Sheets

All summer, I had a heavy sheet covering the windows in my living room.  I finally took it down a couple of weeks ago and have been enjoying the sunshine.  I get a lot of sunlight through those windows, which heats up the house quite a bit.  This was not a good thing when it was 100 degrees outside.  Now that it is getting cooler outside, the sunlight feels good.

Next summer, I want to find some Cheap Vertical Blinds to put on the windows.  I am hoping that they might keep out more of the sun.   As much as I loved the way the sheet worked, it looked ridiculous.  Whenever I took a picture of the kids inside the house, I always made sure the sheet didn't show. 

I spent years living with sheets hanging in doorways during the summer to keep certain rooms cool when we used window air conditioners.  When we moved here, I loved that we didn't have to do that anymore because we now have central air conditioning.  Then I had to hang the sheet on the window.  I don't want to have to do that anymore, either.

I want my house to only have sheets on the beds from now on.

Is It Worth It?

 Yesterday, Ryan found a mobile home on Craigslist for $225 a month.  That's right, per month.  According to the add, the mobile home is "free" to live in, and the monthly rent is for the lot it sits on.  After 10 years of payments, the owner will sign over the deeds to both the land and the mobile home.  They were very clear when they said that it was a fixer upper, and that they would not do any repairs.  Our curiosity peaked, we just had to go look at it.

The lot itself was really nice.  Lots of trees providing shade, and a paved driveway.  It was on a dead end street, in what seemed like a quiet neighborhood.  All the kids would be able to stay in their current schools, which was a plus.There was plenty of room for the kids to run around in the yard, and our storage building would fit without a problem. 

That said, there is no way that I would let my kids live in the mobile home in it's current condition.  There is no A/C, several of the windows were cracked, and the carpet 9what there was of it) was beyond cleaning.  In the living room, the "carpet" consisted of several area rugs sewed together.  The kitchen was missing all the drawers, and most of the cabinet doors.  The walls were okay (no holes) but I am sure there are all kinds of bugs running around.  We only peeked in the windows.

Junior was thinking that for $225 a month (which is way less than the $650 we're paying now) we could put carpet down and fix the kitchen.  Maybe even put up an awning or two after putting in new windows.   We could probably paint the walls and fumigate, but I am hesitant.  I usually have gut feelings about things, and I don't have a good feeling about this place.

So we're going to pass, and stay where we are.  For now.

Interior Designing

 I wrote a post last night about how badly I want to own my own home.  I talked a little about the floors, and how that would be the one thing Junior would have to do on his own, as I have no clue when it comes to that. I also talked about how I would paint my bathrooms purple.  I realize now, that before any painting could be done, I would need to have some san diego bath remodeling done.  One of the things I absolutely have to have in my bathroom is a jacuzzi tub.  It doesn't have to be too big, but it has to be deep.  I want to be able to sit in it, and have my shoulders under the water.  I wonder if they even make tubs like that?

I might also hire san diego interior designers, just to get an idea of how to make my dreams a reality.  I am the first to admit that I am horrible when it comes to matching colors together.  I just don't have the eye for that.  I also want the house to flow from one room to the next.  My only fear is that an interior designer will take one look at my elephant collection and say, "um, no".  

If that happens, I could always hire cabinet makers san diego and have them build me some custom shelves to display my elephants.  Because, let's face it, my elephants aren't going anywhere.

I Want To Own A Home Someday

I think it's healthy for people to have dreams.  I also think you have to have a plan to accomplish them.  My one dream is to own a home.  Junior and I have basically been renting since we got married.  We did spend five years in a house we thought we were buying, only to get taken for a ride.  Never trust family.  Always get everything in writing.  That's all I'm saying.

One day, though, Junior and I will buy our own place.  I don't want something new, either.  I want a house that I can fix up the way I want it.  If I decide that I want to put san diego hardwood flooring throughout the entire house, than that is what Junior will do.  Did you notice how I said Junior will do it?  There are a lot of things in can do myself, like hanging san diego window blinds, but floors are one of the few things I will not touch.   I won't even put down san diego laminate.  

I will, however, paint the walls.  The one thing I hate about where we live right now is that I am not allowed to paint.  All the walls, in the entire house, are beige.  It's almost depressing.  I have hung lots of pictures and shelves, so they don't look so bad.  My problem rooms are the bathrooms.  I don't know what to put on the walls in there.  When we own our own place, my bathroom will be purple.  My bathrooms have always been purple, no matter where we've lived.

If I had my way, I would paint the entire house different shades of purple.  I just don't think junior would go for that.

Another Year

Junior went yesterday and talked to our management company about renewing our lease for another year. They said it shouldn't be a problem, so we are excited about that. The only bad thing is that my list of Home Improvement Ideas is about ten pages long, and I know there is no way they will pay for all of them. I do think they should be held responsible for fixing the ceiling and walls in my kitchen that have water damage from the leaky roof. But I think they need to actually fix my roof first, because if they fix the inside first, it will just get ruined again with the next heavy rain.

I also want them to put in a new tub. The one that is in there now is so old, and it is rusted. Yes, I said rusted. At some point they painted the tub, but now the paint is chipping off, and underneath is rust. Needless to say, we only take showers now, because it is impossible to keep the tub clean. If we owned this place, I would put in a jacuzzi tub. A nice, deep jacuzzi tub that I can soak in for hours with a good book.

Ah, a girl can dream, right?