I recently achieved a huge life goal of mine.
- As of this year, I am a homeowner.
It feels like I should have a shirt or a button designating my new status. Like maybe I should put a sign on my house that states the fact that I own my own HVAC system for the first time. Honestly, there is a thrill to owning a home that I wasn’t really sure that I would ever feel. But, I do and it’s great. See, I’ve been renting for nearly 25 years. Once I finished grad school, there were a lot of things that had to be paid for. Unfortunately, the field I chose is social work and there just isn’t a whole lot of money in that. There hasn’t been a lot of hanging out in the HVAC after a days work. Instead, I have always needed a side hustle to provide for myself and my children. This was fine and I wouldn’t have had it any other way. But then, out of the blue, an uncle I barely knew left me his house. The bonus part is the house is just miles away. The bummer is the house was in total disarray. He hadn’t lived in it for over a decade. We had a ton of work to do before we could even move in. However, the HVAC situation was solved pretty quick. The place never had central air so, we went with ductless heating and cooling units through out the house. It has worked perfectly. With that done, we were able to focus on all the other stuff. Now, we are just weeks away from moving into a home that we own!