We had our walk-through (a.k.a home orientation) today in our soon-to-be-first-house!! Our tourguide to our own house is a guy who calls himself Ant, short for Anthony. He gave us a crash course in how to take care of a house: learned that the new green air con system requires monthly filter change up in the attic (that'll be hubby's job), learned that the sprinklers must be pre-set according to season (it's got cool things like "drip irrigation" and "rain sensor"), learned that the foundation of a house in Texas must be watered religiously (yes, like every Sunday) or it can shrink up to 8 inches, learned that I shall not wear pointy heels on our hard wood floor because it exerts 1000lb of pressure in one small spot and will dent. . .also learned Good Housekeeping seal-worthy tidbits like lemon and ice cubes down the trash disposer is a good way to keep it clean. . . there's so much more (why didn't I take notes?!)
At the end of it all, Ant said "maintaining your home is a like a part-time job." Ha ha, I could've laughed and cried, I was thinking to myself, "but I don't want another part-time job, how many part-time jobs outside of full-time jobs can a person have?" But it's too late, it looks like we just about bought ourselves a house. And, I didn't even mention the whole lawn care business, our holly bushes, our Indian hawthornes, knockout roses, and four cute baby trees. . .they look innocent now but wait. . .
Here's an artist rendition of our house.
