We heard about this house down the road from my mums long before it came up for auction. it was one of those situations where it perculates in the back of your mind for weeks on end and you think to yourself 'well could i do it?' ....."Yeah maybe".....'If i did it HOW would i do it?'.
A hundred scenarios went through my mind, nutting out the hows, the whos and the most crucial question - WHY on earth would i do this? By the time the house actually came up on the market, i had talked myself in and out of it a dozen or so times. There is a unique feeling you get when you walk into a house that you desperately want, and i got that feeling when we walked into this one. Sure it looks like a piece of crap - and thats being generous - its been very very unloved for a long time ..... but there is definitely something about it - crying out for .... i think - ME! And so here we are ... again.... starting out with something old, looking to make it into something new... excited for sure, but a bit scared as well. Its going to be hell on wheels no doubt, but WHAT A RIDE IT WILL BE!! The kind of ride that when you get to the other end you go 'what the hell? did we actually do that!!'. In other words, its going to be a lot of hard work, and a lot of fun!
The auction - was horrible - it was so bad that i refused to stay in there when the auction started. I worked myself into such a state about it i felt sick. I honestly couldnt believe the number of people that showed up to bid. In my mind i had thought - maybe 5 people max, but there were a heck of a lot more people than that. Having convinced my husband to use his lunch break to bid so i wouldnt have to, i ran off down stairs to wait and see what happened. Believing it was over, i went back up and stood at the back but they were still going! Hubby was out and someone else had the flipping bid!!! And just like that i saw all my excitement and DIY dream going down the tube and just like that up went my hand and it was ME with the bid. Lord i was thinking 'what the heck am i doing!', but before i knew it - the auctioneer was calling it - once, twice...... and then who goes and puts in another bid..... my HUSBAND! against me!! you could hear my 'nnnnooooooooo' from down the block. In retrospect it was actually really funny. He didnt know i was back there, and i didnt know he was going to go again. Everyone in that very packed room had a great laugh, and that was it. going once, twice and sold to hubby. I told him jokingly, 'fine then, have it see if i care'. The auctioneer came to shake our hands and told us, that in all of his years he had never seen a husband and wife bid against each other... he was chuckling as he walked away - im sure to tell everyone in the office.
So - we now have our crap old house, a painstakingly planned out budget and calander. and we are ready to start. Excited, scared and ... ready!
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