than the smashing of fingers and toes that comes with trying to fit various pieces of furniture through doorways not designed for such purposes. After months of preparation and work, it finally feels like the process of buying a home is close to done.
And with that comes some reflection. One thing that sticks out now is how many random details I seemingly missed in our walkthroughs that are now quite apparent given that we are living there.
Which makes sense; I was looking at big picture things like “is the basement constantly flooding” or “does the roof look like it’s going to cave in at any moment?” What I wasn’t really thinking of is “do these lightswitches make any logical sense whatsoever” or “does that vent really just end for no reason?” These smaller observations became much more apparent when actually trying to live in the space.
Now, would they have changed my mind had I noticed them before? No, I don’t think so. But I do think it is kind of interesting to note all the quirks and minute issues that I have only observed now. I’d also love to pick the brain of the electrician who wired this place, because their mind must be a fascinating place.
Anyhow, I’m looking forward to continuing to make the space more our own. Mikaela has been on a DIY tear, for which I can only applaud her effort and try to stay out of the way unless she needs something. It’s safer for all that way.
A C ertain Point of V iew
