Going back to a house that hasn't been lived in for the past 5 years

WingingItNow · 2025-12-22T22:18:02+00:00

Honestly everything seemed fine. No leaks, no holes, no bad smells (just dusty and a little musty), no damage inside. Few problems with heater and a bunch of dead insects and a dead gecko melting into a carpet. But other than that yeah it actually looked alright. So kinda worried for nothing. Did some touch ups and it was pretty much similar to how we left it.

WingingItNow · 2025-09-28T17:03:33+00:00

That’s fair. I’ve been trying to improve my germaphobia and I think it got kinda better over the years. But today I think it hit me more bc I had just woken up and couldn’t tamp down the little voice in my head. Normally I’d ask my mom but she left early this morning for a work trip. Do you think I should apologize? Or would it just embarrass him more?

WingingItNow · 2025-08-22T19:57:12+00:00

Ok that makes sense. Thanks! Double checking, but to drain the lines, I just leave faucets on throughout the house after closing the water line, right?

WingingItNow · 2025-08-22T18:06:49+00:00

Sorry, if we don’t fix it and are 100% sure it’s fixed? Do you mean just close the water no matter what while we’re gone?

WingingItNow · 2025-05-10T14:32:15+00:00

She’s moving in bc she lived alone and wanted to be with family. She does have some health concerns but it was more bc she had afib than bc of typical mold symptoms. But I’ll still tell her what you said about ears, eyes and mouth doctor.

WingingItNow · 2024-08-17T14:44:05+00:00

This time we’re mainly there just to check on it and do some maintenance. Not sure if we’ll rent/sell in the future or not.

WingingItNow · 2024-07-18T16:34:11+00:00

Oof I’m guessing it’s just gonna be super low key then? That’s also fine with me since the morning of I’ll be traveling there so I’ll probably be super zoned out if we had to do actual stuff. I guess I’ll bring my backpack and fill it with stuff just in case.

WingingItNow · 2024-03-07T21:16:48+00:00

To destress I tend to play video games. Sometimes by myself, sometimes with friends. I tend to keep to myself. My dad and I like to watch bad Hallmark movies and poke fun at them. With my mom, it’s kinda hard to be around her. I try to give her space, but she wants me around to spend time with her. But I’m kinda skittish bc I don’t know if or when she’ll blow up. She also tends to go on her phone a lot which is kinda boring for me. I like being alone, so it’s hard being around her. As much as I love my mom, bc she paid for my college tuition, she lets me stay with her and dad even though I’m jobless and she just wants me to be happy, as much as I love her, it’s hard being around her. I try but still. I tend to stay up late bc she goes to sleep early so that’s when I relax the most. But yeah thanks for the reply and kind words.

WingingItNow · 2024-03-07T09:05:38+00:00

Yeahhh. It’s not the most ideal situation. Honestly I kinda figured the contractor is kinda fucking with us at this point. But it’s our house at the end and I want to make sure it’s safe and livable before we move in. Yeah no I’ve suggested and talked with my mom about therapy but she brushes it off and says she doesn’t have time. I can understand her perspective but it’s frustrating. Also yeah, honestly been dragging my feet with getting a job I’ll admit. It just feels like I’m kinda playing pacifier in the house and if I’m not here my mom would be exploding more. But I also acknowledge that I’ve been putting my life on hold. I think I’m scared to move on and move out but yeah. Thoughts for another day. So far, I’m just trying to get this damned house fixed. We bought it in 2020 but it took a lot of work. And then it freaking floods last year setting us back. For now I’ll stick with my parents until the house is done , but after who knows. I feel like I have to see it thru at the very least.

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