I love my house. I've lived in this house since 2008, May will mark my ninth year of residing here. I've done very little to the house in that time. A little bit of paint, here and there, and a couple of new appliances. Very little else has been done. If I had the cash to do so, the fence surrounding the property is in dire need of replacement. As for the interior, I'd love the opportunity to update some of the features, as well. Maybe some hardwood running throughout the lower areas. Perhaps refresh the paint and upgrade the washrooms.
The one thing I've noticed about my lovely home over the last couple of years is how much my home resembles the characteristics of a thermos. In the summertime, when the temperatures outside are sweltering, my house can retain the coolness that the central air is able to provide. As for the wintertime, when the mercury dips well below -20C and -30C, the interior manages to match that negative pretty accurately. I'm not waking up to frostbitten extremities, so I may be exaggerating slightly, but god damn, I am, legitimately, cold almost all the damned time.
Recent financial strife and difficulties is making it quite apparent that affording to continue living in my beautiful home is becoming more and more difficult. Being laid off from a lucrative job back in 2014 has been increasingly harder and harder to survive. My bank accounts have been depleted almost completely. Every retirement savings plan has been emptied and spent just trying to survive. If I can't find gainful employment that pays above minimum wage, I fear that living in my house isn't going to continue for much longer, let alone surviving long enough to make any needed improvements on the home.
I have my fingers crossed that shit will work out. I have to stay positive. I hope 2017 proves to be much more positive than the last three years have been. #PraiseThePositive
