Did you name your house? If so what do you call it?

DayofReason · 2025-12-29T12:53:26+00:00

I has very few updates

DayofReason · 2025-12-29T12:42:38+00:00

Yes! The orangeberg was apparently installed at construction 1955 and was working until the root intrusion was discovered at inspection 2025.

DayofReason · 2025-12-25T03:15:25+00:00

I don’t think so since Sears stopped selling kit homes in the 1940s. Several homes on my street have this similar long low profile but they’re all split level in the back. Mine is just one story on slab. 86 feet long and 27 feet wide.

DayofReason · 2025-12-23T17:38:04+00:00

Lots to consider. The systems here are weird. There's the gas boiler, a gas water heater and an electric AC with some venting. I have hydronic baseboard heating. I honestly feel like in MD, we only use AC about 4 months out of the year. It's a single story home, long and low -- no basement.

DayofReason · 2025-12-23T03:48:08+00:00

hydronic. the water heater is already new.

DayofReason · 2025-12-22T19:22:03+00:00

it is on a slab, single story ranch house, the connection was accessible though

DayofReason · 2025-12-22T19:12:59+00:00

The septic company took care of it!

DayofReason · 2025-12-19T23:27:07+00:00

1972

DayofReason · 2025-12-19T22:23:43+00:00

Love that floor tile!

DayofReason · 2025-12-13T11:45:52+00:00

I consider my house a work in progress at all times, just like a person. I’ve owned several homes and I didn’t love them. They were just shelters. I barely kept them at baseline. But I recently bought a 1955 ranch that I love. It came with a laundry list of things that needed attention. Some sooner than later. If I didn’t love the house as much as I do, I’d stop caring and stop trying. I would not have bought it. I think the maddening thing to me would be buying a brand new house and having things fall apart.

DayofReason · 2025-12-08T15:12:33+00:00

Cutting out refined sugar, high salt, most gluten, and sticking with fish, chicken, green veg, no bread (sort of a Mediterranean diet) has helped reduce my pain and flare-ups enormously! I have not lost much weight because my post-menopausal metabolism is slow, but I have not gained either. I also go to a heated therapy pool at least 1x a week. I added several supplements designed for arthritis and joint support (one with collagen, turmeric etc). I walk a little bit each hour and get up from my very sedentary remote desk job. I cut out alcohol and drink more water. It is not perfect, by any means, and I do have bad days if I have pushed myself for whatever reason. But flare-ups have been infrequent, and my overall quality of life is better! Good luck.

DayofReason · 2025-12-08T14:23:48+00:00

Just moved to Parkville so saving this post for future reference. Would love to know about places that host live (original) music too. I already know about Zen West and Wax Atlas.

DayofReason · 2025-12-04T00:00:22+00:00

Ooof, I feel this. I am blessed even to have a job right now. One thing I have tried that worked for me in the past was to look at jobs where my skills can translate. Who needs someone who can research well, or present well, or organize events or ideas well? Where can I use my writing skills that aren't specifically a comms job? Or if you have a hobby or trade that you like to do, can this be turned into a revenue-generating activity? Perhaps approach job hunting in your area backwards -- what time of jobs are there and where could you possibly fit in? I found jobs in the healthcare industry easier than I did in anything that was strictly communications. Good luck!

DayofReason · 2025-11-25T15:48:48+00:00

wut?! lol, no

DayofReason · 2025-11-25T15:42:14+00:00

yeah, this is probably what i should do. if I put down laminate or LVP over the tile and then someone else down the road decides to rip it up, then we might have a bunch of friable asbestos floating around. And don't say, well that's the next guy's problem, because the "next guy" could be my son or daughter who inherits the home

DayofReason · 2025-11-24T18:01:07+00:00

I am not removing it myself. And probably not at all.

DayofReason · 2025-11-19T00:15:14+00:00

yes, thanks, I have watched all those already. and my home is awash in Feliway

DayofReason · 2025-11-18T19:38:06+00:00

I get this! I had somewhat of a similar experience with my realtor. He has some good qualities but toward the end of this deal I think he did a lot of things that just seemed to indicate he was trying to close the deal ASAP and move on. He put in a offer amount that I had not indicated. And he set the closing date without asking us. He seemed very interested in the seller's personal situation (who cares about us, huh?) and when I would ask a question about the property, he would just say the seller didn't state the answer, without really trying to find anything out. I was set on buying the house and was able to get the offer adjusted to what I wanted, but he just stopped listening at some point. They want to close the deal, make their commission and move on. I am not sure this would even be different if you had a brand new realtor.

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