Question:
>Has anyone found a real solution for the second home buyer’s blues? >I bought my first when… > <snip> >Now, over ten years later, I’m buying the second one, and I expected >to have the same energy for renovation, but I find I’m more inclined to >let the landscaping go, and keep what my wife calls "that old ugly cement >drive." I haven’t even scrubbed the oil stains off of it. I say that I’m >saving myself from extravagant overspending, just like my directadvice.com >account says I should, but it feels more like laziness, or getting old. > <snip> >Anyone else experienced this? >Jay >======
Sure – for the last forty-five years! =;-0 Harry
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If you say so. But I love the view from the porch, and the azaleas (?) in front are pretty fine too! – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > You’ll find the Golden Years have a very dark brown tinge ! > George Barbarow > Home Page at: http://home.ptd.net/~barbarow > House Tour – http://www.seeourhouse.com/007 > >Has anyone found a real solution for the second home buyer’s blues? > >I bought my first when… > > <snip> > >Now, over ten years later, I’m buying the second one, and I expected > >to have the same energy for renovation, but I find I’m more inclined to > >let the landscaping go, and keep what my wife calls "that old ugly cement > >drive." I haven’t even scrubbed the oil stains off of it. I say that > I’m > >saving myself from extravagant overspending, just like my > directadvice.com > >account says I should, but it feels more like laziness, or getting old. > > <snip> > >Anyone else experienced this? > >Jay > >====== > Sure – for the last forty-five years! =;-0 > Harry
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You’ll find the Golden Years have a very dark brown tinge ! George Barbarow Home Page at: http://home.ptd.net/~barbarow House Tour – http://www.seeourhouse.com/007
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Has anyone found a real solution for the second home buyer’s blues? >I bought my first when… > <snip> >Now, over ten years later, I’m buying the second one, and I expected >to have the same energy for renovation, but I find I’m more inclined to >let the landscaping go, and keep what my wife calls "that old ugly cement >drive." I haven’t even scrubbed the oil stains off of it. I say that I’m >saving myself from extravagant overspending, just like my directadvice.com >account says I should, but it feels more like laziness, or getting old. > <snip> >Anyone else experienced this? >Jay >====== > Sure – for the last forty-five years! =;-0 > Harry
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For me the problem is not seeing how small amounts of time can make a difference. With work, family and other time grabbers, spending the hour that I have left working on a project seems hardly enough to get out the saw and figure out what I’m going to do. A couple of years ago I realized that I’ve got to enjoy the small changes that appear. Setting small milestones and getting them accomplished has made me realize that I am accomplishing something, rather than waiting until the entire project is done (no matter how many months later). I haven’t gotten tired of working on things and have shifted into high gear- I work on our first house after work and then the second house a few weekends a month (when someone says REPOSESSION, turn and run away). To top it off, I’ve been happy with what I’m able to accomplish! Good luck, hope you find your personal reason for getting back to it! Pat Lindsay – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->Has anyone found a real solution for the second home buyer’s blues? >I bought my first when I was fresh out of grad school. 1987. Paid what >turned out to be a very low price for a three bedroom ranch style place >right outside of Sonora. Now, over ten years later, I’m buying the >second one, and I expected to have the same energy for renovation, but I >find I’m more inclined to let the landscaping go, and keep what my wife >calls "that old ugly cement drive." I haven’t even scrubbed the oil >stains off of it. I say that I’m saving myself from extravagant >overspending, just like my directadvice.com account says I should, but it >feels more like laziness, or getting old. Maybe if I had some ideas for >sprucing up the exterior. The paint job is fresh enough, but I need some >new brick steps or some oak trees that might grow old with us up here. >Anyone else experienced this? >Jay
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Has anyone found a real solution for the second home buyer’s blues? I bought my first when I was fresh out of grad school. 1987. Paid what turned out to be a very low price for a three bedroom ranch style place right outside of Sonora. Now, over ten years later, I’m buying the second one, and I expected to have the same energy for renovation, but I find I’m more inclined to let the landscaping go, and keep what my wife calls "that old ugly cement drive." I haven’t even scrubbed the oil stains off of it. I say that I’m saving myself from extravagant overspending, just like my directadvice.com account says I should, but it feels more like laziness, or getting old. Maybe if I had some ideas for sprucing up the exterior. The paint job is fresh enough, but I need some new brick steps or some oak trees that might grow old with us up here. Anyone else experienced this? Jay
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