595 / 388 / landing / housecooling It’s 595 days that we’ve lived without a home base. That’s not a lot, but it’s a lot. It’s been 388 days since we’ve been able to live with the cat-shaped-being that is the third member of our family. Today I picked up keys to an apartment in Spokane. It’s two bedrooms, in Peaceful Valley… Read More
help / real talk our house is officially a house! there is no furnace yet, but we are legally allowed to go inside. tomorrow i’m going to meet with the third furnace bidder, and we’re going to paint the kitchen. we just ordered cabinets and kitchen appliances from ikea. we’re selling the house, we’ve decided. at a loss, obviously.… Read More
contractor update… we found a contractor! …and were finally able to have cleanup start right after president’s day. here’s the most recent update from our contractor: …we are moving right along with the remediation, no issues or problems. By the week’s end both the upstairs and downstairs of the home will be completely trashed out, debris, belongings,… Read More
huh. it’s amazing how much better things can seem when we’re not balancing housing drama on top of severe depression. although we’re both still exhausted, we’re also starting to feel a little more like we’re moving forward. to use a sports metaphor (which is absurd, because we don’t sports) instead of just having a crappy year,… Read More
slogging we’re still slogging* along. we’re getting more bids, looking for a place to live in town, and learning lots. it’s been two-and-a-half months or so (43 days, my curious brain just counted), but it feels like incredibly longer, to be superlative, and/or like it’s been at least three months, to be oddly specific. my brain… Read More
weary we got our first quote. it’s nigh on 50k, which was my horror story high end of things possibility, pretty much. and that’s just cleanup, not rebuild. we’re meeting with an attorney on monday. i said the phrase “sorry, that was my attorney calling” earlier this week. “my attorney” isn’t a phrase I had ever… Read More
thanks fun quote of the day, from a contractor: You will have basically an empty shell of a house, the outside obviously will still be intact with the windows as well. This decontamination can be expensive. i wish i had pith to follow that up with, but i don’t.… Read More
it’s been tough. 1) sleep deprived 2) so, driving each other crazier just by existing 3) in limbo 4) far away from what we need to get done 5) having trouble with transitions 6) tripping over each other 7) feeling crowded and alone 8) antsy, waiting 9) getting mixed messages 10) remembering and re-mourning 11) rootless, restless… Read More
notice we got the notice on the door yesterday, informing us and the world that it’s unsafe to enter without permission. I meant to take a picture, but it was dark by the time I had a chance. the contractor came and the feelings slammed into us again. I think we need to be back in… Read More
checking in time keeps on slipping slipping. moved out to the studio. cat is getting used to it. contractor comes to do an estimate tomorrow morning. send your best wishes.… Read More