Our journey to being mortgage free...

freeman3030

Hi all,
This is more of a diary post than anything else. Today is the 1 year anniversary of homeownership for my partner and I and for some reason I feel quite down, (whether its related or not is another question!) I've always been the type of person that when I'm feeling down or negative, to use that energy and do something productive hence why I've decided to write this diary. I think I'll be nice to look back on one day.

I'm incredibly grateful that I own my own home, thats not to say we haven't worked for it, I'm just feeling a little low.
It's been my day off today and I keep thinking that exactly this time last year once my partner finished work we headed to our new home. My parents and two sisters also came as no one except my dad and partner had seen our flat in person.
I remember the vile cigarette/smoke smell and when I look back at photos of how it all used to look, almost everything has changed (thanks to my builder dad). I really wanted a project and couldn't wait to get stuck in. I'd taken the week off work to try and get the bulk of the redecoration done - I thought it would all be done in about 2/3 days, how naive of me! We plastered ceilings, put some new flooring down, had a storage cupboard put in, sanded and repainted all of the woodwork, it took almost 2 weeks before it was ready to move into, it felt like ages because I was itching to get move out of mum and dads and into our first home. Looking back, I'm so glad we did it all before our furniture was in!

I did want to change the bathroom as soon as we got the keys, but my dad advised me to live with it and really make sure I knew what I want because he was only going to do it once! So I saved like mad and planned it for 6 months, every day I thought about it and tweaked the plans until I nailed my layout and design, it looks just like a hotel bathroom. It really is a place you can retreat to, everyone comments on how much they love my bathroom and I'm so lucky to have an amazing dad that did all of the work in exchange for a cup of tea and a doughnut!

I think it's just the reminder of all the excitement I had last year thats getting me down, sort of like post holiday blues! Either that or my new job that I'm starting next thursday - i'm a bit apprehensive of change, which is kind of ironic because I'm always looking to change things within our home! I'll be earning a little more than before which I know will enable me to get my dream kitchen which i've thought about for the past couple of months, it just feels like I'm a long way off yet.

1 year down, only another 34 years to go!