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Closing day was smooth. Got the keys – and then quickly got the electricity, gas, and water/sewer in my name. Went to World Market and got a couple of quality stools for the other side of the island. They are nicely cushioned, with back rests, and 360 swivel. Even though the island is 8 feet long – I decided to just have two of these stools. I’ll never have a ton of people over – and the two seats won’t be crowded. It actually looks perfect with just the two with plenty of space in between them – they aren’t tiny. I still have a small round table with four chairs that will be next to it.

Since our first walk-through, the microwave has been built into the island – instead of just sitting inside of that space, which didn’t necessarily look bad. But now it definitely looks great.

I have never dealt with quartz countertops before. Although they aren’t as heat resistant as granite, I like them better. The heat resistance thing doesn’t bother me – I’ve never in my life put a burning hot pan on my counter. I’ve always used trivets, with heat resistant placemats even under those.

Probably won’t be fully moved in until sometime in June. That’s OK though – little by little easily moved things can get over there and in the end I’ll have movers bring the big stuff. I’m going to make this as easy as possible. Moving really sucks… I’ll let the professionals take care of that and just focus on the unpacking.

This also gives me the opportunity to once again go through everything I own and purge. Do that Marie Kondo thing again- hold each item and say, “do I want to bring you into my future?” Ask myself if I really use these things… Is it a piece of clothing I actually wear? And when was the last time I wore it? Does this bring me joy? 😂 I’m going to be able to downsize a lot, which is good because I have collected too much over the years.

In my mind, I can already see myself at my desk in this house, just writing like a mad woman. Feeling good about my surroundings and away from military housing. I kind of can’t believe that I decided to move back into military housing so many years after being out of the Marines. One of the things that I hated about being in the Marine Corps was constantly being under their thumb in ways that go far beyond the civilian world. Military housing is not like being a conventional renter. No one really has privacy. It’s great to have your lawns mowed every week, and the benefits that come along with it like all of your utilities being included in your rent. But they never really got to maintenance issues quickly. And sometimes they could be invasive like walking in your house on accident thinking you were some other unit they were sent to repair stuff for. Even then… They should’ve fucking knocked.

Then there is the violent dude that lives next-door who has my dog shaking all the time. I don’t completely know what’s going on in his house… But he has these horrible monster screams. He has two very small children in diapers that he controls with serious fear. The other day, I was taking Uber to my VA appointment, and the wife was walking their two children in this double stroller while on the phone with him. I heard her say, “you won’t let me work, you won’t let me have access to any money, so you need to get things for us immediately when we need them – I’m going to leave.“ This lines up with the inaudible things I hear on the other side of this wall. I knew he was mean as hell, but now I know he’s got this lady trapped. ☹️

He is always screaming at the top of his lungs and slamming doors as loud as he can. My dog starts whining and shaking and tries to crawl under my skin. He can’t get close enough to me… Moving will be good for him in so many ways. Everything about this home purchase is a serious level up in life.

Pardon any typos.

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StormWatchers
15:17 May 01 2025

Congrats on your new home.

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CuRsEdToDaRkNeSs
18:50 May 01 2025

This is all so exciting! I am so happy for you and a bit jealous too! lol! (more so happy though)

That neighbor sounds horrible! Based on just this insight, I hope she does leave him.... makes you wonder about the safety of her and the littles! Dogs usually are a very good judge of character, so I bet yours is super in tune with how that man is.

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MooniePie
14:55 May 02 2025

I wannnaaaa seeeee!!!!

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