We finally closed on our home. It's not a bad place, but with 2 kids I'm regretting it. I regret letting Big E talk me into this one and not the one that was bigger with bigger bedrooms, even if it did have a smaller yard and no shop. I really don't care for the shop (which is probably just going to end up being for storage) and the smaller yard wasn't that much smaller.
We already had our first problem yesterday. The toilets here aren't very good at flushing. Like they barely flush. So we bought a new one for us at least and found out the plumbing was done wrong so had to fix that.
I've seen quite a few beetles in here and a spider which means we probably have to spray.
We didn't notice because there was a bed over it when we looked at the house but the guy cut a TV wire into the wall from outside. So that had to be fixed. Thankfully the cable guy unhooked it (since it's not set up for that many lines) and filled the hole up outside, so now we need to fix the hole inside.
I think the dishwasher is leaking. Hurray! Not really.
The kitchen is small. I'm already regretting it. I haven't even unpacked all the kitchen items yet and we're already running out of places to put stuff (and I don't have that much stuff). I have no clue where we're putting food. And walking into the garage to get stuff is going to get old.
There's no closets (besides the bedrooms) which means no storage. Again, why the shop will most likely become storage.
Plus, the cleaning company that came to clean the house did a horrible job. I really think they just ran a vacuum, mopped, went over the sinks and tubs really quick and any other surface you'd immediately see. When I was painting yesterday I saw old cobwebs near the ceilings. The insides of the cabinets were definitely not cleaned. The baseboards weren't cleaned either. Basically they didn't do a good job. I don't know if it's just because I used to clean houses and if we left a place looking like this we'd have to turn back around and clean it again. But, yea, it's kind of annoying.
Our realtor was nice, but she was only okay at her job. This house is the one we found. All the others she found for us only 1 was in our price range, the rest were $10-20k over our max budget, so that was out. I know that's not much money and we can offer less, but our max budget wasn't much to begin with. And she was just awkward. Like the day before closing we came to check the house and she was going through it like it was hers. We put in the contract we wanted the fridge and the first thing she said when she was in here was "at least they left the fridge" and then when I said we asked them to she admitted she didn't go over the contract again. Then she was looking in the fridge and complaining because there wasn't a light in the freezer side. Like a bulb is hard to buy, besides we bought a new fridge, this one is getting put in the garage for overflow.
Plus I was a little bummed. When my friend purchased her home she received a gift basket from her realtor. We didn't get anything. Which I thought was customary so I was looking forward to it in a way and was bummed when we got nothing. But I guess it more stems from me never getting a bridal shower. Or the first baby shower being cancelled and being told we'll do something and nothing never happened. Or this time being asked when we wanted a baby shower (or meet and greet thing) and I said we didn't need one but being told we're doing one and that didn't pan out either.
I guess I'll get used to it and once the stress of moving in is over I'll enjoy it more, but for now I don't. Plus, it's hard to get the house unpacked with a toddler that wants to make a mess and a baby that wants to be held a lot. Plus I have drill this weekend and I really do not want to go at all.
Again, I need a break.
Oh, and Big E getting grumpy because I want him to bring stuff in so I can unpack. I just want to get it done.
I was annoyed the day we moved in too. It was nice a lot of people came to help, but then I there were the family members that just came to see the house and were in the way of those that were helping move our stuff (like they couldn't come another time to see the place after we moved in). Or they were just walking through like they owned it. Or they wouldn't leave and I wanted to get things done, not entertain them.
I'm sorry, but if you're not going to help move things, unpack, or watch kids while I unpack then you don't need to be here on the day we're moving in. You need to wait until after we're done moving in.
Bah, I'm just grumpy. I'm sure part is hormones and the other is just frustration. I can't wait till we're done with moving and get to enjoy things again.
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