The House

So, Georges and I have been living in this house since about mid-August. It's owned by my parents (it was their first house and where I spent the first 8 years of my life). Up until August, it was used as a rental property, but my parents grew weary of managing tenants.

They considered selling it, but I couldn't let them put it on the market in its current state since it's a little run down after years of neglect. Instead, I made a deal with them -- Georges and I live here rent-free, but we have to put in the work or foot the bills to fix it up over the next year or two, the goal being that my parents will get a slightly better return when they do sell it.

Of course, I'm finding that this is easier said than done since I know next to nothing about renovating houses, plus I have a regular day job that eats up most of my time.

What have I gotten myself into??

Shortly after I moved into this house, I discovered a TV show that reminds me of my situation: The Adam Carolla Project. This show demonstrates what could go seriously wrong with a project like this. Luckily, I am being much less ambitious than Adam Carolla, so maybe there's some hope for success!

My new blog

I decided to retire my first blog because it had my full name in plain sight. That was fine before because nobody ever came to my blog.

But now, my friend put a link to my blog from his blog, and who knows what kind of traffic that'll bring me!

So, to be safe, I'm starting from scratch. It doesn't matter anyway, since my first blog only had a couple of pictures and test posts on it. I'm new to this blogging stuff.