We have been at our new house for a little over two weeks now. I like to think of this as my first official home where I live on my own (plus my brother). Of course my dorm was home when I lived in it, but that was only a seasonal, temporary home. (Click HERE if you'd like to see a video I made on the topic of home.) My house now is a permanent one that I will be living in for at least my last two years of university.
As for the house itself, to some people it may seem small, but it's the perfect size for me. We like to keep the place looking quite simple yet homey. Unfortunately, since we bought the place so cheaply, we have slowly been finding some of it's faults.
For starters, the roof leaks. There are two spots in our ceiling that dip a bit lower than the others due to water collecting above it. Probably the worst problem though is that it leaks in my bedroom doorway. I have double doors into my bedroom and along the whole top of the frame is always covered with drops of water. I've resorted to keeping four different buckets in my doorway at all times to catch the water until we can get the roof fixed for good.
Another major problem has been our dryer. The place came with its own washer and dryer which worked just fine at first. However, by the second load of laundry the dryer stopped working all together and we have resorted to buying a new one.
Other than those two problems, everything else has seemed minor. For instance, one day we were out of water for about four hours (but the whole neighborhood was out as well). The whole house, particularly the bathroom, is covered in spiders. I swear I kill a new spider nearly every time I walk in there. I'm convinced there is a colony of them behind our sink counter.
Also, our dishwasher seems to lack the concept of keeping the water inside the machine and not in a puddle on the floor. Though my brother and I both prefer washing dishes by hand anyway. The final problem we've faced is that whenever you cook you MUST have the oven fan on or else the smoke alarm will go off (which is located on the other side of the house), regardless of there being smoke/steam or not. I have a theory that it may be from all the spices we use while cooking.
Overall, it really is a nice place to live. We have been getting adjusted nicely; just in time for all the hot weather and constant thunderstorms. Now the only thing really left to do is find a summer job! Student loans won't pay themselves! (If only...)
Nothing special, but still meaningful.
