kicking puppies is bad

As mentioned earlier, I’m living with my in-laws. This has to end. But (after having three house deals fall through), the house-hunting process (which used to be fun) has become tedious, hopeless and about as painful as visiting a sadistic dentist with PMS. I give up. We’ve narrowed things to four. I leave it to the blog readers to decide. WordPress is supposed to have an “add poll” function – but it is crashes my browser every time I try. So leave comments. Please.

House1 (aka “Because in Berkeley Even your Farts Smell Yummy” House): This house is too small (1002 sq ft, 2 bedrooms / 1 bathroom). I mentioned earlier that my husband is a prolific pooper. I don’t like using the bathroom or showering right after he poops. With only one bathroom this will be an issue. There aren’t enough bedrooms. There aren’t enough bathrooms. If we have kids, we will have to share a bathroom with them. But they will go to great schools. The puppies don’t have a big yard. Really, this house is special because it is in Berkeley – where even your farts smell yummy (and they had better – because you are living in pretty cramped quarters).

House 2 (aka “I have a stained glass window in my tub, what else do I need?”) House: Its big (1721 sq ft, 3 beds / 2 baths). Its in Montclair (almost as swanky as Berkeley, and a lot prettier). It has a nifty fireplace and a stained glass window in the tub. It has pretty decks in back with views of trees. Did I mention the stained glass window in the HUGE tub?

House 3 (“Everything is perfect: Turquoise Stove, Brick Fireplace in the Backyard and a Creek” House…): (1782 sq ft, 3 bedrooms / 2 baths)Whoever took the photos of this house was an idiot. They missed all the charm. This house in historic Sheffield (Oakland Hills) has the original turquoise stove and copper accents in the kitchen. The yard is HUGE and has a stream. The house has charm everwhere – but lacks “swankiness”. I love it anyways. This house has everything we ever talked about wanting (except good schools)

House 4: “I’ll be eating ramen because I really can’t afford it, but it is so swanky that I don’t care” House: I think that just about cover it. This is a shiny house in Montclair with absolutely everything that I want (my husband wants a Garage, but I’m not practical about things like that – so the lack of a garage doesn’t bother me). The bank thinks I can afford it. I’m not so sure.

If it were you, where would you live?