October 13, 2008
Bath time for the wee ones…
Written by RobynDeHart in Jaunty PostI bet if I asked all of you to list one thing you’d like to change about yourself, none of you would have a problem. In fact you’d probably have a difficult time sticking to just one thing. I know I would. I could give you a list a mile long, not because I don’t like anything about myself, but because it’s human nature to always look for ways to improve. Or maybe we’re just really good at complaining.
So instead of talking about our physical selfs, today I want to talk about our houses or apartments or wherever we reside. Well, mostly I just want to complain. Now on the whole our little house is really quite nice. We’ve got lovely vaulted ceilings in our overly large living room with exposed beams and it’s a great space. And though we don’t have a ton of rooms, the ones we do have are all nicely sized. Our bedroom, especially is a good size for a master bedroom. And though the closet isn’t laid out perfectly, it does well for our clothes. We have a great kitchen with plenty of cabinets and while I wish I had more drawers, I have sufficient space for all of my kitchen goodies. I even have a separate laundry room that’s big enough for our laundry and our kitties’ food/water/litter area. All in all, it’s a great house and we’re comfortable in it.
That is until I decide I want to take a bath. We have two bathtub/shower units and they’re the drop in variety, the ones that are all-inclusive and made of fiberglass (I think). They’re fine, they look decent, I suppose, and when you’re just doing a shower, they work great. But come time to pour in the frothy bath gels and snuggle 
in for a nice warm soak and you’re in for a rude awakening. You see I believe our tubs are actually Hobbit tubs. You probably think I’m kidding. I’m so not. I’m not a tall person, I’m not short either, but all of my 5′5″ height is in my torso as I have freakishly short legs. But even me and my short legs when I sit in the tub, I can’t straighten them out. Needless to say the art of the bubble bath is lost, there is no relaxing soak unless I’m content to sit straight up.
So that’s my big complaint. We have Hobbit tubs in our house. How about you, what do you hate about your house?
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Jenna Petersen Says:
Right now…. my neighbors. Coming in at midnight with your stupid boat and then yelling and making noise until 2am makes you a jerk. I don’t care if it’s the weekend. You are a jerk.
Jerks.
My next house I’m trying for garden tub. I don’t have hobbit tubs, but they aren’t soaking tubs, either, so I somewhat feel your pain, Robyn.
JennaP
Margo Maguire Says:
Hmmm… I loved everything about my house until this past July 10th. It was two days after my knee surgery, and I was going to be home alone all day. My first floor lavatory is 4 steps down, on the first landing of the basement stairs.
I practiced navigating those 4 steps on crutches with my husband right behind (or in front of) me until he was sure I could do it without free-falling down to the basement.
Now I think we need to figure a way to put in a half-bath. When I have this knee replaced, it’s going to be a problem.
Devon Ellington Says:
I hate the fact that the new owners are trying to harrass out the current tenants in order to raise rents, and some of those have been here over twenty years.
I’m househunting.
I’m tired of a lack of heat, hot water, renovations that don’t actually improve anything, daily harrassment, and escalating conditions.
Shana Galen Says:
I don’t like that my house floods when it rains hard for a couple of hours. It’s not bad flooding, but enough that I have to pull the wet/dry vac out and start cleaning up. Thank goodness we replaced all the carpet with tile.
Quilt Lady Says:
Our bedrooms are to small and we need another bathroom. I guess our house just needs to be bigger. If my bedrooms were larger I would have more room for my books.
Emily McKay Says:
I hate the fact that my house is always messy. But I’m guessing that has more to do with me than it does with the house.