Another Post About My House. Feel Free To Click Away Now.
Posted By Kristabella on May 26, 2009
I’m in a bit of a blogging funk. You could probably go back and read numerous posts where I have said that same thing before. It goes in waves. It’s usually when I’m busy, or tired or cranky or sleepy or Doc. Oh wait. I thought I was naming dwarfs.
Anyway, sometimes I just want to come home from work, watch trashy television (Charm School was the trashtastic choice this evening) and just veg out and go to bed at a normal time. But I enjoy writing on here and I know the way to work through the blogging blahs is to keep writing. Even if I write a bunch of crap like I did yesterday with the whining about “Oh my arms hurt! Pity me as the President of the Lazy Club and my penchant for procrastination! But applaud me for my use of big words! BOW DOWN TO ME, I AM PRESIDENT!” I mean really, when your own mother doesn’t even comment, it is bad. (Hi Mom!)
So anyway, in an effort to keep writing, I’m going to tell you about my house. That I own. The one I pay a mortgage on. The one that I have lived in all of 17 days. The one that currently has two leaky windows in the bedroom and a leaky sink in the kitchen. Things I am now required to fix on my own! I couldn’t even have a month, house gods? Before you made something go wrong?
Before you pity me (and also laugh because “hahaha! That always happens once the ink dries, sucka!”), the biggest draw to this condo was the fact it was new. Yes that meant no ass had ever touched my bathtub and everything was shiny! And new! But it also meant that I got the developer’s warranty for a year on the off chance that something, or some THINGS, would go wrong. Ha HAH!
Now I expected something to maybe go awry, say next March, but I didn’t think it would happen less than a month after I signed my life away. But regardless, I am elated that I have it and for the next year, I just have to pick up the phone, like I was living in an apartment, and call someone to come fix it. FOR FREE.
The kitchen sink has been an issue since the inspection. It leaked then, but seemed to be fine during the final walk thru. Because apparently he stuck some gum on the leak and called it a day. I have since inspected every inch of pipe under the sink to see where it is leaking from. And have placed the appropriate plastic containers under said pipes to catch the water. I’m very scientific.
And since I know you all want photos, but that would require me to continue to unpack, I’ll give you a glimpse. (One of these days I’ll actually video tape the whole place without feeling like a complete asshole because I sound like I’m 12.) Here is said kitchen sink. Don’t I have lovely countertops and fixtures? Also, don’t I talk like a homeowner?
Forgive all the shit on my counters. It is part “sink is leaking and can’t put anything under there!” and part laziness. I earned my Presidency in The Lazy Club, you know.
Sink is part of the kitchen, see.
It’s as lovely as it looks. At the time this photo was taken, the dishwasher was just finishing up a load of dishes. There are so many awesome things about this kitchen, which make up for the leaky sink. One, the fridge, with freezer drawer on the bottom, which is FULL-SIZED! I don’t even know what to do with all that space. The fridge at my apartment was about half that size, which always made putting away groceries a real pleasure. *insert eye roll*
I also love the stove! That cooks! At the correct temperature! For the correct amount of time! It’s made cooking a joy! I cooked tonight, in fact. And then washed the dishes in the dishwasher! And then I wondered, THIS IS HOW THE QUEEN MUST FEEL!
Anyway, more photos, since that’s all you want. I mentioned my bedroom window has a leak. We had a hurricane a few weeks ago and I was at the Cubs game. Good place to be, no? Anyway, when I got home, I was greeted with this in my bedroom:
No the cats didn’t pee down the wall. Well, come to think about it…
No, I sniffed the carpet. It was from the rain. And I documented it so that I could call the developer and be all COME FIX THIS! Also, that is eerily close to the electrical socket. And no, that isn’t a plug-in. That’s a Feliway diffuser. It gives off cat pheromones and is supposed to calm cats down. A lot of good it did as the cats were peeing down the wall.
No seriously, it isn’t piss. I guarantee you.
Anyway, that window is part of my bedroom, seen here, with the new trend in window treatments – fitted sheets!
The best part is that even two-plus weeks later, every morning I wake up and think I’m in a brothel with the sun shining through a red sheet. And then every morning I say to the cats, “We’re in the Red Light District!” as a homage to my man Ludacris.
Mornings will be boring when I get blinds.
Anyway, that’s all I have. Because I still have to unpack. And should probably tidy up before I invite you in. And I should also unpack some more. Like the six boxes that haven’t moved from the front entryway since moving day.
But I am just glad all I have to worry about is unpacking and cleaning cat barf out of the carpet. And not fixing leaky windows because how the fuck do you leak under the window sill? It really was cat pee, wasn’t it?
They really shouldn’t have even let me sign the papers. Silly fools.
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When J and I first got married, we moved into this adorable little apartment, which had a bay window in the bedroom. “How adorable!” we said, and went about furnishing the rest of the adorable place. Then we moved in, and realized we forgot to get a window treatment for the adorable bay window, and set about rigging one up out of a fitted sheet and some duct tape. It was, as you can imagine, adorable, and THERE IT STAYED FOR THE YEAR THAT WE LIVED THERE.
This is exactly what happens when you get married at 23.
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Upgrading is so much fun, we now have an oven that cooks at the right temperature and I’ve never been so excited to bake! Leaky windows SUCK but that’s awesome that you’ve got the warranty for a year. I am also super jealous about the dishwasher and we’re hunting for blinds right now too. Luckily we have virtually no neighbours so right now we’re going without ANYTHING on the windows. Also, where did you find your bedding? I love it!
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I know these AWESOME blinds you should get. I’m off to look for a link.
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Ahh the joys of homeownership.
It is all yours and everything is still under warranty so that is a huge plus!
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Nice digs! Seriously. Even with the leaky shit.
But, yea, you could have at least used the flat sheet for the window. 😉
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Hey I have the same granite top in my new bathroom! So Awesome huh. BTW stay on those people to fix that window before you get black mold, you so don’t want that stuff. Put a fan in there to dry it girl. I love your new place and am glad it makes you happy.
The place looks awesome! I am definitely jealous of the amount of cupboard space in the kitchen.
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is it wrong that I’m drooling over your appliances?!?
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Our dishwasher broke the day after we moved into our house. UGH. I don’t know why it always happens like that, but it does.
I am jealous of your warranty!
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the apartment that i moved into just over a year ago and still currently reside in also has leaky windows that are supposed to be BANDNEW. and i have a lovely (giant) window in my living room that still doesn’t have curtains even though i did get off my lazy ass and buy a curtain rod that fixes it about 11 months after i moved in. i figure month 14 is a good time to put curtains up.
BANDNEW? awesome. brand new*. someday i will learn typing skills.
Do NOT start a pissing contest about how your house if more effed than mine. DO NOT! Because, well, you would be hollering “UNCLE!!!” before I even got halfway down the list. See, feel better already? However, you do have my sympathies.
The thing about houses (moreso than condos) is that you go around in a big circle repairing every single thing, and as soon as you are done, it’s time to start over again. So feed the bank account, ask your neighbors for good handy people and and other tradespeople and pour yourself a good beer or 24. Welcome to the wonderful world of homeownership!
I love! your cabinets. And your counter-tops, too.
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It looks fantastic, leaks and all! And at least these problems have surfaced before the warranty runs out – for me, they usually crop up the day after it expires!
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Your house, it’s so pretty! I love the cabinets. I want to bask in their glossy hardwood perfection.
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now i want a red sheet over my bedroom window 🙂
i want your kitchen, please. also your bedspread.
i have actual curtains in my bedroom… and they’re red. it’s sweet. 🙂
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If it makes you feel any better, in the 3 years I’ve lived in my complex, I’ve had water damage in each of the 3 places I’ve lived in.
And I’m starting to dread the idea of looking to buy something right now. I don’t deal well with change.
OK. I just want to see more now!
Also – I used a sheet for curtains in one of my apartments…for TWO YEARS.
I’m awesome.
It’s pretty awesome you get the warranties. It’s like the buffer between and renting and owning.
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Too bad that you’re experiencing this only a couple of weeks into the house, but great that it’s still under warranty. But I must say, you’re new house looks awesome (the kitchen is quite roomy).
That’s one klassy window treatment. I say don’t change it, unless you’re going to change it to another kind of fitted sheet.
You know what I’m going to say right?
WHERE IS THE PICTURE OF MY BARBIE ROOM DAMMIT?
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I totally want to make out with your kitchen, it’s so pretty. And yes, this is a very untimely comment.
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