Are You Thankful for Your House?
November 19, 2009 by Katelyn Thomas
Filed under Home & Living
I was wishing that the front porch was a four season room this morning and realized I tend to always look at what I want to change still about my house instead of what I love about it. And then, I started thinking about all the people trying to sell their homes or who want to try and are stuck until the market improves. So, as Thanksgiving approaches in the U.S. and fades into distant memory in Canada, I thought it might be nice to list some things you are thankful for about your house. (I know. It’s a little Pollyannaish, but it really did make me feel happier than wishing my porch was glassed in. I now feel positively blissful about its unenclosed state.)
Here are the things about my house I am most thankful for:
- Plenty of room.
- Cool old fireplace.
- Big, old fashioned front porch instead of a tiny stoop.
- Nice view.
- Good, new roof.
- Claw foot tub for soaking.
- Awesome banister.
- The tops of my kitchen cupboards. (I don’t like those soffits that keep you from displaying cool things on top of your cupboards.)
- Sturdy walls that keep things so cool in summer that I only need air conditioning a few days a year.
What do you love about your house?
Photo of part of my banister by K. Thomas
When my husband and I got married in June 2008, I wished we could buy a bigger house. When the economy tanked, and my husband lost his job for 8 1/2 months, we were so thankful to live in a 1000 sq. foot paid off house. Our utility bills are small and when I went back to work to help pay the bills, there was much less to clean than a larger house would have required. The kitchen is tiny, the dining room is tiny, and there’s a one car garage. But overall, I am so thankful for our cozy little quarters. The size and the lack of money it requires allows us to have more time and less worry than we used to have when we each in lived in bigger homes in years past. God knows what He’s doing.
Joyfully, Becky Phillips, Arlington, TX