Hello friends, I have been remiss in posting about my house on the blog. We left Hyde Park in May 2019, because it wasn’t the right fit for us long-term. There were things I loved about Hyde Park and sometimes I miss it, but things I did not love included: – Unresponsive elected officials who … [Read more…]
Since many of my readers are bored at home, I thought I would write a post updating everyone on my life. Regular visitors have probably noticed that I moved to Chicago but I have lots of good news that I have never documented outside of my Instagram. D moved to Chicago at the end of … [Read more…]
Last year, the house next to mine in Maryland sold for $335,000. This house was very similar to mine and the only substantial differences are that it has a newer kitchen and a driveway. I realized that if my house had increased in value that much, that I might be able to have my mortgage … [Read more…]
Everyone told me that it’s a lot of work to own a house, but I blew it off because I’ve been renting them and dealing with scheduling maintenance, etc on behalf of landlords for many years. “How bad could it be?” I thought. Well, no one explained that Daylight Savings Time means that you can’t … [Read more…]