tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post2237715945398976334..comments2023-09-12T10:44:43.115-04:00Comments on I am the working poor.: All Squished InI am the working poor.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-359836973071642502011-03-09T13:08:37.049-05:002011-03-09T13:08:37.049-05:00Revanche, the dog is very happy to have someone in...Revanche, the dog is very happy to have someone in the house who spills food so often.<br /><br />Nolaffing, we still miss Chloe terribly.<br /><br />Mikemax, I always have a good relationship with my landlord. I repair what I can myself, and write a letter to ask for repairs on larger things. When the fridge went out I offered to buy my own if they would allow me to have the old one hauled away. I also usually pay rent a week early. I've heard horror stories so I know not all tenants are careful with their temporary home. At any rate, my son will only be here two to four months and then my daugher will have the room and we will only be one baby extra from the number of people on the original lease. We moved here with a dog and the youngest daughter. So far so good, we are all existing peacefully and neatly in our small space. :)I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-79318678671745580342011-03-09T11:26:36.848-05:002011-03-09T11:26:36.848-05:00Are you pretty well settled now?
I used to own a ...Are you pretty well settled now?<br /><br />I used to own a two-bedroom rent house. I had a tenant with two teenage boys, and I thought it was small for them and their dog. Unbeknownst to me, her daughter and baby moved in, too. I can't even imagine 5 people and a dog in that little house. However, they made it work. And they were exceptional tenants, so I didn't get on their case. The only thing I noticed as a landlord was that there was a lot more wear and tear on the house because so many people were living in it. Really watch for that, or your landlord might hit you for a lot of maintenance charges when you move. Fix everything and paint or touch up rooms that need it before you move. Just make sure you use the landlord's paint for touch-up--she touched up with what she thought matched, and I had to repaint the entire interior to get rid of the spots! (And, no, I didn't charge her for it--but I should have).<br /><br />I grew up in tiny houses. The first one had 600 sq. ft. and one bedroom, and my sister and I slept on the sofa in the living room until I was 10 and she was 13. We moved to an 800 sq. ft. two bedroom house where the two of us shared a bedroom until we grew up and left. When I was a kid, I would have KILLED for my own room!mikemaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06569666073239903588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-14792160569125514562011-03-08T15:41:45.690-05:002011-03-08T15:41:45.690-05:00I bet it feels good to have a dog in your home aga...I bet it feels good to have a dog in your home again :-)nolaffinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15055624242540284299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-88053469740018862712011-03-06T14:56:11.295-05:002011-03-06T14:56:11.295-05:00Fair's fair if you both forgot. :)
Glad you...Fair's fair if you both forgot. :) <br /><br />Glad you guys are all settling in ok, and best of luck with the continued settling. I'm sure the adjusting will take some time. It's really cute how the baby and dog figured each other out.Revanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293868300535734672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-7743563526166056562011-03-05T19:51:10.737-05:002011-03-05T19:51:10.737-05:00Hey Connie, I look at it this way. At least we bot...Hey Connie, I look at it this way. At least we both forgot. :)I am the working poor.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12459981991615916464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1111350698240105498.post-42939586441246392592011-03-02T13:55:58.646-05:002011-03-02T13:55:58.646-05:00There is nothing, BUT NOTHING, like family. I'...There is nothing, BUT NOTHING, like family. I'm happy for your kids because they have a soft place to fall and I'm happy for you because you are making some tremendous memories. Even if you forget some stuff!<br /><br />Love,<br />Mother ConnieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12945583343182756940noreply@blogger.com