I'm still waiting on living room furniture. The salesman had told me approx 2 weeks (which was this past Monday). I looked up my receipt to find his name and the ph# and notice the receipt says estimated delivery isn't until next Wednesday, the 26th. Why couldn't he have just said that. I will say I am very much looking forward to finally having somewhere to sit, besides the dining table or on my bed!
I'm starting to get used to things here in the house. Getting used to the "flow" of living in a new place. For the most part it's wonderful. A few things are still a bit new and different.
The good:
Space, lots of space. Enough said.
The shower: OMG, it's heaven, LOL. For almost 28 years we lived in our one house. While it was a nice sized master bathroom (for a mfg home) the shower was a tiny square box, approx 29" wide. You could barely lift your elbows up to shampoo without hitting the walls or the shower door. We could fit 4 of those showers inside this one.
The copper farmhouse sink. LOVE it. It's so pretty, it makes me keep the kitchen clean and the dishes put right away into the dishwasher. And the granite is nice, too.
The dog wash. I've only used it once, but it was nice and handy. But, we need to add a shower rod across the back, so I can hang the wet towels on to dry. It also needs a different sprayer head, something that has an off switch or button, rather than having to turn the whole faucet off and off during washing.
The a/c. It's the best. It's so nice to not have to cook dinner in an 80 degree house. It's also very nice to sleep in comfortable temps, that's for sure. Have I mentioned how nice it is not having to listen to DH constantly complain about the heat during summers?
The getting used to:
More cleaning. It's not too bad, though. With just the 2 of us, we manage to keep it all tidy and clean as we go. I'd say keeping all the windows clean is the hardest. The dogs drool spots on the wood laminate is annoying. It very visible on a sunny afternoon, when the sun comes pouring through all the windows. It's too much to totally mop every day, so I've been trying spot cleaning, when I notice a bad drool area (like if one of them lays in a spot for awhile).
where I put stuff in the kitchen and getting used to a new flow of working in the kitchen layout. It's not really a huge kitchen and not tons of counter space. But, it's better than I thought. There is a little space on each side of the cooktop. Plus a nice space above the dishwasher and drawer for garbage, as well as the whole countertop along back wall. Sometimes I still have to hesitate to remember what drawer or cupboard something is in. I still haven't figured out/tried the convection aspect of my oven, yet.
Lighting - some of it's not as bright as I'd like. Need different bulbs, I think. There are 2 ceiling light fixtures in the laundry room, with 3 lights each. With 6 light bulbs, you'd think it would be bright enough, but it's not. The bulbs are the Edison vintage style LED. They don't put off much light. Same thing for the bathroom vanity lights. I'm just not sure what light bulbs to get (eventually) to replace, since they are so visible in the fixtures.
No blinds on any windows facing "back" of house/river view. Kinda weird feeling in the bedroom, haha. But, who's gonna see me? LOL.
Speaking of back of the house vs. front of the house. DH and I have always called the driveway, where you pull in ....where the front door faces....the FRONT of a house. Everyone here calls it the back of our house and the side of our house on the river, they call the front. Weird. Or maybe we are just weird.
Ah, all the adjustments that come with a new place! Dirty windows drive me nuts. The BEST thing I've found to clean them is Norwex. All I have is two (the basic package?) and they do an amazing job! I also use them for spot cleaning dog drool on our laminate flooring. They were expensive to buy, but given that I've had them for something like 3 years, they've more than paid for themselves. Best of all, no streaky windows.
ReplyDeleteWaterfront homes are different when it comes to front and back. You'd think the front would be where the front door is, but generally speaking, the front is the waterside. Not sure if it has to do with people boating/floating/swimming by or what. Lol Homes on my road aren't visible from the roadside, but we sure get plenty of lookers from the lakeside.
I've never heard of Norwex. I'll have to check it out. Do you just use them with water?
DeleteYep, just water! When I first heard about them, I thought they were likely an overpriced gimmick. Not anymore. They truly are fantastic! And no, I don't sell them! Lol
DeleteAdjustment, even good adjustment can be hard on us. I learned that when I retired (well, semi retired). I bet you will have all the kinks worked out by summer's end!
ReplyDeleteit does seem harder, the older we get, doesn't it. But, it's a nice change
DeleteHave hubby install under cabinet lighting. DH put them in our winter house & I absolutely love them. Not expensive, & not hard to install, either.
ReplyDeleteWe do have the under cabinet lighting (and some above) in the kitchen that is nice. I just wish the laundry room was brighter.
DeleteThese are nice adjustment to have to make! That is strange that people call your front door the back door.
ReplyDeleteit's strange to us, too. Something else to get used to LOL
DeleteHaving grown up in a beach town, all homes facing the water-the side that faces the water is the front and the side not facing the water is the back. I've heard it in other areas of Virginia and Pennsylvania done that way when a house is on a river too.
ReplyDeleteI guess that makes sense. We're probably confusing people as much as they are confusing us when talking front and back, LOL.
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