We have been here for six months and I'll be honest, I'm a little overwhelmed with how much maintanance owning your own home requires. A lot of that has to do with home improvements, like painting, stripping wallpaper, plastering, installing insulation.. but I didn't factor in things like how the garden would get away on me before I could even improve it, and how a small renovation project that I thought woud take a week actually takes five. It's a lesson in patience, and I have to keep reminding myself; we are going to be here for years and years and years.. it doesn't all have to be done right now.
