Thoughts on Home Ownership

I've only been a homeowner for six months now, yet it amazes me how much my thought focus has changed in that short amount of time. I knew I'd feel differently about our house than our rented apartment, but I underestimated the extent to which my mind would shift.

A few examples.

Change, when I was renting:

Change, as a homeowner:

Other things I've noticed:

• I go to sleep early on Friday nights, so that I'll wake up early on Saturday morning to get stuff done.
• I'm willing to paint anything with just a few minutes notice.
• I can spend hours watching This Old House.
• I've started saying very grown-up things, like "Someone should really do something about these property taxes," and "We need to salt that sidewalk before someone slips and hurts themselves"

All in all, it's a great experience, but I haven't decided if I like how adult-like it makes me feel. I still think of myself as a college student. I'm like a walking frosted mini wheats commercial

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go yell at the people driving too fast down my street.

Posted by Kevin at February 23, 2007 12:46 PM