Little did I know that when my renters sent me photos of a ruined bathroom wall, those photos would signal the beginning of my return to Seattle. Oh, it started simple enough - I'll just get a contractor to come over and fix those tiles. Well, that turned into a few revelations:
- There's nothing between that tile and the plaster.
- All three walls behind the tub are affected.
- You have to pull the tub to get to the walls.
- Your renters won't have a bathroom for a few weeks.
- Why pay money to pull out ugly pink shit and then just put ugly pink shit back in?
- Full bathroom remodel
So instead of moving out my renters and then just moving them back in...why not just move back myself? Sure, its a bit earlier than I had planned it, but the timing just seems right.
After weeks of behind the scenes maneuvering, I was able to secure a loan for the remodel. At the same time as the remodel will be an entire condo remodel, so my move back in will be almost like moving back into a new home. The reality is, its been 3 years and I ache to be back in Seattle.
The difference this time will be that I move back in with virtually no possessions and because of the months renting, no debt. Its square zero, really - the furniture I currently own consists of a mattress and a dresser. I got rid of (nearly) everything prior to my year of travel. There's no cheap apartment to move the hand-me-down furniture. In essence, I get to start all over again (and it starts with that ugly, putrid, evil, pink bathroom)! I can't wait.
After the traveling, being back working has had the unintended effect of zapping away at my inspiration to write and photograph. The realization that I'm moving back in and get to do it all over again, but with 10 years of accumulated knowledge is tremendously exciting. Its like the doing high school all over again knowing what I know now fantasy, but without the pimples and only-hot-because-I didn't know any better-girls. Stay tuned...
Cool. I'm glad you'll be downtown again at the time we're moving downtown. :)
Posted by: Cheri | July 06, 2009 at 06:33 PM