I've been a homeowner for three weeks now (please, hold your applause) so I think I am qualified to say having a house-to-call-your-own has its ups and downs.
For example, C and I decided to paint the bedrooms on our own. Four bedrooms, how hard could it be?
We finished one room (rather poorly) and called a professional to finish the other three.
On the other side of the coin, we were having a problem with ants and rolly-polly bugs wandering in through the gaping hole between our front door and the door frame. We sealed the gaps and cooked their little gooses. And I do mean sealed. The door no longer opens, but the feeling of satisfaction is indescribable. And I didn't even have to pay anyone to do it for me.
So let this be a lesson to the other bugs out there in the neighborhood: it may be your goose that gets cooked next.
