Hello everyone. It's been a long time, but I'm glad to be back. I needed to take an extended hiatus while I got the house situation all squared away, (I never expected selling a house would be THAT involved. I know it would be kinda crazy, but wow.)
I am happy to report that my brother and I sold our house, have gone to closing, and have received our big fat checks. I have not found a new place to buy though. But fear not, I am not homeless, I am living happily in an apartment just a few miles from my work, and it will do for the short term. And the added bonus is that I'm living by myself for the first time, and that's been really cool.
Other than moving (my least favorite thing to do) I've been keeping things low key. I've been playing alot more golf this year, and I'm starting to get to the point where I really enjoy playing and there is not nearly as much cursing involved in my game. About a month ago I got a new putter, and it didn't take me long to learn that I'm pretty good at putting (not "draining 60 foot putts with a Tiger fist pump" good, but maybe someday)
The other thing I've been doing is checking out alot of new music. And that is actually what I would like to be one of the primary focuses of this blog. I will still interject with some social commentary or random thoughts from time to time, but I really like sharing and talking about music, so I would like to use this space for just that.
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Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Friday, March 28, 2008
I've got blisters on me fingers
Been working on my house the past couple of days getting it ready to go on the market sometime soon. Yesterday was was extremely long and exhausting. We pulled out the sliding door that went to the deck and replaced it with french doors. Then we sanded a couple of patches in the ceiling that we fixed a few weeks ago, and to finish off the day, we repainted the ceiling in the living-dining-kitch-hallway room (aka big ass ceiling space) I woke up this morning with jelly for shoulders they were so freakin sore.
The new french doors, freshly painted.
Today was not as stressful. We pulled out the front door and replaced it with a nice energy-efficient one, and I painted the new french doors. Also got a great estimate for the old windows that need to be replaced (also energy efficient) The first company we had come in estimated $5000 for 5 windows, installed. Home Depot came out and estimated $2500 for 6 windows (we found a semi-new one that had been damaged when we remodeled the kitchen) Granted the Home Depot ones are not as high quality, but they have all the bells and whistles of modern-day windows and are energy-efficient, for less than half the price.
The new front door
My dad is coming over again tomorrow, and we are going to knock a few more things off the list like power washing the deck (If you've never power washed anything, I highly recommend it, it is very fun, and a pretty descent workout)
I've been casually looking for houses to buy, and I've narrowed my search down to 4 zip codes, 22302, 22301, 22204, and 22202. They are all in the Arligton/Shirlington/Del Ray area. There are some pretty cool places in my price range that have a lot of great amenities (I feel like using the word amenities makes me feel more adult, but not in a good way, in the "I can't have that beer, I've got a big day tomorrow, you know going to the Home Depot, maybe the Pottery Barn if there's time.." kind of way...crap, I'm becoming domesticated)
The new french doors, freshly painted.
Today was not as stressful. We pulled out the front door and replaced it with a nice energy-efficient one, and I painted the new french doors. Also got a great estimate for the old windows that need to be replaced (also energy efficient) The first company we had come in estimated $5000 for 5 windows, installed. Home Depot came out and estimated $2500 for 6 windows (we found a semi-new one that had been damaged when we remodeled the kitchen) Granted the Home Depot ones are not as high quality, but they have all the bells and whistles of modern-day windows and are energy-efficient, for less than half the price.
The new front door
My dad is coming over again tomorrow, and we are going to knock a few more things off the list like power washing the deck (If you've never power washed anything, I highly recommend it, it is very fun, and a pretty descent workout)
I've been casually looking for houses to buy, and I've narrowed my search down to 4 zip codes, 22302, 22301, 22204, and 22202. They are all in the Arligton/Shirlington/Del Ray area. There are some pretty cool places in my price range that have a lot of great amenities (I feel like using the word amenities makes me feel more adult, but not in a good way, in the "I can't have that beer, I've got a big day tomorrow, you know going to the Home Depot, maybe the Pottery Barn if there's time.." kind of way...crap, I'm becoming domesticated)
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