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So anyway
We bought a house. And moved into it. And are at least somewhat settled there (though probably two weeks away from really having things set up properly). Could not have happened without some huge financial help from friends and family because we're in a shitty capitalist state, of course.
Also took a bunch of actual savings (but the plan had been to save for three more years until our fucking landlords changed that), and a truly great lender (happy to pass on recs for folks who want them; ditto for our great real estate agent, who might not have contributed financially, but was essential for the search).
There's been some moving stress -- there's a reason moving's always listed as one of the top two or three stressors -- but it's mitigated by the knowledge that we won't be moving again (short of a huge financial windfall of the sort that would put us in the sort of financially elite status to pay top-tier movers to pack everything for us).
The cats and dog all seem to have adjusted well, and they all like the fact that they can now access my home office when I'm working from home.
Oh, we're Walthamites now. Still using Watertown as our preferred Minuteman library (it's closer than the Waltham one, and has been our library home for sixteen years now). But yeah, not Watertown residents for the first time since moving up here. Weird.
Also took a bunch of actual savings (but the plan had been to save for three more years until our fucking landlords changed that), and a truly great lender (happy to pass on recs for folks who want them; ditto for our great real estate agent, who might not have contributed financially, but was essential for the search).
There's been some moving stress -- there's a reason moving's always listed as one of the top two or three stressors -- but it's mitigated by the knowledge that we won't be moving again (short of a huge financial windfall of the sort that would put us in the sort of financially elite status to pay top-tier movers to pack everything for us).
The cats and dog all seem to have adjusted well, and they all like the fact that they can now access my home office when I'm working from home.
Oh, we're Walthamites now. Still using Watertown as our preferred Minuteman library (it's closer than the Waltham one, and has been our library home for sixteen years now). But yeah, not Watertown residents for the first time since moving up here. Weird.
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Congrats!
I wish I could catch up with you guys. I hope you and yours are doing well.
Re: Congrats!
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The thought of cleaning this place out (which still has tons of stuff left behind by HTWIWM) is one of the big things contributing to me staying right where I am, even though I've considered moving.
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