Mad Visionary

Sometime I am not entirely sure that the joys of home ownership fully outweigh the trials and tribulations. For the most part it does, but I can still remember renting and not having a worry in the world. Or at least not much of one. The sink breaks. Call the landlord. Toilet breaks. Call the landlord. You get the point. Now, in a house that is my own,I find myself worrying about things before they actually happen. Owning a house is like committing to a never ending to-do list. I find that my list gets longer every time I think about it. There are the things that need to be done now or very soon. And then there are the things that need to be done later, like clean the gutters, trim the hedges, plant flowers, sweep acorns, trim the plants and bushes. These are the little things. And then there is just the part of the list that is really just a list of impending trouble. Like a roof leaking or a toilet breaking or a door needed fixing or a wall that needs patching or a fresh exterior paint job or the occasional new paint job inside. A house is just a list.

Some days I wonder if there are more things on my todo list or on my list of good reasons to own a home.