This weekend was dedicated to putting the finishing touches on our house "to do" list so that we can finally put it up for sale. Can't believe we are actually getting ready to take that step and start looking for something to better meet the needs of our expanding family. Stephen and I purchased our home almost 5 years ago. It has been a constant work in progress since the day we moved in. We bought the house at the height of the market, right before everything came crashing down. At the time, all we could afford was a total fixer upper, and that is what this house has been!! We have torn down walls, ripped up tons and tons of carpet, replaced siding, appliances, completely redone bathrooms. We ripped up a huge shed that sat in our back yard and re-did half our our back porch. I can' t even begin to count the hours we have painted, going from one end of the house to the other. We have had lots of help from our parents and some very close friends, but other than hiring someone to do the siding, we have done it all ourselves! I am so very proud of both of us, but especially my husband who has turned into a true handyman. He can install toilets, sinks, garbage disposals, you name it, he can do it.
Looking back at the years and time we have put in, it will truly be bittersweet to say goodbye to our first home. It has been such an awesome, though grueling experience, but we wouldn't trade it for anything. We have learned so much about how to "do it yourself" and really have seen our hard work turn into something we truly love.
But with all that being said, we feel really educated going into the purchase of another home. We do not want to do ANYTHING to it!! I want a move in ready, nothing to do put maybe paint, home. We are definitely not doing the fixer upper again!! Whatever we find next, we are going to go through with a fine tooth comb, to ensure that beyond cosmetic, we can move in and just relax and truly enjoy raising our family there without much work to be done :) Yes, exciting changes are definitely ahead!!
