It's not something a lot of people feel like they can manage these days.
There's a lot of gloom in the economy so I've heard from millennials
and Gen Zers that they feel like home ownership is falling out of reach. Yet
for what it's worth, I kept pushing and made that dream a reality.
I'm 27 and I'm on the autism spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome), ADHD,
and MDD. I graduated with a bachelor's degree several years ago in computer
science then got hired at Oracle. I also have a loving family with a brother
and parents that offered to help make the home truly my own.
I would say that given how things were stacked against me, if I'm an example,
it's all about retaining an optimistic perspective. You miss for every shot
you don't take, so I say if there's nothing to lose trying, that you
should shoot to make your dreams come true as well! Even when you feel like things
are going wrong, you can make something good come from a bad situation.
I found a good post-war ranch with 1900 square feet, three bedrooms, and two
baths with a spacious basement, garage, and fenced-in backyard with a shed.
There's an argument people make here in the US about houses built past the
1960s declining in quality. 1980s had McMansions, 1990s had "matchbox"
construction techniques, 2000s was the first housing bubble so housing was made
in bulk for cheap, and then I heard someone's pandemic-era home get condemned
for water damage and mold, so they went after the builder Lennar. It could also
be that houses in the past had some bad apples that were demolished long ago
leaving only the better stock.
Now, I will give modern houses this: asbestos and lead are a gamble in post-war
houses. We didn't really start banning them in construction until the mid
to late 1970s so there's always a chance that they're present. Better
to err on the side of caution though, so I hired a company to do some testing
and abatement if needed.
I found a good post-war ranch with 1900 square feet, three bedrooms, and two
baths with a spacious basement, garage, and fenced-in backyard with a shed.
There's an argument people make here in the US about houses built past the
1960s declining in quality. 1980s had McMansions, 1990s had "matchbox"
construction techniques, 2000s was the first housing bubble so housing was made
in bulk for cheap, and then I heard someone's pandemic-era home get condemned
for water damage and mold, so they went after the builder Lennar. It could also
be that houses in the past had some bad apples that were demolished long ago
leaving only the better stock.
Now, I will give modern houses this: asbestos and lead are a gamble in post-war
houses. We didn't really start banning them in construction until the mid
to late 1970s so there's always a chance that they're present. Better
to err on the side of caution though, so I hired a company to do some testing
and abatement if needed.
There’s some kind of saying: “Used is a lot of old problems, New is a lot of
future problems.”
It's not something a lot of people feel like they can manage these days.
There's a lot of gloom in the economy so I've heard from millennials
and Gen Zers that they feel like home ownership is falling out of reach. Yet
for what it's worth, I kept pushing and made that dream a reality.
I'm 27 and I'm on the autism spectrum (Asperger's Syndrome), ADHD,
and MDD. I graduated with a bachelor's degree several years ago in computer
science then got hired at Oracle. I also have a loving family with a brother
and parents that offered to help make the home truly my own.
I would say that given how things were stacked against me, if I'm an example,
it's all about retaining an optimistic perspective. You miss for every shot
you don't take, so I say if there's nothing to lose trying, that you
should shoot to make your dreams come true as well! Even when you feel like things
are going wrong, you can make something good come from a bad situation.
I would say that given how things were stacked against me, if I'm an example,
it's all about retaining an optimistic perspective. You miss for every shot
you don't take, so I say if there's nothing to lose trying, that you
should shoot to make your dreams come true as well! Even when you feel like things
are going wrong, you can make something good come from a bad situation.
Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
Thank you for sharing this! I am happy for you Zachary!
Now for the important question, does your new house have a dedicated Lego room?
I would say that given how things were stacked against me, if I'm an example,
it's all about retaining an optimistic perspective. You miss for every shot
you don't take, so I say if there's nothing to lose trying, that you
should shoot to make your dreams come true as well! Even when you feel like things
are going wrong, you can make something good come from a bad situation.
Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
Thank you for sharing this! I am happy for you Zachary!
Now for the important question, does your new house have a dedicated Lego room?
Here we're lucky, we could keep a couple dedicated rooms for ourselves. Yep,
unbelievable.
I would say that given how things were stacked against me, if I'm an example,
it's all about retaining an optimistic perspective. You miss for every shot
you don't take, so I say if there's nothing to lose trying, that you
should shoot to make your dreams come true as well! Even when you feel like things
are going wrong, you can make something good come from a bad situation.
Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
Thank you for sharing this! I am happy for you Zachary!
Now for the important question, does your new house have a dedicated Lego room?
Here we're lucky, we could keep a couple dedicated rooms for ourselves. Yep,
unbelievable.
I know what you mean, the only place I do not have any Lego is my and my wife's
bedrooms.
Before you ask, we both snore, therefore, separate sleeping rooms is a must!
LOL.
I would say that given how things were stacked against me, if I'm an example,
it's all about retaining an optimistic perspective. You miss for every shot
you don't take, so I say if there's nothing to lose trying, that you
should shoot to make your dreams come true as well! Even when you feel like things
are going wrong, you can make something good come from a bad situation.
Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
Thank you for sharing this! I am happy for you Zachary!
Now for the important question, does your new house have a dedicated Lego room?
Here we're lucky, we could keep a couple dedicated rooms for ourselves. Yep,
unbelievable.
It also depends what you count as a “room.”
Here, there’s no LEGO in the bathroom, but it doesn’t count as a room.
There isn’t any in the kitchen either, but it’s not exactly a room as it opens
on the living room / it’s more a corner of the living room than a room.
And there’s no LEGO in the a big closet next to the kitchen, with the water heater,
the washing machine, the fridge and “stuff”, that the estate agents all want
to call a “cellar,” despite its being in a 3rd (4th) floor appartment….
Otherwise, the three official “rooms,” bedroom, office, living room… well…
I would say that given how things were stacked against me, if I'm an example,
it's all about retaining an optimistic perspective. You miss for every shot
you don't take, so I say if there's nothing to lose trying, that you
should shoot to make your dreams come true as well! Even when you feel like things
are going wrong, you can make something good come from a bad situation.
Happy Friday and have a great weekend!
Thank you for sharing this! I am happy for you Zachary!
Now for the important question, does your new house have a dedicated Lego room?
Happy Friday to you too!
Oh yeah, for sure!
I'm thinking I'm going to store sets and display some in PAX wardrobes
from IKEA. They have an online 3D designing environment on their website that
works better on PC than mobile, but it shows you everything from size to options.
There are options for just shelving, glass door options, and lighting options
among other things.
I have plenty of space for all kinds of storage now, but I like the idea of being
able to open furniture cabinets and look at sets that are easy to grab and build.
Garage shelves in the garage or basement are an option if nothing else works.
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