I don't think I've filled out as many forms, questionnaires, google map directions or applications as I have in the last week.
Fielded calls, negotiated calls, forwarded calls and emails, copy/pasted pictures, info, info and more info for lawyers, insurance people, mortgage brokers, Realtors, inspectors, and parents. (Yes, they need all that info too!)
I've been on hold for a calculated 3.25 hours in 5 days. And I've had to re-iterate all the above stated daily to a doe-eyed, dumb-founded ( nearly gobsmacked and every other cliche phraze to expresses exasperation ) husband at the end of his long, tiring day - as he is the sole signer on this purchase.
(That's what I get for not having a taxable income worthy of government note)
It really is no wonder the government has a three inch thick file on any given person by the time they are three. I'm sure by the time we move - this time - Byron and I will inhabit a full drawer in some paper pushers office or Indiana Jones-style warehouse. I know I have one! (And that's just the stuff I've not shredded)
Next it's getting in, getting down and dirty (literally, as we have to rip up flooring and wallpaper just to paint and lay it anew) and then making the physical move.
Justin made the mental and emotional move the moment I told him our plans. He has been spending as much time, as my parents will allow, in their spare room in Didsbury, not even taking a second glance back at Airdrie. He'll miss his friends, but they can always come visit.
Byron & I are another story, I think. It's going to take the full gambit of motions for us to get there completely - and for Byron it will take a bit more, as in doing the full commute rounds for a while before his 'hate-on' for it subsides.
I have a few "befores" of the house, the kitchen and bathroom only. I'll take a few more of the bedroom - because lordy - do you have to see the wallpaper in them to believe it! Whoo!
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| The dishwasher racks are actually crumbling inside that machine ... can we say dump? Oh yeah and ceiling fan - gone. |
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| Yes, that is Pink and White. It will be white only, new fixtures. |
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| Wall just to the left of the kitchen, the "dining room" ha! Leads to the living room. Can we say Reconfigured Kitchen in a few years??? |
The bathroom(s) need to be done eventually too, aside from being a million years old (and retro fake marble and mottled browns/avocados) - the en-suite is directly behind the main bath. It is way too small and useless, not to mention cuts into the size of the main bath. We've already decided that in time the en-suite will go lending to a larger, more family friendly main bathroom .... maybe even two sinks!
Byron doesn't even want to hear about what I want to do - he's a Big Picture guy. He just wants the facts, how he will accomplish it and when it will be done. It stresses him to think about details, they need to be incorporated and all-encompassing - where I, on the other hand, am obsessed with the details. I cannot see the Big Picture if the details are omitted.
The lawyers booked up like a Hollywood stylist during Oscar week, so we won't be able to get into our house on the original possession date of the 13th. Latest; Aug 18th ... maybe earlier if the mortgage company has nothing better to do than hastily send back our financing.
So, in a week or so when we get in there, I'll update and give more "before" pictures.
When we're done with it, its gonna look bananas - you'll die. I swear.
xoxo t.
