#and then bought a house in the woods

[carefulfears]

JUST NOTICED THE FISH TANK IN IWTB. EVERYBODY FREEZE.

#big moment for me #no because #these two lost a child and had to go into hiding #lost EVERYTHING #and then bought a house in the woods #just the two of them behind that gate #completely isolated and sequestered #for YEARS #and put a fish tank in it #mulder has to feed fish you guys he’ll go insane #he maybe could’ve let the fish go when they had the baby but he needs it more now #sorry for fish-posting for the millionth time #it will happen again #iwtb

[glorious-spoon]

the thing about getting together with someone when you're 20 and broke as shit and thus furnishing your shared living space with hand-me-downs and whatever you can find at the salvation army that doesn't smell like cat piss is that if you don't split up you may eventually end up in your 30s with enough money to finally furnish your shared living space how you actually want it, and only then will you discover that you have completely incompatible aesthetic sensibilities.

#my beloved spouse would happily live in a glass-and-blond-wood minimalist cube #whereas i want color and texture and interesting clutter everywhere #if you walk into our house it's comically easy to tell who made which decorating decision #anyway i DO still have my ugly 1960s era rolly chair that i bought at the salvation army for $5 in 2007

[i-am-the-oyster]

There’s a Rembrandt Gardens in St John’s Wood. Is that where Paul got the name for his dad’s house?

#haha #I just noticed that Paul bought a house in #JOHN’S WOOD

[chimaerakitten]

The house you grew up in had secret passages?? 👀

technically only one was truly a secret passage, but I like to count the easily visible trapdoor-accessible loft anyway because unlike a typical trapdoor-accessible attic the loft was two parts on two sides of the house and the only way to the second half was an honest-to-god indoor wooden bridge.

The true secret passage was actually the door to the only bathroom, which was a sliding bookcase. It was a tiny house and when it was being built the options were "will we use this space for a bookcase, or a bathroom door?" and the answer was "yes"

#I grew up in a very strange and mildly illegal (nobody told the city it was being built) house #in later years everyone claimed it had been on the property since before the family bought it in the early 70s #in the winter we'd wrap the porch in canvas and use space heaters to turn it into another room #to host family banquets #we had a 26 person thanksgiving on that porch once #the backdoor of the house was also in the bathroom but we didn't use it because it was a straight four foot drop into stinging nettles #and the stairs has been removed years prior #the whole house was wood-heated #I have a lot of nostalgia for that house even though it was much too small for our family #and it was best we got a place with more than one bathroom #and that didn't have the bathtub in the pantry #ask #okayto

[54prowl]

going into adulthood, I made a list of things I will not buy for cheap solely for quality of life. something as simple as the quality of paper towels or the softness of your sheets can make or break you.

go get yourself that expensive AND better quality thing.

#re:previous reblogs #ooc #like?? I recently bought wooden dining stools #much more expensive than if i bought ikea #but when the parts came in they're made of heavy wood #and they look so nice with our wooden table #it's worth it #i also gamified my house like #QOL task: general chores #side quests: small diy thing or a trinket i wanna buy #main quest: big purchases #etc #mix and match as needed #i do this too for career stuff like main quest: personal works and irl job; side quest: comms; qol: fun doodles and studies

[sillyfudgemonkeys]

Me: I don't like Sci-fi, space operas, or fantasy. Me: *sees fanart of some characters* Oh these look cool. I wonder why their arm looks like that. Why is that one person dressed in skull attire? I keep seeing these guys everywhere, let's get the book on Audible what could possibly go wrong? Book: *Sci-fi fantasy novel in space* Me:

#the fanart didn't give the impression of any of these TT0TT #maybe like modern fantasy...which I guess this is more 'future fantasy' but ahhh #silly talks #dazed lost confused #naked in the woods i am #where am i what's going on???? #i think the 'houses' are based off our solar system #there's so many fucking names too many fucking names TT0TT I'm listening in a car while driving I CANT KEEP LOOKING UP FUCKING NAMES #I may have printed out the list of names that literally listed at the beginning beCAUSE I CANT REMEMBER ALL THE FUCKING NAMES TT0TT #I had to re-listen to the first 4 chapters twice because I was confused *sobs* #who are you people #MC funny tho she says curse words....I can understand curse words and the character work so that's good #turns out it might be a murder mystery? Annnnnd we've looped back around to a genre I'm cool with #literally had no idea what the plot was but "uhh competition between families/clans? Maybe?' TT0TT #i'm liking it? now that I kinda know what's going on #apparently the other books might have more mystery? I'm down for that I guess #i really need to look at what I'm about to get sometimes TT0TT But monkey brain was like 'oooo i like the art/chars looks lets do it!' TT0T #fun fact dipshit me bought another fantasy (I think it's high fantasy) too so fuck me I guess #look at me expanding my horizons! #anyway I thought this would be a funny 'point and laugh at silly' considering my stance on these things #let's see if anyone can figure out what i'm talking about based on what little i've given you to work off of laksdjflkajf;a #mistakes were made....but at least this looks like a happy mistake #and i might make a custom nendo of one of those jackasses klfjdalksjfas #i was NOT vibing with the prose the first time through. TT0TT but I think i got a handle on it now mannnn #this is so outside my wheelhouse orz #i was expecting MAYBE some fantastical elements but not high fantasy (i don't think it is??? maybe more modern??? post apocalyptic future?- #-ahhh another genre i care not for klfajdslkjf) but the space thing THREW ME FOR A FUCKING LOOP! that was a blindside! TT0TT) #i heard the 2nd book is a bit of a mind fuck......now THAT'S something I'm invested in 030

[nostrromo]

It's been -30 and over the entire week, my sis' houses pipes froze and our electricity usage to keep our house warm is off the charts and the fire place is gorging thru our firewood storage

But on the plus side its too cold for clouds to form so its been really sunny!

#the weather rly was like oh u bought ur own place? here's all i have to offer #first it rained so much the cellar flooded #then it snowed more than it has for years it feels meaning we had to do A LOT of snow work #then we got more firewood and thought we could leave it outside for a day since it was minus #ofc it then becomes plus and the wood gets wet #now this #dw we still love our house and are sm happier here #its just quite comical!

[lakemichigans]

i've just been looking at pictures of my old house on zillow and crying all morning lol

#i miss it so much it's hard to breathe #that's the first place i met my baby cousin and the last place i saw my grandma #3 cats are buried under that fancy new patio #i knocked out my two front teeth falling on the kitchen tile #the wood on the front porch is still stained from where i spilled nail polish remover all over the ground #i can see all my neighbors houses and can still name every one of them #i taught my brother long division on that kitchen island #just. #i know it's not because of the house but my life truly went to shit after we moved #and i can never go home #or i can... for 400 grand #fucking christ #when we bought that house it was 30 !!!!

[hikarinokusari]

I didn't expect to bond with the player who suffers from the same hag as I do this way. But hey, we're bonding !

#I get to eat his cooking and the others don't #i won this day with my birdie bird being born AND having the candies #hnk plays dnd #hnk ramblings #the more time passes the more I give my stuff to this player #hey i bought snacks here have the snacks so you can have other options to trespass in the hag house. I have elven boots if you want as well #I don't care about my belongings I have a bird who hatched thanks to the Raven Queen blessing (u_u) ♥♥♥ #I can travel the Faerie Woods naked I don't care as long as I have my bird made of stone.

[old4sa]

Are you wearing the...

The Tumblr sweatpants? Yeah, I am.

#tumblr sweatpants and a will wood shirt oh so you're *transmasc* transmasc #in the picture on the tumblr store they look dark blue but in person they're... either black or damn near it #ilwp bought the sweatpants for us btw thank youuuuuu #will probably never wear them in public but they're nice for around the house #our face #our posts

[mer-se]

rare lil family night out. 🤍

#my dad surprise bought us tickets back at christmas #he’s not a huge event guy so was super cute to get for us and my sis #haven’t done anything as a family since literally forever like I can’t even say #and haven’t seen my sis in so long #she’s fuckin’ loves the movie adaptation of the musical so she was so pumped was cute #I hadn’t even heard of it #but it was really good and we were like four rows from the stage #pure beauty in there though #never been there before #reminded me of the awe of walking into the opera house a while back #both places are 🤌🏻 #gotta get dressed up a little just because #don’t have to but it’s a whole vibe bro #my eyes were happy #emerson colonial theater #into the woods #on a related note #my dads an amazing driver but bitch when I tell u I was STRESSED the whole way to and from Rhode Island holding on for dear life #I lowkey feel like I drive the same tho #speed wise #but I’ll tell u what I’m not tailgating no crackheads at midnight in ri ! #bless this crazy lil man #and me who lived to tell the tale #saw some deer too they probably wished us well as we sped by #said gotdamn to themselves and kept eating some grass #mine #boston #anyways was nice to spend time like that

[arcadian-vampire]

Therapy soonnn [pulls up the art I made for it] [Immediately hit w that weird longing to go visit the undoubtedly ruined house I 'grew up' in, to see it all caved in and reclaimed by nature]

#pikaposts #it's in the middle of nowhere and despite my grandparents' best efforts. nobody ever bought it after we moved #for a few years they'd go back every few months to mow the grass so it was more presentable but. eventually they stopped. #it's just a building. it's just some wood and concrete. but i think about it so much it's absurd #like idk if it'd cure me but i think i need to go there and lie in the mold for a few hours #i wanna pick my way through the rubble that used to be the unnervingly high deck #where i'd nap in the sun. it was the only peaceful place in that stupid house #we left there when i was six.

[brontes]

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#I. am. dealing with. anger. #the dog who I don’t like and who doesn’t like me but is also giant and sheds all over my house and drools all over my floors #and essentially prevents me from living in a clean environment where I feel like I’m being a good steward of the things I have #is also obsessive and anxiety driven and apparently is convinced there is a small animal under part of our deck #and has therefore DUG INTO part of the deck #tearing up and splintering the wood on the deck of a house we bought and gained possession of a month ago #and now I need not only to find a solution to the critter #but! I have to find a solution to the state of the deck and! convince my husband it’s a problem and I can’t live with it half torn up! #which he seems to think is a fine thing to do for at least the duration of the entire winter #and! I’m not allowed to be mad at said stupid dog because it’s HIS dog and so he feels personally attacked when I’m angry #that his stupid gigantic woolly mammoth of a house pet makes my life harder every. damn. day. #so yeah…. #and! in my attempt to transfer my 401k over to my new employer’s management company #they lost half of it! #which is wonderful dontcha know #🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🙃🤬 #personal #tbd

[ferociouslycreativemystery]

As annoying as families can be it's really fascinating to learn about a past directly connected to yourself

#finished with the loud side yesterday so today it's the silent ones #showed my latest shawl and grandma was like #'oh my grandmother left behind a large box filled with knitting and crochet patterns it should be round here somewhere' #so we spent 30 min looking through all the old stuff in their wardrobes and the entire barn #so many nice things; old furniture. cutlery and porselin sets. decorations and paintings. an old singer sewing machine #if I had my own house it could have the nicest interior with all this leftover stuff!! #and all the old smells of wood and old things 🥰 #apparently grandma's grandma used to sew fur clothing for sale in the nearby city #and she crocheted lace edging for their own bedsheets and embroidered EVERYTHING. grandma showed me several drawers full of stuff she made #she also said she didn't own any store-bought clothes until the age of 12 because her grandma made her everything #huh. the more you know #never found the patterns though which is a real pity considering that probably means they're gone :/ #but it was a very interesting day regardless :D #maddie debrief

[pikonv5]

Like if my mother died and hadnt built her house in an awful area, it would be a great rural habitat if deep cleaned and Intensely repair most the things/modify a bit

#like it was my dream to be able to clean up the swamp in her woods #because like naturally it is such a beautiful area #and its a nice few acres n if we bought the neighboring land that people never live long at #like everyone who has ever moved next door has been awful #and also get the house/land like spiritually checked out bc h it can be unnerving #but like the house w each bedroom having a bathroom and so many exist n entrances its a great spot for multiple people #and theres so many animals and edible plants like 4 wild berry types #onions so many morel mushrooms and sometimes others like turkey tail n so much chicory #n more #and also would be better if america was not america 😔

[whoevengaf]

Artichokes in the oven <3

#bought 4 little ones for only 1.20 at kaufland!!! and theyre italian!!! and im baking in my brand new oven in my brand new house! #AND im sitting in the living room from a dired up oven!! and actual wood burning oven!!!! i am SO blessed <3 #sham!s rambles