Regrets, they've had a few...
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Good video.
Backyard kitchen - never understood the appeal.
In-ground pool - expensive to be sure. CHeddarshack had one and we enjoyed it.
Playground - we had a very basic one. Couple of swings and a slide.
Appliances - our only extravagance was a built-in 42" refrigerator.
Tubs - KISS
Garages are for cars. Period.
If you need to convert a bedroom into a closet, you need to reconsider your purchases.
Open shelving - clutter and dirt. Shut the cabinet doors.@George-K said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
Good video.
Backyard kitchen - never understood the appeal.
In-ground pool - expensive to be sure. CHeddarshack had one and we enjoyed it.
Playground - we had a very basic one. Couple of swings and a slide.
Appliances - our only extravagance was a built-in 42" refrigerator.
Tubs - KISS
Garages are for cars. Period.
If you need to convert a bedroom into a closet, you need to reconsider your purchases.
Open shelving - clutter and dirt. Shut the cabinet doors.We are in full agreement. I avoid things that require me to maintain them either timewise or financially.
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@George-K said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
Good video.
Backyard kitchen - never understood the appeal.
In-ground pool - expensive to be sure. CHeddarshack had one and we enjoyed it.
Playground - we had a very basic one. Couple of swings and a slide.
Appliances - our only extravagance was a built-in 42" refrigerator.
Tubs - KISS
Garages are for cars. Period.
If you need to convert a bedroom into a closet, you need to reconsider your purchases.
Open shelving - clutter and dirt. Shut the cabinet doors.We are in full agreement. I avoid things that require me to maintain them either timewise or financially.
@Mik said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
@George-K said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
We are in full agreement. I avoid things that require me to maintain them either timewise or financially.
That explains why you married up…
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Yeah, good summary @George-K
I think the outdoor kitchen (and pool, for that matter) could make sense depending on where you live. For example, if I lived in a mild climate year round (like southern california) I could see an outdoor kitchen being used often. But here in Minnesota... my Weber grill is all I need for a quick grilling, and if it's nice out we'll eat on the porch.
We don't have the biggest back yard but there is a spot in the corner that fit a nice playset in there. So far, the kids (6, 3, and 1) love it. I installed a pulley system on the back side so they can hoist a bucket up and down for "supplies" LOL. I'd imagine by the time the kids are 10+ we'll get rid of it... famous last words as playsets are rarely disassembled I've been told!
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Good video.
Backyard kitchen - never understood the appeal.
In-ground pool - expensive to be sure. CHeddarshack had one and we enjoyed it.
Playground - we had a very basic one. Couple of swings and a slide.
Appliances - our only extravagance was a built-in 42" refrigerator.
Tubs - KISS
Garages are for cars. Period.
If you need to convert a bedroom into a closet, you need to reconsider your purchases.
Open shelving - clutter and dirt. Shut the cabinet doors.@George-K said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
Garages are for cars. Period.
I have not one but two garages completely filled with non-car stuff that I am contractually forbidden from referring to as 'crap'.
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@George-K said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
Garages are for cars. Period.
I have not one but two garages completely filled with non-car stuff that I am contractually forbidden from referring to as 'crap'.
@Doctor-Phibes said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
@George-K said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
Garages are for cars. Period.
I have not one but two garages completely filled with non-car stuff that I am contractually forbidden from referring to as 'crap'.
Well, here. There is that!
When we had our house, our cars never saw the inside of the garage. They were filled with all kinds of valuable items, such as bicycles, unused for furniture that the kids played on, garbage bags, garbage cans.
You got the idea!
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I love my wife, but really wish we had a discussion early on about how much clutter or excess is acceptable. She is a good mom, a great mom, so it's meant well, but the laundry room is FULL (floor and counter tops) with toys, crafts, art supplies, and other things that she brings home each time she goes to the store. The pantry is the same way... I literally cannot see the floor of either room. When I bring it up, she takes it personally that I'm attacking her mom/organizing skills.
I'm of the "kids would be happy with 10 toys" she thinks 10,000 toys are fine. Same with clothes. I'd give them 10 pajamas... but right now I can't even open their dresser drawers they are so jam packed with probably 50 pairs of pajamas.
I was bait and switched, I tells ya! She had a "minimalist" apartment when we first met.
But I tell myself... time with the young kids is short, and there are other beaches to die fighting on.
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89th, you have the right idea. There will be plenty of years to call 1-800-GOT-JUNK. Enjoy the time with your family and fight that battle at a later date. By that time mortality will be closer on the horizon and you can play the "You wouldn't want the kids to have to deal with the grief AND ALL THIS CRAP would you?" card.
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Hahahaha "AND ALL THIS CRAP". I think I'm also suffering (joking) from PTSD from my dad. He has a basement FULL OF CRAP (you know, furniture etc) that'll never see the light of day again but he takes forever to get rid of anything.
Then again, when I asked him if he had any spare staples for a staple gun, he gave me a box he had in storage.
It was from 1976. (Yes, the staples still worked fine)
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I love my wife, but really wish we had a discussion early on about how much clutter or excess is acceptable. She is a good mom, a great mom, so it's meant well, but the laundry room is FULL (floor and counter tops) with toys, crafts, art supplies, and other things that she brings home each time she goes to the store. The pantry is the same way... I literally cannot see the floor of either room. When I bring it up, she takes it personally that I'm attacking her mom/organizing skills.
I'm of the "kids would be happy with 10 toys" she thinks 10,000 toys are fine. Same with clothes. I'd give them 10 pajamas... but right now I can't even open their dresser drawers they are so jam packed with probably 50 pairs of pajamas.
I was bait and switched, I tells ya! She had a "minimalist" apartment when we first met.
But I tell myself... time with the young kids is short, and there are other beaches to die fighting on.
@89th said in Regrets, they've had a few...:
She is a good mom, a great mom, so it's meant well, but the laundry room is FULL (floor and counter tops) with toys, crafts, art supplies, and other things that she brings home each time she goes to the store. The pantry is the same way... I literally cannot see the floor of either room. When I bring it up, she takes it personally that I'm attacking her mom/organizing skills.
May be wrong, but sounds a bit like mom-guilt, for whatever reason.
Perhaps channel that largesse into something else? College funds, perhaps?
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Honestly I think it’s a combo of two things.
One, she doesn’t do well with bad sleep and…well let’s just say it’s been probably 6 years since either of us have topped 8 hours of sleep in a night. Our kiddos are sweet but they loved waking up 1-3 times a night before they turned 3.
Second, hate to say it. But the smart phone. Very easy (and understandable) to sit down and just scroll and relax for…far too long. Parents and stay at home moms did a lot more around the house in the 80s and 90s because the smartphone didn’t exist yet, or internet, or more than a few tv channels.
