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We have a house
Jul. 15th, 2024 01:15 pmI was hoping that Sis would wait at least a year before making her mind up about the house. But we both lost both parents here and the second she described it as "cursed" I knew we were moving sooner rather than later.
We have a new house. We'll be moving after we get back from Greece in mid-August, thus giving us two of the top ten most stressful things an adult can do in the same year.
The new house is my age -- so new to us, not new to the world -- and all on one floor. With me on the cane, this is very helpful. The dog with arthritis in her hip will probably also appreciate it. Right now it's three bedroom, but, once our house sells, we'll convert the garage into a suite for me. I'm also thrilled that we're five minutes away from two separate hospitals rather than 20 minutes away from the closest hospital as we are now. Sis and I both feel healthy, other than our long standing infirmities (shoulder for her, knee and ankle for me), but Mom's situation really struck us both.
We're getting rid of some furniture via either an antique dealer or consignment shop. Other things are going to either various organizations for the homeless or to friends and family.
Since moving is my definition of hell, Sis is letting me go away for a long weekend while the actual move takes place. [Bless her.]
Closets by Design will be getting a call, too, and there will be some other minor matters like a gate across the front to keep the dogs in and putting in fresh concrete so that I can walk up the driveway without tripping on cracks.
I've been watching HGTV a lot, it was better than all the violent cop shows Mom watched and she enjoyed them, and I want to push these shows to take disability into account when building or renovating. Seriously, if anyone is renovating a bathroom, putting a grab bar in the shower or tub should be automatic, not optional.
My argument is that most people will not be seriously disabled, but EVERYONE will be ill, injured, or infirm at some point in their lives. A third floor walk up was not possible for me when I tore my tendon in Boston. Thank heavens the parents had a condo with an elevator so I could stay with them for six weeks. Mom having to be carried through the house because we couldn't get a gurney through the front door means I'll be advocating for wider front doors standard.
I'm working on letters to various producers and presenters of these shows to make my argument. Anyone who cares to read them over, leave a note in the comments. If you have other suggestions for items that should be standard in new builds and renovations, let me know in the comments.
And if you want a postcard from Greece or Turkey, send me a private message with your current address. Choices of port are Athens, Santorini, Kusadasi/Ephesus, Istanbul, Lemnos, Thessaloniki, Skiathos, or Syros. You'll get at least one postcard, possibly more.
We have a new house. We'll be moving after we get back from Greece in mid-August, thus giving us two of the top ten most stressful things an adult can do in the same year.
The new house is my age -- so new to us, not new to the world -- and all on one floor. With me on the cane, this is very helpful. The dog with arthritis in her hip will probably also appreciate it. Right now it's three bedroom, but, once our house sells, we'll convert the garage into a suite for me. I'm also thrilled that we're five minutes away from two separate hospitals rather than 20 minutes away from the closest hospital as we are now. Sis and I both feel healthy, other than our long standing infirmities (shoulder for her, knee and ankle for me), but Mom's situation really struck us both.
We're getting rid of some furniture via either an antique dealer or consignment shop. Other things are going to either various organizations for the homeless or to friends and family.
Since moving is my definition of hell, Sis is letting me go away for a long weekend while the actual move takes place. [Bless her.]
Closets by Design will be getting a call, too, and there will be some other minor matters like a gate across the front to keep the dogs in and putting in fresh concrete so that I can walk up the driveway without tripping on cracks.
I've been watching HGTV a lot, it was better than all the violent cop shows Mom watched and she enjoyed them, and I want to push these shows to take disability into account when building or renovating. Seriously, if anyone is renovating a bathroom, putting a grab bar in the shower or tub should be automatic, not optional.
My argument is that most people will not be seriously disabled, but EVERYONE will be ill, injured, or infirm at some point in their lives. A third floor walk up was not possible for me when I tore my tendon in Boston. Thank heavens the parents had a condo with an elevator so I could stay with them for six weeks. Mom having to be carried through the house because we couldn't get a gurney through the front door means I'll be advocating for wider front doors standard.
I'm working on letters to various producers and presenters of these shows to make my argument. Anyone who cares to read them over, leave a note in the comments. If you have other suggestions for items that should be standard in new builds and renovations, let me know in the comments.
And if you want a postcard from Greece or Turkey, send me a private message with your current address. Choices of port are Athens, Santorini, Kusadasi/Ephesus, Istanbul, Lemnos, Thessaloniki, Skiathos, or Syros. You'll get at least one postcard, possibly more.
