New Home and Renovation: The Work Ahead of Us

It’s with great pleasure (and not to mention a lot of stress) that Paul and I have purchased our first home. We wavered on buying a place for a while, especially after the rent on our condo spiked. But just as interest rates hit an all-time low, we could no longer ignore the benefits of homeownership.

When people tell you it’s one of the most stressful things in life to experience, they weren’t overstating it. We experienced many sleepless nights and spilled some tears. When my friend and fellow blogger, Leanne of Three Dog Kitchen, told me that once you start seriously looking the process goes by fast, she wasn’t joking. We found and closed on a place in a little over a month.

Our next step? Renovation. While I have a laundry list of things I would like to have completed before we move in, we realized that unless we had endless money (we don’t) and time (ditto), we couldn’t get it all done over the next few weeks. We’re setting priorities on what to get 100% completed with firm deadlines.

So if you’re here just for recipes or restaurants, fear not. Those will appear though maybe less frequently depending on how much time I have. But if you love renovation stories — good and bad — stay tuned.

(Family and friends — If you’re finding out about our new digs this way, please rest assured that a change of address will be headed your way soon. And after we get several years of missed Christmas cards out in the mail.)