water fowl alignment project

So. The end goal, the point, the reason i am finding and organizing all of these water fowl is to have a place to live. More to the point, to Buy a place to live. Something that is Mine. 

C and I have talked about this, a bit. We are both the youngest. My experience of that was a lot of hand me downs. Joe’s bike became mine. Joe and i had to share a room, until Mike moved out (Chris moved out first, but parents decided to make that the guest room, until Mike left for college). Even when i did get my own stuff, i had to share it. Or … Like, i got a trophy for t ball (I sucked at it, a lot, but I still got a trophy). And it was mine, had my name on it and everything. And Mike was visiting from college, and for some reason, fiddling with it while watching TV. And he broke it, broke the bat of the batter. And i said, okay, no big deal, you can just fix it. And he said, No. It’s broken, if i had not broken it you would have, it doesn’t matter. I don’t think he even apologized. One event to illustrate an attitude, a perspective, in how i was treated and regarded, how I have grown up thinking i will be treated. 

And now? We are nearing the end of the division of Mom’s estate. Giving away Mom’s stuff. I have said, for a long time, that there are very few things I want. A table, some cast iron, and family quilts. Somehow, though, the phrase “We didn’t know you wanted that” get’s applied. So, the table that Grandaddies father and uncle made for him? Went to Goodwill. The cast iron, mostly, went to goodwill. The fact I had written on  the box, “Daiv wants this” seems to have been lost of everyone. 

So. Joe has the family quilts, and he is sending me three of them. Chris has Mom’s fountain pen, and he said he was going to send me that. 

 

And i have … money. We sold the house, as noted. I paid off the last of my debts. I talked to my investment advisor, and put more money into the brokerage account. And the remainder is in an interest bearing account, while I am looking at properties. What i want and think I can afford is a 4-500 sf studio condo in Capitol Hill. Looking at loan calculators, I might have to be a bit aggressive in my down payment. But, that said, there are a few places I like. One… I didn’t fall for it, at first. But the more i look at it, the more I like it. It is just about 4.5 blocks east of my current abode (a big plus). Has good amenities (Dishwasher, washer dryer, porch. I have an appointment to talk to a Loan Advisor in two weeks (going to Kentucky this week). I took a First Time Homebuyers class, so I will be talking to a real estate agent (i feel like, even if I know what I think I want, it will be productive and helpful to have a professional to help me deal with the process, because there are a lot of things I do not know). 

And, At the end of it, I will have a place that is Mine. I will put the furniture in it I want, I will decorate it the way I like, I will have My cat (and, very possibly, an additional cat). It will be my responsibility and my choice. I will take care of it. Whatever it is, where ever it is, it will be Mine.