make my house my home

And while I really like the neighborhood I live in, and I like the floorplan of my house, it just doesn’t seem like “home”. What it needs is more memories. I should invite people over to do things – have dinner, watch movies, talk, whatever, so that it is my home.

I’ll have to think about this. 2 months ago

The interesting thing about my neighborhood is while the houses all look quite different on the outside, there are only 5 floor plans for the neighborhood. I didn’t realize this until I visited a neighbor several years ago. Imagine my surprise when I noticed the house had the same floor plan as my house. I NEVER would have realized that looking at the exterior of the house.

Anyway both houses had the same floor plan but one house used directed lighting, color and a few other details to really make the house stand out. I am rethinking the lights in my living room to see if I should add directional light, and where the lights should point. 4 months ago

And I had the back fence replaced with cinder block. What a difference that made. I should have done this years ago but it meant that I had to take out all the plants along the fence.

Anyway, the wall looks nice and the animals think it’s their highway.

I also had the solatubes installed. Another task that should have been done a long time ago. They are a wonderful invention.

I am now working on having a brick patio installed in the front yard, because it’s the only place that is cool in the summer. 5 months ago