tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965079596276357608.post1754684636201352751..comments2024-01-27T01:54:03.345-06:00Comments on Yaya's Home: Watching the weather go byYaya' s Homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10766073744832801633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965079596276357608.post-51343557520459840272009-12-29T10:47:57.000-06:002009-12-29T10:47:57.000-06:00Here's what I've learned so far about home...Here's what I've learned so far about homes and aging homeowners.....err on the side of practicality. Pretend you're no longer able bodied. Stairs are a big hassle for older/infirm folk.<br /><br />We have only half an acre and we initially filled it with gardens and trees...and then Chef Stu's knees got bad and for the past 2 years I have been paying someone to weed my gardens and transplant things. Ka-ching and OUCH!<br /><br />The house was 2400 square feet and we wound up having to hire someone to come in every other week to help clean. Ka-ching and OUCH!<br /><br />We added on 1200 square feet and now pay 3 different people to clean 3 different zones in the house...every week. Ka-ching and OUCH!<br /><br />All homes need maintenance and modifications. Last year it was the addition, this year it will be the master bathroom renovation and some downstairs painting. Ka-ching and OUCH!<br /><br />We're retired and while this is our retirement house, we need help with it. If I knew 8 years ago what I know now, I'd have done things a bit differently.People Who Know Me Would Say:https://www.blogger.com/profile/04621641188403948733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4965079596276357608.post-21939155240928210872009-12-29T04:34:36.774-06:002009-12-29T04:34:36.774-06:00Our house was build in the 1860's with many ad...Our house was build in the 1860's with many additions & moderations as you can imagine. We have upgraded until we are just about broke but this is the big old type of home we both wanted. We look at it like this.... The house is over 150 years old & like anything else ya' gotta' keep on fixing it up!!<br />Happy New Year!!<br />Love,<br />Marilyn<br />xxooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com